South Dakota Senate · Feb 24, 2026
Do Pass
Result: pass
SJR 508: proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, removing the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the Senate.
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | Absent | Excused | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Arch Beal(Republican) | Excused |
| Greg Blanc(Republican) | Yea |
| Carley | Absent |
| Casey Crabtree(Republican) | Nay |
| Sydney Davis(Republican) | Nay |
| Randy Deibert(Republican) | Yea |
| Helene Duhamel(Republican) | Nay |
| Foster | Yea |
| Tamara Grove(Republican) | Yea |
| Joy Hohn(Republican) | Yea |
| Howard | Yea |
| Amber Hulse(Republican) | Nay |
| Kevin Jensen(Republican) | Yea |
| Chris Karr(Republican) | Yea |
| Steve Kolbeck(Republican) | Yea |
| Lapka | Yea |
| Liz Larson(Democratic) | Nay |
| Sam Marty(Republican) | Yea |
| Jim Mehlhaff(Republican) | Yea |
| Miskimins | Nay |
| Lauren Nelson(Republican) | Yea |
| Otten | Yea |
| Carl Perry(Republican) | Yea |
| Sue Peterson(Republican) | Yea |
| Tom Pischke(Republican) | Yea |
| Tim Reed(Republican) | Nay |
| Michael Rohl(Republican) | Nay |
| Stephanie Sauder(Republican) | Nay |
| Kyle Schoenfish(Republican) | Nay |
| Jamie Smith(Democratic) | Nay |
| Vilhauer | Nay |
| Curt Voight(Republican) | Yea |
| Voita | Yea |
| Brandon Wipf(Republican) | Nay |
| Zikmund | Nay |