South dakota residency bill
Full timers with a South Dakota residency might want to check out New bill for South Dakota voting requirements I got this from Escapees. If this is against the rules to post here, I apologize.
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coolmom42 wrote:Much more likely the issue is these mailbox residents vote in local elections. They can skew the results of things like bond issues, school board elections, local ordinances and such. Personally, I wouldn't want anyone who did not have a vested interest in my community voting on issues that only concern that community.DutchmenSport wrote:
Well, that bill reads just about the same as the residency rules for acquiring a library card at my local library! I personally don't see anything unusual about it.
It effectively denies people the right to vote at their legal residence, for those who have legally established domicile in SD. I doubt that it would survive a constitutional challenge.
It's also pretty stupid. Like every other state, SD gets grant money for all manner of things based on the number of people who live there. The state would benefit from all the residents it can get, especially those who use essentially zero state services. Instead this bill would discourage people from establishing domicile there.
My guess is that some state rep is pizzed off because districts with mail forwarding services get more money, or caused re-districting, to that person's disadvantage.
