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Senate passes two bills tightening residency rules for some voters using mail forwarding addresses
Summary
The South Dakota Senate on March 10 approved two related measures — House Bill 12‑08 and House Bill 10‑66 — intended to tighten residency requirements for people using commercial mail‑forwarding or temporary addresses when registering to vote.
The South Dakota Senate on March 10 approved two related measures aimed at tightening residency rules for people who list commercial mail‑forwarding addresses or post‑office boxes when registering to vote.
House Bill 12‑08
Senator Jim Petersen, sponsor of House Bill 12‑08, said the measure addresses a specific problem: nearly 30,000 people who list commercial mail‑forwarding addresses claim those addresses as residence when registering to vote. "Most PMB voters do not meet residency requirements to vote in South Dakota elections," Petersen said, and the bill would allow such registrants to receive a federal‑only ballot while preserving the state's residency rules for local contests.
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