Cast vote records and ballot images captured by automated tabulating machines in future South Dakota elections would become ...

The guiding principle is that “direct democracy” – which also allows existing laws to be challenged through referendum, as ...

An attempt to change the deadline for voter registration has failed in the South Dakota Legislature. The deadline currently ...

The South Dakota Senate passed the Citizens Only Voting Amendment (COVA) in a 33-2 vote yesterday. SJR 503 is now headed for ...

A campaign finance reform bill is facing attacks from lawmakers and lobbyists who believe it stems from "personal grievances.

PIERRE, S.D. ( South Dakota Searchlight) – Larry Rhoden owes his new job as governor to Kristi Noem, but her political career ...

The pipeline would transport carbon dioxide captured from 57 ethanol plants in five states to an underground sequestration ...

Larry Rhoden, who succeeded Kristi Noem as South Dakota's governor on Saturday, brings a lengthy record of success as state ...

The South Dakota House of Representatives advanced a bill Wednesday that would make the state’s list of registered voters ...

A future ballot question could ask voters whether to raise the threshold to pass a constitutional amendment from a "50% plus one" to 60% of voters.

The South Dakota Secretary of State's office has proposed a number of bills to be discussed during the 2025 legislative session, including one on voter residency, a topic that's proven hard to ...

A surge in economic confidence among rural bankers in the Midwest and Plains region after the November election didn't last.