South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order to help protect citizens’ right to say no to the Covid-19 mandate. The executive order will allow citizens to claim medical or religious exemptions to avoid being forced to get the vaccine.

Newsmax reports:

“South Dakota is fighting back against President Biden’s illegal vaccine mandates,” Noem said in a release posted on the governor’s website.

“Our state has many contracts with the federal government, and President Biden is attempting to use those contracts to force state employees to be vaccinated against their will.”

Noem, R-S.D., added that she and state legislators have discussed making permanent these protections for state employees, and extending the protections to private employees through legislation.

People seeking a religious exemption will need to sign a form from the Bureau of Human Resources that will read: “I, [insert person’s full name], dissent and object to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds, which includes moral, ethical, and philosophical beliefs or principles.”

Noem isn’t the only governor pushing back against Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently launched a lawsuit against Biden’s vaccine mandate.