South Dakota’s federal-only voter list grows to nearly 6,000, surprising some who are on it

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 990

Last Updated: 3 days, 12 hours ago

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Julian Winchester didn’t know he was one of South Dakota’s nearly 6,000 federal-only voters, let alone what that means, until South Dakota Searchlight found his name on the list and called him this month.

The Lake Area Technical College student registered through a voter registration drive on the Watertown campus this fall. His driver’s license predates a change that added a citizenship indicator to new licenses, making it ineligible as proof of U.S. …

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