House Bill 1220

  • Status: Won: bill did not pass
  • Position: Oppose
  • Bill Number: HB 1220
  • Session: 2025
  • Latest Update: February 10, 2025
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Update: With a 34-36 vote, House lawmakers voted to kill House Bill 1220.

Background: House Bill 1220 amends provisions pertaining to the verification of South Dakota’s registered voters.

Our position: The ACLU of South Dakota opposes House Bill 1220. Cleaning up voter rolls can be a responsible part of election administration because many people move, die, or become ineligible to vote for other reasons. But sometimes, states use this process as a method of mass disenfranchisement, purging eligible voters from rolls for illegitimate reasons or based on inaccurate data

Voting is a fundamental right of our democracy and the decisions made at every level of government affect the lives of all of us.

Sponsors:
Representatives Baxter (prime), Aylward, Ismay, and Kayser and Senators Carley (prime), Perry, and Peterson (Sue)