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List of South Dakota state legislatures

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 22, 2025
Entity authorityQ129408124 ↗
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The legislature of the U.S. state of South Dakota has convened many times since statehood became effective on November 2, 1889.

Legislatures

See also

List of speakers of the South Dakota House of Representatives

List of governors of South Dakota

Constitution of South Dakota

Politics of South Dakota

Elections in South Dakota

South Dakota State Capitol

Timeline of South Dakota

Lists of United States state legislative sessions

References

External links

South Dakota Legislative Research Council:

Archived Sessions of the South Dakota Legislature

Historical Listing of legislators

South Dakota State Library. Legislative Manuals (Blue Books), 1903–present

Digital Public Library of America.

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