SD Faces Lawsuit over Proof-of-Citizenship Voter Registration Law

League of Women Voters, ACLU Sue over SD’s Enforcement of Voter Proof of Citizenship Law

The League of Women Voters and the American Civil Liberties Union have been cranky about 2026 Senate Bill 175 since rookie wingnut Senator John Carley (R-29/Piedmont) pushed the new voter-suppression measures last Session. Both organizations publicly asked Governor Larry Rhoden to veto SB 175, saying that SB 175 requirement that registrants prove their citizenship would unfairly block South Dakotans from registering to vote due to mere documenta…

SD faces lawsuit over proof-of-citizenship voter registration law

PIERRE — A nonprofit organization and a Sioux Falls voter filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court over the implementation of South Dakota’s new proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration.