2025HB 1208

Toughening Requirements for Those Voting Absentee

2025 - South Dakota House of Representatives

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill states that if an absentee ballot voter uses a commercial mail service they will be marked a federal voter only. CPAC advocates for strengthening ballot security, including for absentee ballots. For this reason, CPAC supported this bill. The House passed the bill on February 12, 2025 by a vote of 46-22, and the bill later became law.

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Legislators · 71

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Bobbi Andera SD	Republican	86%	Conservative
Amber Arlint SD	Republican	64%	Conservative
Julie Auch SD	Republican	81%	Conservative
Aaron Aylward SD	Republican	94%	Conservative
Jessica Bahmuller SD	Republican	80%	Conservative
Jeff Bathke SD	Republican	57%	Leftist
Heather Baxter SD	Republican	86%	Conservative
Tim Czmowski SD	Republican	—	Did Not Vote
Roger Degroot SD	Republican	46%	Leftist
Mike Derby SD	Republican	63%	Conservative
Steve Duffy SD	Republican	66%	Conservative
Eric Emery SD	Democrat	22%	Leftist
Mary Fitzgerald SD	Republican	80%	Conservative
Josephine Garcia SD	Republican	79%	Conservative
Timothy Goodwin SD	Republican	64%	Leftist
Spencer Gosch SD	Republican	86%	Conservative
Lana Greenfield SD	Republican	71%	Conservative
Jim Halverson SD	Republican	50%	Conservative
Jon Hansen SD	Republican	84%	Conservative
Erin Healy SD	Democrat	24%	Leftist
Mellissa Heermann SD	Republican	51%	Leftist
Leslie Heinemann SD	Republican	79%	Conservative
John Hughes SD	Republican	86%	Conservative
Jana Hunt SD	Republican	93%	Conservative
Travis Ismay SD	Republican	93%	Conservative
Greg Jamison SD	Republican	74%	Conservative
Phil Jensen SD	Republican	93%	Conservative
Dylan Jordan SD	Republican	93%	Conservative
Terri Jorgenson SD	Republican	79%	Conservative
Chris Kassin SD	Republican	66%	Conservative
Tony Kayser SD	Republican	86%	Conservative
Jack Kolbeck SD	Republican	67%	Leftist
David Kull SD	Republican	51%	Leftist
Trish Ladner SD	Republican	74%	Conservative
Karla Lems SD	Republican	89%	Conservative
Logan Manhart SD	Republican	100%	Conservative
Curt Massie SD	Republican	70%	Conservative
Elizabeth May SD	Republican	81%	Conservative
Scott Moore SD	Republican	63%	Conservative
Will Mortenson SD	Republican	63%	Conservative
Erik Muckey SD	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Tina Mulally SD	Republican	90%	Did Not Vote
Brian Mulder SD	Republican	70%	Conservative
Kaley Nolz SD	Republican	92%	Conservative
Al Novstrup SD	Republican	72%	Conservative
Scott Odenbach SD	Republican	85%	Conservative
Marty Overweg SD	Republican	86%	Conservative
Drew Peterson SD	Republican	61%	Conservative
Peri Pourier SD	Democrat	38%	Leftist
Tony Randolph SD	Republican	90%	Conservative
Christopher Reder SD	Republican	93%	Conservative
Taylor Rehfeldt SD	Republican	64%	Leftist
Rebecca Reimer SD	Republican	68%	Leftist
Tim Reisch SD	Republican	53%	Leftist
Kathy Rice SD	Republican	79%	Conservative
Matt Roby SD	Republican	57%	Leftist
Kent Roe SD	Republican	43%	Leftist
Brandei Schaefbauer SD	Republican	81%	Conservative
Tesa Schwans SD	Republican	86%	Conservative
William Shorma SD	Republican	61%	Leftist
John Sjaarda SD	Republican	88%	Conservative
Bethany Soye SD	Republican	89%	Conservative
Mike Stevens SD	Republican	49%	Leftist
Nicole Uhre-Balk SD	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Kevin Van Diepen SD	Republican	50%	Leftist
Richard Vasgaard SD	Republican	71%	Conservative
Tony Venhuizen SD	Republican	68%	Did Not Vote
Tim Walburg SD	Republican	50%	Conservative
Keri Weems SD	Republican	57%	Leftist
Mike Weisgram SD	Republican	61%	Leftist
Kadyn Wittman SD	Democrat	10%	Leftist