PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakotans could wind up voting in different kinds of places if a bill in the Legislature becomes law.
The House Local Government Committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve a bill that would allow school districts, cities and counties to operate vote centers instead of smaller polling places.
People now have to go to specific polling places near their homes. The bill would let people cast ballots at any center by presenting drivers' licenses and being identified on a computerized list of registered voters.
The bill would make it easier for people to vote during lunch breaks because they could go a nearby voting center.
If the measure becomes law, it would take effect immediately so that Sioux Falls could use voting centers in an April school district election.
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