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Senate approves statute requiring U.S. citizenship to vote, moves penalties
Summary
Senate Bill 68, amending state law to require U.S. citizenship before eligibility to vote and reorganizing election-related penalties, passed 32-3 after adoption of Amendment 68D that adjusted penalty placement.
The Senate on Jan. 30 approved Senate Bill 68, which requires that an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote in South Dakota, and adopted an amendment that reorganized the statutory placement of election penalties.
Senator Carley moved Amendment 68D during floor debate; the amendment relocates penalty language from section 1231 to sections referenced in the bill (including section 1226)…
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