To assist you in preparing and conducting a school board election next year, below you will a list of election materials from both the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office and ASBSD.
An election document can be retrieved by clicking on the blue link below for the corresponding election related material you wish to open. This list can also be found on ASBSD’s Publications & Forms page on the ASBSD website. Should additional documents be provided, ASBSD will email them to you and post them on the Publications & Forms page. If you have questions about school board elections, please contact the S.D. Secretary of State’s office’s Election Services Department at elections@state.sd.us or at 605-773-3537.
School Board Election Materials:
- 2022 How to Circulate a Nominating Petition
- 2022 School Board Member Nominating Petition
- 2022 School Board Candidate Nominating Petition Checklist
- 2022 School Board Election Calendar
- 2022 Combined Election Timeline for Primary date
- 2021 City & School Recount Manual
- 2021 Quick Reference Guide: City & School Recount Information
- Absentee Voting Process for School Districts
- Absentee Ballot Application
- Election Day Precinct Manual
- S.D. Secretary of State’s Election Resources
- S.D. Secretary of State’s School Election Resources
- So You Want to Become a School Board Member (2022)
- South Dakota Provisional Ballot Processing Criteria
- Voter Registration Form
Please note: South Dakota state law 13-7-30 requires school districts who conducted a school board election to post the following information in their board meeting minutes within 60 days of the official canvass of the election:
- The number of registered voters of the school district on the date voter registration closes;
- The number of registered voters of the school district who voted in the election;
- The percentage of registered voters of the school district who voted in the election;
- The date of the election, and if the election was held in conjunction with a regular municipal election as provided in § 13-7-10.1 or with the regular June primary as provided in § 13-7-10.3.
The law also states if the annual election was not conducted because there was not a contested vacancy on the school board or any question submitted to the voters, the school board shall provide that information in the school board minutes.