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County Auditors - Election Resources
Calendars
County Information
- Offices to be Filled in 2026
- How to Circulate a Nominating Petition for Statewide, Legislative & County Candidates
- 2026 County Candidate Campaign Guide
- How to Circulate a County or Municipal Ballot Question Petition
- 2026 Candidate Signature Requirements
- Qualifications to Hold Office & Term Limits
- 2025 Election Code - Codified Laws
- 2025 Administrative Rules - (The 2025 Administrative Rules document includes administrative rule changes that took effect on or before October 27, 2025)
- Post-Election Audits
Notices
- Notice of deadline for filing primary nominating petitions
- Notice of Voter Registration deadline
- Notice of primary election
- Notice of general election
Nominating Petitions (legislative, county, and precinct)
- Partisan Candidate Nominating Petition
- Independent Candidate Nominating Petition
- Form for Precinct Committeeman or Committeewoman Statement
- Candidate withdrawal form
- Certificate of Nomination to fill Vacancy
- Petition signature validation chart
Campaign Finance and Financial Interest Statements
- Campaign Finance for Local Jurisdictions (Statement of Organization and Disclosure Statement)
- Candidate and Elected Official Statement of Financial Interest (FIS)
Miscellaneous Forms and Information
- Primary Election Ballot Layout
- General Election Ballot Layout
- Voter registration form
- Application for Absentee Ballot
- Legislative District Map
- Kinship Chart
- Voter ID Sign for Entrance and Polling Place
- Voter Instructions Posters and Voting Booth Signs - optical scan ballots
- Voter Instructions Posters and Voting Booth Signs - hand-counted paper ballots
- Notice for Test of Automatic Tabulating Equipment
- County Recount Manual
- Opt Out Information for ALL Taxing Districts
- Provisional Ballot Processing Guide
- County Auditor Absentee Voting Guide
- Special Districts Election Guide
Election Worker Information
- Precinct Manual
- ExpressVote Training Manual
- Polling Place Voter Key
- Poll Watcher and Observer Guidelines
- Best Practices for Cleaning & Disinfecting Equipment
Election Worker Training PowerPoint - Last Updated: December 1, 2025
Helpful Links
- U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Voting Accessibility
- EAC Election Management Guidelines - created to assist state and local election officials in effectively managing and administering elections.
- ADA Checklist for Polling Places
- South Dakota Association of County Officials (SDACO)
- Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)
- Enhancing Election Security Through Public Communications
- Physical Security Checklist for Election Offices and Election Infrastructure Cybersecurity Readiness and Resilience Checklists