PIERRE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Senate has passed a bill that would provide additional protections for election workers. Senator David Wheeler of Huron says the measure builds off of other laws regarding harassment and threats…
Those other bills are part of the reason why Senator Jim Mehlhaff of Pierre voted against the election worker-specific protections…
An emergency clause on the bill brought most of the opposition. Because of it, Senate Bill 20 needed a two-thirds majority vote to pass which led to debate on the Senate floor…
Senator Michael Dietrich was excused from the Friday afternoon session leading to the confusion. The 23-10 vote did lead to the measure’s immediate reconsideration. Wheeler amended S-B 20 to remove the emergency clause which led to a 21-to-12 passing vote.
