R South Dakota Senate · District 6 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ernie Otten

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Session

Total votes

2,196

all sessions

Attendance

93%

135 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

89%

of cast votes

Higher than 85% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

6%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 89% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

1,723

voted in favor

Nay

320

voted against

Absent

135

missed votes

Total cast

2,196

across all sessions

Crossed party

206

votes against own party

This page

2,196

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 67

revise provisions related to emergency and involuntary commitment for alcohol and drug abuse.

Yea

Passed

59–7

Mar 1, 2023

SB 69

modify the composition of the State-Tribal Relations Committee.

Yea

Passed

55–11

Mar 1, 2023

SB 181

authorize the provision of medical records and the imposition of related fees.

Yea

Passed

58–8

Mar 1, 2023

SB 55

prohibit ranked-choice voting.

Yea

Passed

61–5

Mar 1, 2023

SB 4

modify a court's authority to commit a habitual juvenile offender to the Department of Corrections.

Yea

Passed

60–7

Feb 28, 2023

SB 112

reduce certain gross receipts tax rates and a use tax rate, and to repeal a conditional reduction of certain gross receipts tax rates.

Yea

Passed

61–6

Feb 28, 2023

SB 108

provide an educational exception to consumption prohibitions for persons over eighteen years of age who are required to taste an alcoholic beverage as part of a course.

Nay

Passed

36–32

Feb 28, 2023

HB 1090

modify protections for agricultural operations from nuisance claims.

Yea

Passed

61–7

Feb 28, 2023

SB 18

revise the appropriation for a livestock and equestrian complex at the State Fair, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

49–18

Feb 28, 2023

SB 176

modify certain requirements for removal from the sex offender registry.

Yea

Passed

57–11

Feb 28, 2023