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- ↑ "Speakers of the House and Speakers Pro Tempore in South Dakota". SoDak Governors. 6 November 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- 1 2 Legislative Manual, South Dakota, Secretary of State, 2001
- 1 2 "Scott G. Eccarius". South Dakota Legislature . Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ↑ The Handbook of State Legislative Leaders. State Legislative Leaders Foundation. 2000.
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