Elections

The 2024 School Board election date will be set on/or before the January 8th, 2024 School Board meeting.

Marc Murren and Kate Serenbetz’s terms end on June 30th, 2024. Two (2), two-year terms will be up for the 2024 election. A resolution (action 39364) to transition to four-year school board terms passed on July 10th, 2023. Please see the resolution section for a more detailed explanation of this transition. 

Voter Registration

You may register to vote in the annual election by completing a voter registration form and returning it to your county auditor.

Absentee Voting

If you are unable to cast a ballot on Election Day, you may be eligible to vote by absentee ballot. To vote by absentee ballot, a voter must request an absentee ballot application from the county in which they reside.  

Registered voters can vote in-person prior to election day by bringing along a valid photo identification card (ID), such as a driver’s license, tribal photo ID, local high school ID, college or university ID from a South Dakota institution, or a passport or other federal government-issued ID. If a voter does not have a photo ID, they must sign a personal identification affidavit and will vote on a regular ballot.

In-Person Absentee Voting

The voter will present an acceptable form of identification

  • SD Driver License or nondriver ID card

  • US Government photo ID (passport, military, VA, FBI, Secret Service, IRS, etc)

  • Tribal photo id

  • A current student id issued from a SD high school or SD accredited institution of higher learning

Absentee Voting By Mail

An absentee ballot may be mailed to a registered voter of the Sioux Falls School District by sending an absentee ballot application to the county auditor’s office. The auditors will forward the request to the school district.

The applications may be mailed to:

Leah Anderson

Minnehaha County Auditor

415 N. Dakota Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD  57104

Sheri Lund

Lincoln County Auditor

104 N Main Ave
Canton, SD  57013