2024 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTER GUIDE
1.Voter Registration
Deadline to Register/Update: October 21, 2024
2. Check Your Registration
Why check your registration? Your address is where election officials send notices, application forms to receive your ballot in the mail, and more. Additionally, poll workers will check if the address on your voter registration matches the address on your ID at the polls.
Check/Update Your Registration Online
Checklist:
- Is your name spelled correctly? (Correct hyphenations, middle initials, etc)
- Correct Address
- Active Voter Status (if not update by sending in another online/mail voter application)
- Correct Date of Birth
- Correct Political Party Preference
- Take a time-stamped photograph or screenshot of your registration, and take it with you to the polls as proof of your registration.
3. Voter ID Law
Source: Ballotpedia
South Dakota requires voters to present photo identification while voting.
Voters can present the following forms of identification:
- South Dakota driver’s license or nondriver ID card
- U.S. government photo ID
- U.S. passport
- U.S. Armed Forces ID
- Current student photo identification card from a South Dakota high school or South Dakota accredited institution of higher education
- Tribal photo ID
If a voter does not have a photo ID, he or she can sign a personal identification affidavit. The voter will then be given a regular ballot.
4. Order Your Absentee Mail Ballot
Deadline to apply for Absentee Mail Ballot: Must be received by 5:00 PM on November 4, 2024
We recommend requesting your absentee mail ballot as soon as possible and well in advance of this deadline in order to ensure that you receive your ballot in time.
Request Absentee Mail Ballot Online
Track Absentee Mail Ballot Online
Deadline to return Mail Ballot: Must be received by 7:00 PM on November 5, 2024
5. Early Voting Information
In-Person Absentee Voting is available from September 20 – November 4, 2024 at your County Auditor’s office.
- Find your County Auditor’s office here: https://vip.sdsos.gov/CountyAuditors.aspx
- Registered voters can vote in-person once Absentee Voting begins at their County Auditor’s office by bringing along a valid photo identification card (ID). If a voter does not have a photo ID, they must be given the option to sign a personal identification affidavit and vote a regular ballot.
- At any time prior to an election, a voter may apply for an absentee ballot in person at the office of and to the person in charge of the election during regular office hours or until five p.m. on the day before the election, whichever is later.
- Make sure you are registered before you apply to vote by absentee ballot. You can confirm your registration by visiting the Voter Information Portal.
For more information regarding federal, state and local elections contact your state election official online:https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/ or call South Dakota Secretary of State, Steve Barnett 605.773.3537.
6. Become a Poll Worker!
Poll workers must be 18 years old or over, and a registered voter (if over 18) in their county.
To sign up, contact your local county Election Official: https://vip.sdsos.gov/CountyAuditors.aspx