SOUTH DAKOTA

Presidential and State Primary registration deadline – Application must be received by county auditor by May 21, 2012

Presidential and State Primary date – June 5, 2012

General Election registration date – Application must be received by county auditor by October 22, 2012

Election information phone number – 605-773-3537

State election website – http://sdsos.gov/Elections/Default.aspx

Early voting

In person – Any voter may vote early in person, no excuse required. Beginning six weeks prior to an election and ending the day before the election, a voter may go to the County Auditor’s Office, fill out an application for an absentee ballot and vote the ballot there.

By mail – Any voter may vote early by mail, no excuse required. Applications for an absentee/vote-by-mail ballot may be made up until 3:00 pm on Election Day. Absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

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