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A person must register to vote by 5:00 p.m. local time on this date (fifteen days prior to the election) to vote in the General Election (SDCL 12-4-5).
Official page ↗ · ReadAbsentee voting for the General Election begins on this date (SDCL 12-19-1.2).
Official page ↗ · ReadIn Person Absentee Voting is available Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm (except holidays) through November 2nd.
Official page ↗ · ReadLast day for a voter to request an absentee ballot. A voter must request an absentee ballot before 5:00 p.m. local time on this date (SDCL 12-19-2.1).
Official page ↗ · ReadYour voted ballot MUST be received by your County Election Official on Election Day in enough time to deliver your ballot to your voting precinct before the polls close.
Official page ↗ · ReadPolls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time (SDCL 12-2-1, 12-2-3).
ReadRegistered 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.
ReadSample ballot · General election · Nov. 3, 2026
Races and questions across the state. Some, such as U.S. House districts and judges, depend on where you live.
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Sample ballot · Local races · Minnehaha County
One county as an example of local races. Your own ballot depends on your address: county, city, school district and legislative districts differ. South Dakota’s election office has the exact ballot for you.
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Minnehaha County
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Where we couldn’t find an official source, we say so instead of guessing.
U.S. Senate and U.S. House candidates are on the Secretary of State's candidate list. The list does not say it is certified, and it says a candidate who is not listed is still waiting for filing documentation. Withdrawn candidates are left out.
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Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of School and Public Lands and Public Utilities Commissioner are on the same candidate list. The list does not say it is certified, so this is partial.
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State Senate and State House candidates are on the Secretary of State's candidate list, but this file does not list legislative races. See the candidate list for them.
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No judicial race, such as a Supreme Court retention question, appears on the candidate list or the offices-to-be-filled page we read. Partial because the candidate list is not marked certified.
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They answer different questions and are kept apart. Full method: Methodology.
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An amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance.
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An amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote.
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An amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund.
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An amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a constitutional amendment receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent of the votes cast before the measure is enacted.
Minnehaha County
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The ballot question page lists four amendments under 2026 General Election Ballot Measures. Their official statements are scanned PDFs with no readable text, so no summary is shown. Petitions listed as approved for circulation or as potential questions are not included because the page does not say they qualified.
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Dates are copied from the Secretary of State's 2026 election calendar, last updated July 14, 2026. Entries the calendar marks as tentative are left out. The voter registration deadline is the calendar's October 19 date.
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The Secretary of State says 2026 General Election precincts and polling places will be posted closer to the date of the election. No polling place list is published yet.
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Four county-wide races and one conservation district race are on the state's 2026 general-election candidate list for Minnehaha County. The list is not marked certified, and no county candidate roster was found on an official page.
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School board races do not appear on the state's general-election candidate list, and no school district candidate list was found on an official page.
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No judicial race appears on the state's general-election candidate list for Minnehaha County, and no county judicial listing was found on an official page.
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City races do not appear on the state's general-election candidate list for Minnehaha County, and no city candidate list was found on an official page.
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The county election page links only the statewide 2026 ballot question pamphlet, which is listed in the statewide file. No county or local question was found on the county page.
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Polling places are found by address on the state Voter Information Portal. The county election page does not list polling places.
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The county election page lists one in-person absentee location. The page does not say whether other early voting sites exist.
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