The League of Women Voters of South Dakota submitted a June 2, 2026 petition urging the State Board of Elections to promulgate multiple new and amended administrative rules to implement SB 175’s documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) requirements. The petition includes detailed draft text for revising the voter registration form and instructions, defining acceptable citizenship documentation (including photocopies and electronic submission), handling name changes via affidavits, standardizing federal‑only voter notices, creating appeal and cure processes, and adding provisional ballot procedures for federal‑only voters. , TotalVote notice templates), and new workflows for county auditors and state agencies.This represents an early, policy‑level opportunity for vendors that support election systems, forms design/printing, workflow automation, citizen‑facing communications, and legal/compliance consulting to help the Board and counties operationalize these rules and modernize related processes and tools statewide.

Key technical/process areas include updates to the TotalVote system’s notice templates, new standardized forms (acknowledgment, confirmation, name‑change affidavit), and handling photocopied and electronic DPOC submissions across counties and agencies.