24.124.16 99th Legislative Session 1069

2024 South Dakota Legislature

House Bill 1069

Introduced by: Representative Weisgram

An Act to permit the display of campaign signs in municipalities in conjunction with the beginning of absentee voting.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That chapter 9-30 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

A campaign sign may be placed on private property in a residential, business, commercial, or industrial zone adjacent to a transportation right-of-way by or with the permission of the property owner beginning on the day when absentee voting in a primary or general election begins and may continue to be displayed through election day. A campaign sign displayed pursuant to this section must be removed within the five days following the election. A municipality may regulate the use of campaign signs pursuant to § 9-30-3 in any manner that does not conflict with this section or applicable law.

For the purposes of this section, the term, campaign sign, means a free-standing object identifying and urging a person to vote for or against a particular ballot question or candidate for public office.

Underscores indicate new language.

Overstrikes indicate deleted language.