Secretary of State



§§ 5:02:03:01 (Effective January 1, 2026) Voter registration form; 5:02:08:00.01 Requirements for counting signatures on petitions; 5:02:08:01.01 Certification of partisan candidate for lieutenant governor; 5:02:10:01 (Effective January 1, 2026) Application for absentee ballot; 5:02:10:01.03 (Effective January 1, 2026) Combined absentee ballot application/return envelope; 5:02:19:05 Candidate’s petition for recount; 5:02:24 Voter Registration Challenges; 5:02:24:01 Voter registration challenge application; 5:02:24:02 Documentation required to support voter registration challenge; 5:02:24:03 Documentation required to rebut voter registration challenge; 5:02:24:04 Process to establish the validity of a voter registration challenge.

Election Rules

New content is added below as the draft rules move through the rule-making process.






Interim Rules Hearing
Important Dates
Public Hearing:
Comment Deadline:
Interim Rules Committee Hearing:
Filed-Secretary of State:
Rule Effective:
08/14/2025
08/11/2025


Agency Contact: Evan Sippel mail to: sdsos@state.sd.us