South Dakota Constitutional Amendment J, Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment

Current assessment

Adds noncitizens to constitutional disqualifications alongside existing citizenship qualification. A separate challenge-law interaction is alleged, but must not be attributed automatically to this amendment.

What still needs an answer

• Only if changing the call: verify whether the new disqualification changes existing challenge-law burdens beyond the already operative citizenship qualification.

Source check and limits

Official AG explanation describes clarification of existing citizenship requirement. Opposition column alleges a separate 2026 challenge-law effect; that advocacy claim was not independently established and is not scored.

Reference documents

• sdsos.gov · source 1