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2025 Senate Bill 73 - SD Legislature require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting.

25.257.16 100th Legislative Session 73

2025 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Bill 73

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting.

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

Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 32-12:

An individual who registers as a voter when applying for a South Dakota driver license must be a resident of this state, as defined in § 12-1-4.

Nothing prohibits an individual who does not meet the definition of a resident in § 12-1-4 from applying for a South Dakota driver license without applying to register as a voter.

An Act to require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

Senate as Bill No. 73

Secretary of the Senate

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk

Senate Bill No. 73

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2025 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2025

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

ss.

Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2025

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By

Asst. Secretary of State