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SB 22 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.

SB 22 modifies the rules for submitting nominating petitions in South Dakota, directly affecting citizens and political organizations seeking to place candidates on the ballot. The bill changes specific procedural requirements for how these petitions must be organized and submitted to election officials. Key provisions likely adjust deadlines, signature thresholds, or formatting standards to streamline the candidate nomination process. This legislation aims to update existing election procedures without altering the fundamental right to run for office.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2025
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Introduced → Senate Engrossed · 6 edits · Jan 29, 2025
MODERATE
This bill modifies South Dakota's nominating petition requirements for municipal and state elections, primarily adjusting filing deadlines and clarifying submission procedures. The changes affect when petitions must be filed, how they can be submitted, and where they should be filed depending on the office sought.
Scope change
The bill expands applicability to clarify filing locations for different types of offices and modifies deadlines for both municipal and state-level elections.
TIMELINE

Changed municipal nominating petition deadline from 'last Friday in February' to a specific time requirement, though the exact new date appears unclear in the provided text.

Modified state election petition deadline from 'after December thirty-first first and by the last third Tuesday of March' to clarify timing requirements.

Adjusted candidate withdrawal deadline from 'two days after the last third Tuesday in March' to clarify the specific time requirement.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that petitions must be on prescribed forms and circulated according to specific chapter provisions.

Clarified that petitions for legislative and judicial offices must be filed with the Secretary of State, while other party and public office petitions go to county auditors.

TECHNICAL

Added language allowing post office box numbers as addresses for petition signers in second-class or third-class municipalities.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 3 H.J. 1
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 8 H.J. 1
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 1 Amendment 22C
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to H.J. 172
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 17 S.J. 113
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 113 Amendment 22B
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 99
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 3
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 12
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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