South Dakota Legislature
South Dakota State Legislature | ||
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President Pro Tem of the Senate | ||
Hugh Bartles (R) since January 9, 2023 | ||
Structure | ||
Seats | 105 voting members: 35 Senators 70 Representatives | |
Senate political groups | Republican (30) Democratic (4) Vacant (1) | |
House political groups | Republican (62) Democratic (7) Vacant (1) | |
Elections | ||
Last Senate election | November 8, 2022 | |
Last House election | November 8, 2022 | |
Meeting place | ||
South Dakota State Capitol Pierre | ||
Website | ||
http://sdlegislature.gov/ |
The South Dakota State Legislature is the legislative branch of the
The legislature meets at the
The legislature selects, from its membership, an executive board to tend to administrative matters during the time when the legislature is not in session. The administrative support for the legislature is provided by the South Dakota Legislative Research Council.
The
Selection of state legislators
This section needs to be updated.(March 2015) |
Members of both houses of the state legislature are elected in November of every even-numbered year to serve a two-year term. Since 1993,[3] legislators have been limited to serving four consecutive 2-year terms in a single house, but there is no limit on the number of non-consecutive terms a legislator may serve. A legislator who serves the limit is eligible for election again after 2 years. Vacancies in the legislature are filled by gubernatorial appointment.
State legislators are elected from 35 legislative districts; each
Legislative districts are
See also
- South Dakota Legislative Research Council
- South Dakota House of Representatives
- South Dakota Senate
- South Dakota State Capitol
- Governor of South Dakota
- Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
- Elections in South Dakota
- Legislature
- Bicameralism
References
- ^ Schoenfeld 2012, p. 13.
- ^ "South Dakota Legislator Reference Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Schoenfeld (2012), p. 14.
- ^ Rice, Ethan (November 15, 2021). "South Dakota enacts new state legislative district maps". Ballotpedia.
- Schoenfeld, Fred (Legislative Research Council), (2012). [1] "South Dakota Legislator Reference Book"