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House approves bill creating 'national voter' classification; limits PO‑box‑only registrants to federal ballots
Summary
The South Dakota House on Feb. 12 passed a bill defining residency for voting and creating a ‘national voter’ category that limits registrants who provide only post office boxes to ballots for federal contests.
The South Dakota House passed House Bill 1208 on Feb. 12, creating a new definition of “resident” for voting purposes and establishing a “national voter” classification for registrants who provide only a post office box or otherwise cannot demonstrate a local residence description.
Representative Keiser, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure is intended to address what he described as a growing number of registrants who claim South Dakota residency while living elsewhere and to protect local elections. Under the…
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