March 26 (UPI) -- South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden on Thursday signed six election-related bills, including one that requires newly registered voters to prove their citizenship.
The bills, which Rhoden, his administration and the state legislature said are meant to protect the integrity of the state's elections, also affect campaign finance disclosures, publication of election results, processing of absentee ballots, publication of statewide voter registration files and the submission of nomination petitions.
The voter registration law, called the South Dakota SAVE Act, is one of several that states across the country have been considering as similar legislation has been the subject of heated debate in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
"In South Dakota, we do things right, especially when running out state elections," Rhoden said in a press release.
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