South Dakota’s version of the SAVE Act, Senate Bill 175, has already denied nine people in Lincoln County the right to vote:
Kayla Delfs, election coordinator with the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office, said the office had received 10 voter registration applications as of March 7 that were missing the necessary documentation to prove U.S. citizenship as required by the new law.
One person emailed proof of citizenship, but Delfs said she has not received documentation yet from the others after mailing notification of the problem to them. Those voters will be registered as federal only voters until they provide proper documentation — a new voter status signed into law in 2025. Federal only voters can vote in presidential and congressional races, not state and local races [Makenzie Huber, “Calendar Quirk and Law Change Have South Dakota Election Officials Worried About Deadlines,” South Dakota Searchlight, 2026.04.09].
Denying even a single South Dakotan the right to participate fully in elections is a grave error. Legislative and gubernatorial candidates seeking liberty and justice should campaign on repealing SB 175 and returning South Dakota to a philosophy of making it easier, not harder, for everyone to vote.
Can we guess the income level of these 10 rejections? How about immigration status? Gender?
The pub magas are really stupid. Their lying, cheating and stealing knows no bounds.
It funny that they will hurt themselves more. They really are blithering idiots.
Now, I must remember to treat them nicely with a smile on my typing fingers.
Donald Trump hates Indigenous Americans so here are more reasons Democrats and American Indians need to vote in midterm elections.
Fueled by Trump’s racism US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents have wrongfully stopped, detained, and interrogated Native Americans during raids even though they are US citizens and because of the unlawful treatment of Indians activists are calling for documentation to be carried for protection.
I see they are starting automatic draft registration this year. So why can’t they do the same with voter registration?
Too simple, too easy, too fair, and too logical.
BTW, a regular South Dakota driver’s license will not do to register to vote if the SAVE Act passes. Here in South Dakota we have “Real ID”, but to satisfy the Federal SAVE Act, you need an “Enhanced Driver’s License” with a flag on it, not a star. Only 5 states offer those in the entire country:
New York, Vermont, Washington, Michigan, and Minnesota.
Funny how the GOP requires an ID that 45 states don’t issue…