The use of ballot drop boxes has effectively been banned in South Dakota, with the state House passing the final version of an election bill on Wednesday following the Senate’s passage earlier this week containing the amendment adding drop box changes.
The bill is now headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Kristi Noem for her signature. Noem has in the past expressed support for banning drop boxes in the state.
The bill, HB1165 (pdf), is a clean-up of absentee voting laws, Republican state Sen. Jim Stalzer said prior to the bill’s passage in the Senate on Monday.
He said the bill was worked on by a number of lawmakers, county auditors, and the state Attorney General’s office….