(Pierre, S.D.) – South Dakota’s General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Polls will be open from 7:00am to 7:00pm local time.
For those who intend to vote absentee, the deadline to request a ballot is 5:00pm local time on Monday, November 4, 2024. Remember to allow for adequate mail processing time when returning your absentee ballot to your county auditor’s office by mail. You may also drop off your absentee ballot in-person at your county auditor’s office.
All absentee ballots must be delivered to the county auditors by the time that polls close on election day in order to be counted. If an absentee ballot is received after that time, it may not be opened or counted, regardless of when it was mailed.
Voters may verify whether they have already requested an absentee ballot and check the status of their absentee ballot by searching the Voter Information Portal (VIP), which we encourage you to do, on the Secretary of State’s website: https://vip.sdsos.gov/VIPLogin.aspx or contacting their county auditor. More information on absentee voting can be found at https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/absentee-voting.aspx.
