{"id":2577028,"date":"2026-03-06T17:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/while-thune-slacks-on-save-america-act-his-home-state-passes-its-own-version-of-the-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T17:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:08:02","slug":"while-thune-slacks-on-save-america-act-his-home-state-passes-its-own-version-of-the-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/while-thune-slacks-on-save-america-act-his-home-state-passes-its-own-version-of-the-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Thune Slacks On SAVE Act As His State Passes Its Own Version"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhile-thune-slacks-on-save-america-act-his-home-state-passes-its-own-version-of-the-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577028&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>South Dakota advanced SB 175, a bill that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ballots-cast-without-proof-of-citizenship-exploded-after-lawfare-crippled-arizona-election-laws\/\" title=\"Arizona&#039;s election laws were weakened by lawfare, leading to a significant increase in ballots cast without proof of ...ship\">require documentary proof<\/a> of U.S. citizenship for anyone registering too vote. The South Dakota House passed the measure 64-3 after it cleared the Senate 28-6, and it now goes to Governor Larry Rhoden to sign into law. The bill stipulates that registrants must be U.S. citizens who meet residency and age requirements (18 by the next election) and must provide evidence such as South Dakota or other U.S. driver\u2019s licenses or non-driver IDs issued after July 1, 2025 indicating citizenship, or legible copies of birth certificates, passports, or tribal IDs. It would take effect immediately upon enaction. The piece notes that passage in a \u201cred state\u201d was hard-fought, with a Senate committee initially killing the measure before a smoke-out maneuver forced a floor vote.The Federalist contrasts this with the U.S. Senate\u2019s slow pace on the SAVE America Act, accusing thune and other Republicans of dragging their feet and avoiding a talking filibuster. The author is Shawn Fleetwood, and the article appears on The Federalist.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:John_Thune_(53301349416).jpg\">Gage Skidmore\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/06\/while-thune-slacks-on-save-america-act-his-home-state-passes-its-own-version-of-the-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=While%20Thune%20Slacks%20On%20SAVE%20America%20Act,%20His%20Home%20State%20Passes%20Its%20Own%20Version%20Of%20The%20Bill&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/06\/while-thune-slacks-on-save-america-act-his-home-state-passes-its-own-version-of-the-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=While%20Thune%20Slacks%20On%20SAVE%20America%20Act,%20His%20Home%20State%20Passes%20Its%20Own%20Version%20Of%20The%20Bill&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/06\/while-thune-slacks-on-save-america-act-his-home-state-passes-its-own-version-of-the-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/06\/while-thune-slacks-on-save-america-act-his-home-state-passes-its-own-version-of-the-bill\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=While%20Thune%20Slacks%20On%20SAVE%20America%20Act,%20His%20Home%20State%20Passes%20Its%20Own%20Version%20Of%20The%20Bill&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/06\/while-thune-slacks-on-save-america-act-his-home-state-passes-its-own-version-of-the-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>While Senate Majority Leader John Thune hems and haws about getting the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAVE America Act<\/a> to President Trump&rsquo;s desk, his home state just showed him up by passing its own version of it.<\/p>\n<p>The South Dakota House of Representatives passed <a href=\"https:\/\/sdlegislature.gov\/Session\/Bill\/27075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 175<\/a> on Wednesday. Much like the <a href=\"https:\/\/roy.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-roys-save-america-act-hit-house-floor-next-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, the SB 175 seeks to require documentary proof-of-citizenship for residents registering to vote. The House approved the measure in a veto-proof 64-3 vote after it successfully cleared the Senate (28-6) last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-616145688\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sponsored by South Dakota Freedom Caucus Vice Chair and GOP Sen. John Carley, the bill now heads to Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden&rsquo;s desk to be signed into law. <\/p>\n<p>SB 175 <a href=\"https:\/\/sdlegislature.gov\/Session\/Bill\/27075\/306296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stipulates<\/a> that any individual seeking to register to vote in South Dakota must be a U.S. citizen and have &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ftc-files-new-antitrust-complaint-against-facebook\/\" title=\"FTC files new antitrust complaint against Facebook\">provided sufficient evidence<\/a>, as set forth in section 3 of this Act, to demonstrate the individual&rsquo;s citizenship.&rdquo; Such persons must also meet criteria such as being a resident of the precinct they&rsquo;re registering in and being at least 18 years old &ldquo;[o]n or before the next election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The measure goes on to list various forms of documentation that individuals must provide in order to register to vote. This includes driver&rsquo;s licenses or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nondriver identification cards issued<\/a> by South Dakota or other U.S. states and territories, &ldquo;provided that the license or identification card was issued after July 1, 2025, and indicates that the individual has provided sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the individual is a United States citizen.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Legible photocopies of an individual&rsquo;s birth certificate, passport, and\/or tribal identification card are among the other listed forms of acceptable ID. The measure would take immediate effect upon its enaction into law. <\/p>\n<p>Despite being a so-called &ldquo;red state,&rdquo; getting SB 175 over the finish line was no small feat.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keloland.com\/news\/capitol-news-bureau\/senate-oks-carleys-prove-citizenship-to-vote-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local media<\/a>, a Senate committee initially killed the measure in a 5-3 vote. It was only after Carley &ldquo;used a legislative procedure known as a smoke-out to force the committee to send it to the floor&rdquo; that the bill was able to be placed on the Senate debate calendar and passed.<\/p>\n<p>Carley&rsquo;s determination to get SB 175 approved and the South Dakota Legislature&rsquo;s passage of the bill stand in stark contrast to the antics of Thune and the U.S. Senate GOP, which have dragged their collective feet on passing the SAVE America Act. The Senate Republican conference has thus far <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/03\/primary-season-gives-conservatives-the-chance-to-kick-feckless-rinos-to-the-curb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined<\/a> to force Democrats into a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/17\/what-the-wall-street-journal-gets-wrong-about-the-talking-filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">talking filibuster<\/a> to clear the measure through the upper chamber and send it to Trump&rsquo;s desk for signature.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more election news and updates, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/electionbriefing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electionbriefing.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Shawn Fleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnFleetwood\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@ShawnFleetwood<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/shawnfleetwood\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/elections\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">John Thune<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/proof-of-citizenship\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">proof of citizenship<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">SAVE America Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/senate-republicans\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Senate Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/south-dakota\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">South Dakota<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/voter-id\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">voter ID<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/voter-registration\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">voter registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/voting\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">voting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SD tops Thune; passes its own voter-ID bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2577029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/John-Thune.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[4762,72683,75261,23610],"class_list":["post-2577028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-legislation","tag-save-act-2","tag-state-version","tag-thune"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/John-Thune.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577028"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577032,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577028\/revisions\/2577032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}