HB 1127 South Dakota House · 2025 Regular Session

require that notice of a county's canvass, post-election audit, and testing of automatic tabulating equipment be posted to the secretary of state's website.

This bill requires county election officials to post notices about post-election audits and testing of voting equipment on the Secretary of State's website. The provision directly affects counties in South Dakota by mandating public transparency regarding their election review processes. By centralizing this information online, the bill ensures voters can access details about how their ballots were counted and verified. The measure does not change existing audit procedures but adds a reporting requirement for public visibility.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025
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Introduced Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 5, 2025
MODERATE
This bill requires election officials in South Dakota to post public notices about election testing, post-election audits, and vote canvassing on the Secretary of State's website. The changes enhance transparency by making these previously local notices accessible statewide, allowing voters and political parties to track election integrity processes online. The bill also maintains existing requirements for in-person public access to these events while adding digital notice obligations.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from purely local public notice requirements to include statewide digital posting requirements on the Secretary of State's website, while maintaining existing in-person public access provisions.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement to post notice of automatic tabulating equipment testing to Secretary of State's website

Added requirement to post notice of post-election audits to Secretary of State's website

Added requirement to post notice of vote canvassing to Secretary of State's website

Added requirement for Secretary of State to provide contact information for independent candidates and ballot question committees to county auditors

TIMELINE

Modified notice timing for additional testing to require 24-hour advance notice instead of one week

Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2025

How they voted

4323
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 67
Feb 5, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
R Republican62
39 Yea 23 Nay
62% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 H.J. 553
executive
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 474
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 470
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 434
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 219
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 43, NAYS 24 H.J. 206
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 144
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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