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Lawmakers moving to ramp up voting residency requirements

Legal change spurred by election integrity activists seeking to rid state as RVer refuge

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PIERRE – A person would have to live in the state of South Dakota for 30 consecutive days before being allowed to register to vote under a bill that evoked sharp debate Wednesday.

Under current law, a person must reside in the state for 30 days before being eligible to register to vote, but not 30 days in a row. The requirement that those be consecutive days was among several new requirements making their way through the Legislature.

The bill also allows a person to challenge the validity of a ballot based on whether a person complies with the residency requirement.

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