SB 151 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

require the publication of the results of an election for precinct committeeman or committeewoman and to declare an emergency.

SB 151 requires county auditors to send election results for precinct committeeman or committeewoman positions to the secretary of state, who must then post these results on the state website. This affects county election officials and the secretary of state’s office, ensuring public access to local party committee election outcomes. The bill does not change voting procedures or impact voters directly - it only mandates online publication of existing results. An emergency declaration allows the law to take effect immediately upon approval.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 5, 2026
MINOR
This bill adds a new requirement for South Dakota county auditors to submit election results for precinct committeeman and committeewoman candidates to the secretary of state. The secretary of state must then publish these results and candidate names on their official website, increasing transparency in local party elections. The bill also includes an emergency clause to ensure immediate implementation upon approval.
Scope change
Expands the scope of election transparency requirements to include precinct committeeman and committeewoman elections, which were not previously required to be published online by the secretary of state.
REQUIREMENT

County auditors must now forward candidate names and election results for precinct committeeman/committeewoman positions to the secretary of state.

Secretary of state must post candidate names and election results for precinct committeeman/committeewoman on their website.

TIMELINE

Emergency clause added to ensure immediate effect upon passage and approval.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

340
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Feb 5, 2026
D Democratic3
3 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
executive
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 543
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 486
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0 H.J. 513
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 262
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 200
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 S.J. 14
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 143
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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