South Dakota House Passes Bill to Ban Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes in Elections

Official absentee ballot issued in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11, 2022. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

The South Dakota House of Representatives has passed a bill proposing to make the use of drop boxes for absentee ballots illegal in all elections in the state.

The bill, HB 1165, which requires all voters to return mail-in ballots either by mail or in-person to elections offices, advanced to the state Senate after the GOP-majority lower chamber voted 57–11 on Tuesday.