Voter registration
Check your registration
Register to vote
Voter requirements
Be a U.S. citizen
Reside in South Dakota
Be 18 years old by Election Day
Not be currently serving a sentence for a felony conviction which included imprisonment, served or suspended, in an adult penitentiary system
Not have been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court
Vote by mail
Find your polling place
ID requirements
Yes. You will be asked to show ID when you vote.
Approved forms of ID:
South Dakota driver’s license or nondriver identification card
U.S. passport
Photo ID issued by an agency of the U.S. government
Tribal photo ID
Current student identification card, including a picture, issued by a high school or an accredited institution of higher education, including a university, college, or technical school, located within South Dakota
If you do not have an ID or did not bring it when you go to vote in person, you may vote after signing an affidavit. But note that if you registered to vote by mail and did not provide either a state-issued ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number, you may still be required to show proof of identification. This includes photo ID, a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document.
Overseas and military voting
Voting as a student
Voting as a person with disabilities
Your Federal Voting Rights
As a Voter with a Disability, you have the right to:
Vote privately and independently
Have an accessible polling place with voting machines for voters with disabilities
You may either:
1. Seek assistance from workers at the polling place who have been trained to use the accessible voting machine, or
2. Bring someone to help you vote
You may request your local election officials to tell you about any voting aids, voting assistance, and absentee ballot procedures that are available.
Ensure your right to accessible elections!
For more information, contact the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
By phone at 866-747-1471
By email at listen@eac.gov