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• Check registration status
• Register to vote

Use the National Voter Registration Form

1. Print and fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
2. Box 6 - ID Number: When submitting your application by mail in South Dakota, you are required to provide your South Dakota Driver License number or South Dakota Non-Driver ID number. If you do not have a South Dakota-issued ID, you are required to provide the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you have not been issued any of these numbers, you can still visit your county auditor's office and complete your voter registration in person. You will you will be asked to sign a statement verifying the fact that you do not have a valid South Dakota driver license, a South Dakota non-driver identification number, or a Social Security number.
3. Box 7 - Choice of Party: If you want to participate in South Dakota partisan primary elections, you should register with the party whose primary you would like to vote in. However, some parties allow unaffiliated voters to participate in their primary elections.
4. Box 8 - Race or Ethnic Group: Leave blank. This information is not required.
5. Review the "Who can register to vote?" section above and check that you're eligible.
6. Sign the form.
7. Send the completed form to your local election office.
8. If you are registering to vote for the first time in South Dakota, you must include proof of citizenship with your registration application or you will be registered as a “federal voter.” If you are designated as a federal voter, you may only vote in elections for president, US senator, and US representative.
   • To be eligible to vote in all other races, you are required to submit an acceptable form of identification with your registration form. Proof of citizenship can include: South Dakota driver’s license or non-driver ID issued on or after July 1, 2025, which indicates you have demonstrated US citizenship; valid driver’s license or non-driver ID issued by any US state or territory that indicates you have demonstrated US citizenship; or tribal ID.
   • You can also provide a copy of any of the following: birth certificate; US passport pages with identity information and passport number; consular report issued by the US Department of State indicating you were born abroad; certificate of naturalization; any other type of acceptable documentary evidence of citizenship permitted under 42 C.F.R. § 436.407.
9. If you are registering to vote for the first time in your jurisdiction and are mailing this registration application, federal law requires you to show proof of identification the first time you vote. Proof of identification includes a current and valid photo identification or current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or government document that shows your name and address. More information here.

• You can complete a voter registration application in person. Contact your local election office for information on when and where to register to vote.
• Learn more by visiting the South Dakota Secretary of State website or contacting your local election office.

• are 18 on or before South Dakota's next election, which is on Tuesday, June 2, 2026
• are a citizen of the United States
• are a resident of South Dakota for at least thirty days prior to submitting the registration form
• are not currently serving a sentence for a felony conviction which included imprisonment, served or suspended, in an adult penitentiary system
• are not judged mentally incompetent by a court of law

No. You cannot register online before you turn 18 in South Dakota.

Yes, you can register to vote by mail using this form.

Yes, you can learn more about registering to vote in person on the South Dakota Secretary of State website.