South Dakota House vote

The “Clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot” (SB 177)

Official title: Clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot.

Passed: 62 yes, 3 no, 5 not voting

Mar 2, 2026, SB 177

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: sdlegislature.gov

How each party voted

Republicans57 YES · 3 NO · 5 not voting
Democrats5 YES · 0 NO

Yes (62)

Republicans (57)

Bobbi AnderaState Representative
Amber ArlintState Representative
Julie AuchState Representative
Aaron AylwardState Representative
Jessica BahmullerState Representative
Heather BaxterState Representative
Roger DegrootState Representative
Mike DerbyState Representative
Kevin Van DiepenState Representative
Mary FitzgeraldState Representative
Nick FosnessState Representative
Josephine GarciaState Representative
Timothy GoodwinState Representative
Spencer GoschState Representative
Lana GreenfieldState Representative
Jim HalversonState Representative
Jon HansenState Representative
Leslie HeinemannState Representative
John HughesState Representative
Jana HuntState Representative
Travis IsmayState Representative
Greg JamisonState Representative
Phil JensenState Representative
Dylan JordanState Representative
Terri JorgensonState Representative
Chris KassinState Representative
Tony KayserState Representative
Jack KolbeckState Representative
David KullState Representative
Trish LadnerState Representative
Karla LemsState Representative
Logan ManhartState Representative
Curt MassieState Representative
Elizabeth MayState Representative
Scott MooreState Representative
Tina MulallyState Representative
Brian MulderState Representative
Kaley NolzState Representative
Al NovstrupState Representative
Scott OdenbachState Representative
Drew PetersonState Representative
Peri PourierState Representative
Tony RandolphState Representative
Taylor RehfeldtState Representative
Rebecca ReimerState Representative
Kathy RiceState Representative
Matt RobyState Representative
Kent RoeState Representative
Brandei SchaefbauerState Representative
Tesa SchwansState Representative
William ShormaState Representative
John ShubeckState Representative
John SjaardaState Representative
Mike StevensState Representative
Tim WalburgState Representative
Keri WeemsState Representative
Mike WeisgramState Representative

Democrats (5)

Eric EmeryState Representative
Erin HealyState Representative
Erik MuckeyState Representative
Nicole Uhre-BalkState Representative
Kadyn WittmanState Representative

No (3)

Republicans (3)

Mellissa HeermannState Representative
Will MortensonState Representative
Marty OverwegState Representative

Absent (5)

Republicans (5)

Jeff BathkeState Representative
Tim CzmowskiState Representative
Steve DuffyState Representative
Tim ReischState Representative
Bethany SoyeState Representative

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

How each party voted

YESYes (62)

Republicans (57)

Democrats (5)

NONo (3)

Republicans (3)

ABSENTAbsent (5)

Republicans (5)

How each party voted

YESYes (62)

Republicans (57)

Democrats (5)

NONo (3)

Republicans (3)

ABSENTAbsent (5)

Republicans (5)

Yes (62)

No (3)

Absent (5)

Yes (62)

No (3)

Absent (5)