| 1 | 1 | | 25.394.12 100th Legislative Session 1145 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2025 South Dakota Legislature |
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| 5 | 5 | | House Bill 1145 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Introduced by: Representative Baxter |
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| 14 | 14 | | Underscores indicate new language. |
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| 16 | 16 | | An Act to amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | statewide voter registration file. 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Section 1. That § 12-4-37 be AMENDED: 4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | 12-4-37. The secretary of state shall establish and maintain a computerized 5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | system for maintaining and utilizing the voter registration file and transmitting voter 6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | registration information from each county auditor to the Office of the Secretary of 7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State.The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, The 8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | computer system must be hosted by the state and may not use any outside contractor, 9 |
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| 25 | 25 | | host system, vendor, or site. All voter registration data must be maintained by state 10 |
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| 26 | 26 | | employees, using an in-house server, and may not be shared with any outside contractor 11 |
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| 27 | 27 | | or vendor, except as provided in § 12-4-40.1. The State Board of Elections shall consult 12 |
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| 28 | 28 | | with the Bureau of Information and Telecommunications to develop and implement 13 |
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| 29 | 29 | | procedures to secure the computerized system used for the voter registration file from 14 |
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| 30 | 30 | | external threats that could damage the integrity of the voter registration system. 15 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Each county auditor shall transmit any changes to the master registration file or 16 |
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| 32 | 32 | | the absentee voter log to the secretary of state on a daily basis. The county auditor shall 17 |
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| 33 | 33 | | transmit updated information contained in the county voter registration system, including 18 |
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| 34 | 34 | | voter registration information and voter election history information, to the Office of the 19 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Secretary of State secretary of state not later than July fifteenth seven days after each 20 |
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| 36 | 36 | | primary election and December fifteenth after each general election. 21 |
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