An Act to provide for voter registration through an online voter registration system provided by the Office of the Secretary of State.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 12-4-2 be AMENDED:

12-4-2. Voter registration records--Conduct of voter registration.

The county auditor has complete charge of maintaining and safeguarding the voter registration records in the county. The county auditor shall retain all voter registration records in the auditor's office in paper or electronic form. All such the records shall be open to public inspection at all times during office hours, except pursuant to § 12-4-9.

Voter registration shall be conducted by each county auditor and municipal finance officer. Voter registration shall be available at the secretary of state's office and at those locations which provide driver licenses; food stamps; temporary assistance for needy families; women, infants, and children nutrition program; medicaid; military recruitment; and assistance to the disabled as provided by the Department of Human Services. Any person eligible to vote under § 12-4-1 who has a valid driver license or nondriver identification card issued by the state may register to vote through the online system provided by the Office of the Secretary of State. Any person registering to vote through the online system shall provide documentation that would demonstrate lawful status under § 32-12-3.3 and shall present two proof of address documents. Each proof of address document must be dated within one year, and may include a computer-generated bill, bank statement, insurance card, motor vehicle registration, pay stub, or any post-marked first-class mail. Any person registering to vote shall also provide documentation that would be sufficient evidence of that person's social security number or nonwork authorized status under § 32-12-3.4. The documentation provided under this section may be provided by electronic copy.

Section 2. This Act is effective on July 1, 2021.