Podcast: Pro and con voices on Amendment J, clarifying the citizenship requirement for voting

A question on the Nov. 3 general election ballot asks South Dakotans to add language in the state constitution specifying that people who are not U.S. citizens are disqualified from voting. The state constitution already includes citizenship as a voting eligibility requirement. Two years ago, state officials discovered 273 non-U.S. citizens had acc

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 295

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Searchlight Report is a podcast from South Dakota Searchlight. Reporter and host Meghan O’Brien works with other Searchlight journalists to take listeners inside politics and policy in The Mount Rushmore State.

A question on the Nov. 3 general election ballot asks South Dakotans to add language in the state constitution specifying that people who are not U.S. citizens are disqualified from voting. …

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