Executive orders as issued by the Governor are not laws, but do have the same binding nature. Executive orders are usually based on existing constitutional or statutory powers of the Governor and do not require any action by the state legislature to take effect.  They are used to detail the operations and organization of government, such as a Governor reorganizing government, or declaring administrative leave for the day after Thanksgiving.

In early English history laws were to some extent made by proclamation, which were usually allowed the force of statutes. In modern South Dakota, Executive Proclamations are typically issued by the Governor to reflect on important occasions or to commemorate events.

Extradition is the process by which a fugitive found in one country or state is surrendered to another country or state for trial or punishment. For foreign countries the process is regulated by treaty and conducted between the Federal Government of the United States and the government of a foreign country.

State Law provides that any organization that conducts a lottery and tickets or shares for such lottery are sold state-wide shall provide written notice of such lottery to the secretary of state and to the governing body where the drawing for such lottery is held.  Below are the notices that have been submitted to the Secretary of State.