Voting Rights text on the United States Constitution. Graphic from INS.
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — Wednesday, the League of Women Voters of South Dakota and the League of Women Voters of the United States filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 180, a law that places a 30-day residency requirement for ballot initiative signature collection.
Passed in the South Dakota legislature in 2020, Senate Bill 180 amended the definition of “petition circulator” to require residency in the state for at least thirty days prior to petitioning.
Plaintiffs filed this complaint to prohibit South Dakota state officials from enforcing the law, which violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the US Constitution as well as the South Dakota Constitution by harming Plaintiffs’ right to engage in political speech.
To read the full news release, click here.
(The LWV contributed this report/news release.)
Comments