Petition to clarify South Dakota proof of citizenship law shot down over technicality

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 1,070

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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Under state law, any “interested person” can petition state boards to change administrative rules.

But South Dakota citizens and organizations don’t qualify as “persons” under that chapter of state law. The existence of that limitation surprised some members of the state Board of Elections on Wednesday during a meeting called for the express purpose of voting to advance or defeat a rules package the body spent two hours pondering last week.

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