<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4-1 - Persons entitled to register--Precinct--Resident of federal area.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1StatuteNumber1"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Is not otherwise disqualified from voting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Statute"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">An individual eligible to vote may vote only in the election precinct where the individual is a resident.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Statute"><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont">An individual who is a resident of a place that is within the boundaries of this state, which has been ceded to or acquired by the federal government, may not be denied the right to vote in any election held in the precinct where the individual is a resident if the individual is otherwise qualified to vote in the election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s723d1af669794832ad0aa0aab3151da1SCL">SL 1961, ch 92, § 2; SL 1972, ch 76, § 2; SL 1974, ch 118, § 3; SL 2023, ch 42, § 3; SL 2023, ch 44, § 1; SL 2025, ch 57, § 2; SL 2026, ch 63, § 1, eff. 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Authorizes the cancellation of a previous registration, if applicable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8d75c2a683024968b6185600deb15839SCL">SL 2023, ch 42, § 4; SL 2025, ch 57, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4-1 - Persons entitled to register--Precinct--Resident of federal area.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 12-4-1.3 - Federal voter--Designation--Ballot."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-1.3 - Federal voter--Designation--Ballot."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-1.3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220SENU">12-4-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220SENU">. </span><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220CL">Federal voter--Designation--Ballot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Statute"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">A county auditor must designate an individual as a federal voter if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220StatuteNumber1"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    At the time the individual applies to register as a voter or to vote by absentee ballot, the individual provides only the address of a commercial mail receiving agency, mail forwarding service, or other post office box as the address where the individual is a resident, without providing a description of the location of the individual's habitation; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220StatuteNumber1"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The individual applies to register as a voter and does not provide any documentation demonstrating that the individual is a United States citizen, provided that the individual is not already registered as a voter of this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">The county auditor shall prepare a ballot that lists only the names of the candidates for United States senator, United States representative, and president and vice president of the United States, as certified by the secretary of state pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-8-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">12-8-8</span></a><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">, and the names of the presidential electors designated for each candidate. The county auditor or member of the precinct election board shall provide the ballot to any individual who has been designated as a federal voter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Statute"><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of this section, "federal voter" means an individual who is eligible to vote in elections for presidential electors, United States senator, or United States representative at a primary, runoff, special, or general election.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s03f031530acf48038969f4544f02c220SCL">SL 2025, ch 58, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2026; SL 2026, ch 63, § 2, eff. Mar. 26, 2026.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 12-4-1 - Persons entitled to register--Precinct--Resident of federal area.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2 { margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576f000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 12-4-1.4 - Demonstration of citizenship--List of documentation--Verification of naturalization."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 12-4-1.4 - Demonstration of citizenship--List of documentation--Verification of naturalization."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/12-4-1.4"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=12-4-1.4" rel="noopener"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fSENU">12-4-1.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fSENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fCL">Demonstration of citizenship--List of documentation--Verification of naturalization. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatute"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">Any individual applying to register as a voter shall provide documentation, along with the application, to demonstrate that the individual is a United States citizen. The individual shall present:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber1"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The individual's South Dakota driver license or nondriver identification card, provided that the license or identification card was issued after July 1, 2025, and indicates that the individual has provided sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the individual is a United States citizen;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber1"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A valid driver license or nondriver identification card issued by any other state or territory of the United States, provided that the license or identification card indicates that the individual has provided sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the individual is a United States citizen;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber1"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The individual's tribal identification card; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber1"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    A legible photocopy of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(a)    The individual's birth certificate;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(b)    The pages of the individual's United States passport, which identify the applicant and show the individual's passport number;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(c)    A consular report of birth abroad issued by the United States Department of State for the individual;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(d)    The individual's certificate of naturalization; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatuteNumber2"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">(e)    Any other type of acceptable documentary evidence of citizenship permitted under 42 C.F.R. § 436.407 (January 1, 2026).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fStatute"><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont">If an individual provides a copy of the individual's certificate of naturalization, the county auditor must verify the number of the certificate of naturalization with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576f000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s720ec72e99dc494189d8bd4d65c1576fSCL">SL 2026, ch 63, § 3, eff. Mar. 26, 2026.</span></p></div></body></html>