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South Dakota candidate resources

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A plain-language guide to getting on the ballot in every South Dakota county. South Dakota is a petition state with no filing fee: you circulate nominating petitions from January 1 and file with your county Auditor. Each guide covers the signature math, the party and independent deadlines, and your county Auditor's contact card. Click the map or use the list.

Aurora County — how to run for office Beadle County — how to run for office Bennett County — how to run for office Bon Homme County — how to run for office Brookings County — how to run for office Brown County — how to run for office Brule County — how to run for office Buffalo County — how to run for office Butte County — how to run for office Campbell County — how to run for office Charles Mix County — how to run for office Clark County — how to run for office Clay County — how to run for office Codington County — how to run for office Corson County — how to run for office Custer County — how to run for office Davison County — how to run for office Day County — how to run for office Deuel County — how to run for office Dewey County — how to run for office Douglas County — how to run for office Edmunds County — how to run for office Fall River County — how to run for office Faulk County — how to run for office Grant County — how to run for office Gregory County — how to run for office Haakon County — how to run for office Hamlin County — how to run for office Hand County — how to run for office Hanson County — how to run for office Harding County — how to run for office Hughes County — how to run for office Hutchinson County — how to run for office Hyde County — how to run for office Jackson County — how to run for office Jerauld County — how to run for office Jones County — how to run for office Kingsbury County — how to run for office Lake County — how to run for office Lawrence County — how to run for office Lincoln County — how to run for office Lyman County — how to run for office Marshall County — how to run for office McCook County — how to run for office McPherson County — how to run for office Meade County — how to run for office Mellette County — how to run for office Miner County — how to run for office Minnehaha County — how to run for office Moody County — how to run for office Oglala Lakota County — how to run for office Pennington County — how to run for office Perkins County — how to run for office Potter County — how to run for office Roberts County — how to run for office Sanborn County — how to run for office Spink County — how to run for office Stanley County — how to run for office Sully County — how to run for office Todd County — how to run for office Tripp County — how to run for office Turner County — how to run for office Union County — how to run for office Walworth County — how to run for office Yankton County — how to run for office Ziebach County — how to run for office

All 66 South Dakota counties. Click any county for its guide.

All 66 South Dakota counties

Alphabetical. Each links to that county’s “how to run for office” guide.

Aurora County Beadle County Bennett County Bon Homme County Brookings County Brown County Brule County Buffalo County Butte County Campbell County Charles Mix County Clark County Clay County Codington County Corson County Custer County Davison County Day County Deuel County Dewey County Douglas County Edmunds County Fall River County Faulk County Grant County Gregory County Haakon County Hamlin County Hand County Hanson County Harding County Hughes County Hutchinson County Hyde County Jackson County Jerauld County Jones County Kingsbury County Lake County Lawrence County Lincoln County Lyman County Marshall County McCook County McPherson County Meade County Mellette County Miner County Minnehaha County Moody County Oglala Lakota County Pennington County Perkins County Potter County Roberts County Sanborn County Spink County Stanley County Sully County Todd County Tripp County Turner County Union County Walworth County Yankton County Ziebach County

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