South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1207: amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.
Status: In committee, February 5, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
An Act to amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 9-13: [ADDED: The returns from a municipal election must be certified by the precinct election board in each polling place, and the ballots, properly sealed in ballot boxes, together with the pollbooks, must be placed in the custody of the municipal finance officer.] [ADDED: The finance officer may destroy voted ballots, pollbooks, and all other election material relating to a municipal election twenty-two months after ] [ADDED: the election at which the ballots were voted] [ADDED: .] Section 2. That § 12-20-31 be AMENDED: 12-20-31. [DELETED: The officer in charge of an election may destroy voted ballots and pollbooks from a nonfederal election sixty days following the election at which such ballots were voted. However, they may not be destroyed if any recount or contest of such election is pending. The officer] [ADDED: The person in charge of an election may destroy voted ballots, pollbooks, and all other election material relating to an election twenty‐two months after the election at which the ballots were voted.] [ADDED: The person] in charge of an election may destroy voted ballots, …
Sponsors
- Logan Manhart (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Dylan Jordan (R, HD-004)
- Tony Randolph (R, HD-035)
- Kathy Rice (R, HD-029)
- John Sjaarda (R, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor
- : First read in House and referred to State Affairs
Subjects: Elections, Election Verification
Common questions
- What is HB1207?
- HB1207 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.
- What does HB1207 do?
- In its own words: An Act to amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.
- What is the status of HB1207?
- In committee as of February 5, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor (February 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1207?
- Logan Manhart (R, HD-001), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1207?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27238
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.