CHAPTER 68

(HB 1002)

Voter registration documentation revised.

         ENTITLED, An Act to  revise certain provisions concerning the type of documentation required for the registration of voters.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

     Section  1.  That § 12-4-5.4 be amended to read as follows:

     12-4-5.4.   Any person registering to vote shall provide his or her South Dakota driver license number and state of issuance on the voter registration form. If a person does not have a South Dakota driver license, the person shall provide the last four digits of his or her social security number on the voter registration form. If a person does not have a South Dakota driver license or social security number, the person may only register at the county auditor's office and shall sign a statement of such fact verifying the fact that he or she has neither a South Dakota driver license nor social security number . The statement shall be prescribed by the State Board of Elections.

     Signed February 3, 2006

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