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44 2025 South Dakota Legislature
55 House Concurrent Resolution
66 6013
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9-AN ACT
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12-A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Supporting the Electoral College, denouncing the
13-National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and inviting interested states to
14-form the Electoral College Interstate Compact.
15- WHEREAS, the current electoral college system respects states as the essential units in
16-our compound republic, protecting their power and voice in presidential elections; and
17- WHEREAS, the current electoral college system respects the separation and balance of
18-power and authority between the states and the federal government; and
19- WHEREAS, the current electoral college system creates a needed balance between rural
20-and urban interests and ensures that the winning candidate has support from multiple regions
21-of the country; and
22- WHEREAS, the current electoral college system ensures that each state's electoral votes
23-are awarded based on how the state's citizens vote; and
24- WHEREAS, the current electoral college system best preserves our constitutional
25-separation of powers and prevents the fracture of America's political structure; and
26- WHEREAS, the founding fathers rejected a national popular vote for president and instead
27-created the Electoral College; and
28- WHEREAS, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact diminishes the importance of
29-individual states in presidential elections, creates the potential for nationwide recounts, and
30-opens the door to greater federal control; and
31- WHEREAS, under the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a state's electoral vote
32-could be awarded to a candidate opposed by the majority of the state's citizens; and 25.862.12 2 HCR6013
33-HCR6013 ENROLLED
34- WHEREAS, the constitutionality of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is
35-doubtful because it appears to violate the text of the Compact Clause of the United States
36-Constitution and the intent of the electoral college clauses;
37- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the One
38-Hundredth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the
39-Legislature supports the Electoral College and believes the National Popular Vote Interstate
40-Compact may be unconstitutional; and
41- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Legislature invites all other interested states to form
42-an Electoral College Interstate Compact to prohibit electors from participating states from
43-casting the elector's vote in accordance with the national popular vote count and require the
44-participating states to legally challenge the constitutionality of the National Popular Vote
45-Interstate Compact; and
46- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Legislature proposes forming the Electoral College
47-Interstate Compact when four other states declare their intent to form the Electoral College
48-Interstate Compact, at which time the interested states shall take appropriat e steps to
49-organize and form the compact; and
50- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the secretary of state forward copies of this resolution to
51-the secretaries of state and majority and minority leaders in each legislative chamber in the
52-states of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas,
53-Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
54-Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,
55-Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. 25.862.12 3 HCR6013
56-HCR6013 ENROLLED
57-Adopted by the House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
58-Concurred in by the Senate, March 6, 2025
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64- _____________________ _____________________
65-Jon Hansen Patricia Miller
66- Speaker of the House Chief Clerk
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13+Introduced by: Representative Vasgaard
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73-Chris Karr Peggy Laurenz
74- President Pro Tempore Secretary of the Senate
75- of the Senate
15+ Underscores indicate new language.
16+ Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
17+A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Supporting the Electoral College, denouncing the 1
18+National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, and inviting interested states to 2
19+form the Electoral College Interstate Compact. 3
20+ WHEREAS, the current electoral college system respects states as the essential units in 4
21+our compound republic, protecting their power and voice in presidential elections; and 5
22+ WHEREAS, the current electoral college system respects the separation and balance of 6
23+power and authority between the states and the federal government; and 7
24+ WHEREAS, the current electoral college system creates a needed balance between rural 8
25+and urban interests and ensures that the winning candidate has support from multiple regions 9
26+of the country; and 10
27+ WHEREAS, the current electoral college system ensures that each state's electoral votes 11
28+are awarded based on how the state's citizens vote; and 12
29+ WHEREAS, the current electoral college system best preserves our constitutional 13
30+separation of powers and prevents the fracture of America's political structure; and 14
31+ WHEREAS, the founding fathers rejected a national popular vote for president and instead 15
32+created the Electoral College; and 16
33+ WHEREAS, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact diminishes the importance of 17
34+individual states in presidential elections, creates the potential for nationwide recounts, and 18
35+opens the door to greater federal control; and 19
36+ WHEREAS, under the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a state's electoral vote 20
37+could be awarded to a candidate opposed by the majority of our state's citizens; and 21 25.862.11 2 HCR6013
38+ Underscores indicate new language.
39+ Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
40+ WHEREAS, the constitutionality of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is 1
41+doubtful because it appears to violate the text of the Compact Clause of the United States 2
42+Constitution and the intent of the electoral college clauses; 3
43+ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the One 4
44+Hundredth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the 5
45+Legislature supports the Electoral College and believes the National Popular Vote Interstate 6
46+Compact may be unconstitutional; and 7
47+ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Legislature invites all other interested states to form 8
48+an Electoral College Interstate Compact to prohibit electors from participating states from 9
49+casting the elector's vote in accordance with the national popular vote count and require the 10
50+participating states to legally challenge the constitutionality of the National Popular Vote 11
51+Interstate Compact; and 12
52+ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Legislature proposes forming the Electoral College 13
53+Interstate Compact when four other states declare their intent to form the Electoral College 14
54+Interstate Compact, at which time the interested states shall take appropriate steps to 15
55+organize and form the compact; and 16
56+ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the secretary of state forward copies of this resolution to 17
57+the secretaries of state and majority and minority leaders in each legislative chamber in the 18
58+states of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, 19
59+Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 20
60+Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, 21
61+Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. 22