Senate Joint Resolution 503

  • Status: Certified by Secretary of State
  • Position: Oppose
  • Bill Number: SJR 503
  • Session: 2025
  • Latest Update: February 10, 2025
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Summary

Update: Senate Joint Resolution 503 was certified by the Secretary of State.

Background: Senate Joint Resolution 503 would ask voters to approve an amendment to the state constitution that would clarify that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote.

Our position: The ACLU of South Dakota opposes Senate Joint Resolution 503. An individual must already be a United States citizen in order to register to vote. This bill is unnecessary and redundant and could be used to intimidate some voters on the basis or race or language proficiency.

Sponsors:
Senators Howard (prime), Carley, Crabtree, Grove, Hulse, Jensen (Kevin), Marty, Mehlhaff, Nelson, Otten, Perry, Pischke, and Voight and Representatives Manhart (prime), Andera, Auch, Aylward, Baxter, Greenfield, Hunt, Ismay, Jensen (Phil), and others

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