SB 106 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure.

This bill requires individuals to be registered voters in South Dakota before they can sponsor petitions for ballot measures. It directly affects petition sponsors by adding a voter registration requirement to their eligibility. The key provision mandates that petition sponsors must meet the same voter registration standards as other voters in the state. This change ensures that only registered voters can initiate ballot measure campaigns.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 6, 2025
MINOR
This bill amends South Dakota's petition rules to require that anyone sponsoring a constitutional amendment or initiated measure must be a registered voter in the state. It also adds requirements for circulator handouts that voters must receive when signing petitions, including contact information for sponsors and disclosure of whether circulators are paid or volunteers.
Scope change
The bill applies to both initiated amendments to the South Dakota Constitution and initiated measures (ballot measures).
ELIGIBILITY

Added requirement that petition sponsors must be registered voters of South Dakota to be eligible to sponsor ballot measures or constitutional amendments.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that petition circulators must provide voters with a handout containing the measure title, explanation, fiscal notes, sponsor contact information, and disclosure of whether the circulator is paid or a volunteer.

Modified petition filing requirements to include specific circulator handout provisions that must be approved by the secretary of state before circulation.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

350
Passed
Total votes 35
Feb 6, 2025
D Democratic3
3 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 S.J. 539
executive
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 488
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 473
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 70, NAYS 0 H.J. 462
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to H.J. 240
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 196
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 128
upper
26 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors