South Dakota Primary Election

South Dakota Primary Election

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic it is more crucial now than ever to consider our social responsibilities and processes. Please reflect on your vote before the June 2 primary election and consider voting through an absentee ballot.

Elevate Rapid City strongly encourages using the absentee voting system to submit your vote. The process is simple and does not take a lot of time. Please visit the Secretary of State’s website (sdsos.gov) for more information, or review these simple steps to acquire your absentee ballot:

1. Print out the application form from Secretary of State website at https://sdsos.gov/

2. Fill it in. Be sure to sign in the signature box. Check the box that says you are attaching a copy of your photo ID.

3. Take a picture of your photo ID using whatever equipment you have (scanner, printer-scanner, smartphone camera), and print that out to include with your application. If you do not have a printer at home, visit a UPS Store, Office Depot or the Rapid City Public Library.

4. Put it all in an envelope, and address to your county auditor. Pennington and Meade County Auditor addresses are below:

Pennington County Auditor 130 Kansas City Street, #230 Rapid City, SD 57701

Meade County Auditor 1300 Sherman Street Sturgis, SD 57785

5. Mail it through regular mail.

There is no option to submit these applications online. They must be submitted via regular mail or in person. Of course, you can take your photo ID to your county auditor office in person and complete the process there.

The Auditor will put a ballot in the mail to you two weeks before the election (and immediately for requests received after that). You must then return it to the auditor by Election Day, either mailed or dropped off.

State Legislature Candidate Virtual Townhalls

via Zoom Webinar

MAY 4 // District 30 3:00 p.m. House of Representatives Candidates 4:15 p.m. Senate Candidates

MAY 6 // District 32 3:00 p.m. House of Representatives Candidates 4:15 p.m. Senate Candidates

MAY 8 // District 33 3:00 p.m. House of Representatives Candidates 4:15 p.m. Senate Candidates

MAY 11 // District 34 3:00 p.m. House of Representatives Candidates 4:15 p.m. Senate Candidates

MAY 13 // District 35 3:00 p.m. House of Representatives Candidates 4:15 p.m. Senate Candidates

Visit ElevateRapidCity.com to register for free.

Register for your district’s virtual townhall to get to know the candidates running for the South Dakota State House of Representatives or the South Dakota State Senate. Register now for free via ElevateRapidCity.com for your chance to hear the platform of your candidates and the opportunity to submit your questions.