25.382.20 100th Legislative Session 1066
2025 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1066
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AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter
registration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 12-1-4 be AMENDED:
12-1-4. For the purposes of this title, "resident" means an individual who
maintains an actual fixed permanent dwelling, establishment, or any other abode where
the individual lives and usually sleeps for at least thirty consecutive days. An individual
who is a resident of this state remains a resident during an absence from this state, if the
individual intends to return to this state after a period of absence. An individual may only
be a resident of one place.
If an individual who is a resident of a county of this state, goes into another county
of this state or another state or territory for a temporary purpose, the individual remains
a resident of the county.
An individual is considered to be a resident of the county or municipality of this
state in which the individual actually lives, if the individual has no present intention of
leaving.
An individual remains a resident of this state until the individual becomes a resident
of another state. If an individual moves from this state to another state or territory with
the intention of becoming a resident of that state or territory for any purpo se, the
individual is no longer a resident this state.
Section 2. That § 12-4-1 be AMENDED:
12-4-1. An individual who is a resident of this state, as defined in § 12-1-4, and
has or will have the qualifications of a voter prescribed by § 12-3-1 or 12-3-1.1 at the
next ensuing municipal, primary, general, or school district election, is entitled to be
registered as a voter in the election precinct in which the person maintains residence. 25.382.20 2 1066
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An individual eligible to vote may vote only in the election precinct where the
person maintains residence.
Section 3. That § 12-4-1.2 be AMENDED:
12-4-1.2. The voter registration form must include a certification of voter eligibility
by which the applicant attests, under the penalty of perjury, that the applicant:
(1) Is a citizen of the United States;
(2) Will be eighteen years or older on or before the next election;
(3) Is a resident of the state of South Dakota;
(4) Has not been judged mentally incompetent;
(5) Is not currently serving a sentence for a felony conviction; and
(6) Authorizes the cancellation of a previous registration, if applicable. 25.382.20 3 1066
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An Act to revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.
I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:
House as Bill No. 1066
Chief Clerk
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
House Bill No. 1066
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,
2025 at ____________M.
By
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2025
Governor
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________, 2025
at _________ o'clock __M.
Secretary of State
By
Asst. Secretary of State