South Dakota · 2026
HB 1185
require that a voter use a black ink ballpoint pen when marking an optical scan ballot.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/dcb41b44-e8a3-4f4b-9bb0-f7a074765504 CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
South Dakota House Bill 1185 proposes a requirement that voters use a black ink ballpoint pen when marking an optical scan ballot. The legislation specifically addresses the type of writing instrument and ink color mandated for this voting process.
Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Issue tags AI-classified
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Sponsors
- Amber Hulse Republican lead
- Dylan Jordan Republican lead
- Heather Baxter Republican lead
- Logan Manhart Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabled | lower | — | 36dcd68f-da0c-44ca-8db5-2cc1b9003c9c | pass | 12 | 0 | 1 | Feb 4, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/36dcd68f-da0c-44ca-8db5-2cc1b9003c9c CC0-1.0 |