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

7%

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

209

votes against own party

This page

2,196

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 218

provide for the establishment of charter schools. Against party

Nay

Failed

17–17

Feb 19, 2026

SB 110

regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data. Against party

Nay

Passed

25–9

Feb 19, 2026

HB 1072

provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries.

Yea

Passed

16–0

Feb 19, 2026

SB 175

require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

28–6

Feb 19, 2026

SB 175

require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

28–6

Feb 19, 2026

HB 1227

increase the annual fee required of an owner of an electric motor vehicle.

Yea

Passed

24–10

Feb 19, 2026

SB 208

require the award of certain disbursements to prevailing owners and taxpayers in appeals of property classifications or assessments. Against party

Nay

Passed

19–15

Feb 19, 2026

SB 150

exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process.

Nay

Failed

15–19

Feb 19, 2026

HB 1018

amend the reversion date for moneys appropriated to the Department of Education to improve and renovate the Cultural Heritage Center.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Feb 19, 2026

SB 224

provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. Against party

Nay

Passed

20–14

Feb 18, 2026