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House approves bill to publish statewide voter file free to public after close debate
Summary
The South Dakota House on Jan. 30 passed House Bill 1062, a measure to require wider public access to the statewide voter registration file free of charge. The measure passed 37-31 after hours of debate on privacy, cost and administrative burden.
House Bill 1062, which would require the statewide voter registration master file and historical archives to be published free of charge, cleared the South Dakota House on Jan. 30 by a vote of 37-31.
Supporters said the bill would increase transparency and remove a costly fee currently charged to obtain voter lists. "This bill will amend provisions related to the publication of the statewide voter file," Representative Larry Baxter, sponsor of HB 1062, said on the floor. Baxter told colleagues the change would make daily absentee reports and voter history available in the master file and require…
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