Preparing for the Fall ...
Talking about Autumn and Elections, not the fall of civilization! Help every legal, LUCID South Dakota resident register to vote.
Heads Up!
Absentee voting starts this Friday, September 23. (Even though nobody has ever made a cogent argument for separating the act of voting from election day, unless a person is out of the state.) So if you think you have a chance to convince an early-voting fence-sitter to make the right decision, best get on it right away!
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters. ― Abraham Lincoln
Don’t Sit on Your Blisters
Make sure you and your Conservative family, friends, and neighbors are registered to vote
South Dakota law does not allow you to submit your voter registration form online or via fax or email. Registration happens on a paper form so it’s really important to get this done SOON. October 24 is the voter registration deadline for this November’s election.
How to register
Print the Voter Registration Form, fill out the form, sign it and then submit it to your County Auditor. Your Voter Registration form with an original signature must be received by your County Auditor at least 15 days before any election if you wish to vote in that election. You can submit it by mail, but to guarantee that it is received and acknowledged by the deadline, you can submit it in person.
The Secretary of State website gives detailed registration information and lists other locations where you can submit your voter registration.
How to register someone else:
If you plan to help people other than yourself to get registered, be sure to follow voter registration drive instructions issued by the Secretary of State.
SD Voting Definitions
District, Precinct, Polling Place
A district is a geographically defined governmental area of responsibility. There are different types of districts.
SD is broken into counties.
A legislative district comprises the area represented by your state representative(s) and state senator(s) to represent you in Pierre.
Counties are represented by county commissioners. Each county commissioner is assigned responsibility for a parcel of land within that county.
Municipalities comprise a district for local city elections such as mayor and commissioners.
School Districts comprise a district for school board elections and bond questions. NOTE: These local elections occur on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in April. If there are no seats being challenged, there is no election.
A voting precinct is the geographical area (neighborhood or town) that determines what polling place you go to in order to cast your vote. A polling place is the the actual location where you cast your vote. (A polling place can serve more than one precinct.)
Locate Your Polling Place
The Secretary of State website has a page where you can find out if you’re registered and where to vote. Scroll to the bottom of the page to "Voter Registration Name Search” and then fill out the form: https://vip.sdsos.gov/VIPLogin.aspx