Effort to ask voters to limit South Dakota lieutenant governor’s authority fails in state House

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 417

Last Updated: 6 days, 7 hours ago

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The South Dakota House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a resolution that would have placed a constitutional amendment on the ballot asking voters if the lieutenant governor should be stripped of his role as the Senate’s presiding officer.

Tensions between the lieutenant governor and the state Senate have simmered in 2026 due to the health-related absence of Sioux Falls Republican Sen. Arch Beal. Without him, the likelihood of a tie in the 35-member Senate …

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