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R South Dakota Senate · District 6 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ernie Otten

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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
7%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Sponsored
274
bills & resolutions
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
Committees
8
assignments
2,196 roll-call votes

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
208
votes against own party
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
HB 1300
provide for certain permissible dates for municipal and school district elections.
Absent
Passed
46–19
Feb 10, 2022
HB 1213
clarify the Corrections Commission's ability to obtain criminal justice information.
Absent
Passed
61–4
Feb 10, 2022
HCR 6003
declaring April 26th to be shared parenting day.
Absent
Passed
53–12
Feb 10, 2022
HB 1203
require taxing districts to hold a public hearing when increasing property tax revenues relative to the previous year. Against party
Nay
Passed
6–5
Feb 10, 2022
HB 1200
establish criteria for temporary custody and visitation orders.
Absent
Failed
27–38
Feb 10, 2022
HB 1053
authorize counties to issue bonds for certain expenditures funded by a gross receipts tax.
Yea
Passed
8–3
Feb 10, 2022
HB 1206
establish fees for information provided from the statewide voter registration file.
Yea
Passed
10–0
Feb 10, 2022
HB 1203
require taxing districts to hold a public hearing when increasing property tax revenues relative to the previous year.
Yea
Passed
9–3
Feb 10, 2022
HB 1053
authorize counties to issue bonds for certain expenditures funded by a gross receipts tax.
Yea
Passed
7–4
Feb 10, 2022
HB 1301
revise percentages regarding certain municipal proceeds of gaming revenues. Against party
Nay
Passed
9–2
Feb 10, 2022
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