VOTER / ELECTION FORMS & INFORMATION
2020 Primary Election Sample Ballots
“OFFICIAL” Sample Ballots in conformity with State Law.
Republican, Democratic and Non-Politically Affiliated Ballots (All one file)
- Hand County’s Sample Democratic Primary Election Ballot
- Valid Countywide except in Precinct 7 where the Wolsey-Wessington School District candidates are listed.
- Hand County’s Sample Democratic Primary Election Ballot (Combination Ballot)
- Valid only in Precinct 7 for voters within the Wolsey-Wessington School District
- Hand County’s Sample Non-Partisan Primary Election Ballot
- Valid for Non-party voters within the Wolsey-Wessington School District
- Hand County’s Sample Republican Primary Election Ballot
- Valid Countywide except:
- In Precinct 7 where the Wolsey-Wessington School District candidates are listed
- Hand County’s Sample Republic Primary Election Ballot (Combination Ballot)
- In County Commissioner District 4 where the two county commissioner district candidates are listed
- In Precinct 7 where the Wolsey-Wessington School District candidates are listed
- Valid Countywide except:
ELECTION DAY POLL WORKERS
- 2020 Election Day Precinct Manual (V.2019.11.22)
- 2020 Election Worker Training Manual
- 2020 “Express Vote” Universal Voting System (Poll Worker Guide)
- 2020 Poll Watcher and Observer Guidelines
IMPORTANT DATES
(Taken from the Secretary of State’s Election Calendar)
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
Date of South Dakota’s 2020 Primary Election – June 2, 2020
Absentee voting begins – April 17, 2020
Voter Registration Deadline – May 18, 2020
Date of South Dakota’s 2020 General Election – November 3, 2020
Absentee voting begins – September 18, 2020
Voter Registration Deadline – October 19, 2020
Check your voter registration status online.
Voter Registration Form (Fillable PDF) (Suspended 15 days in advance of the election)
Absentee Voting Informational Page (Redirects to the Secretary of State’s Website)
PDF Form Fill Form to use when requesting a list of voters from the Auditor or Secretary of State.
- Checklist to be used when validating the request for voter information.
Secretary of State 2020 Election Calendar (If you are running for office, you should download or print this file)
2019-2020 South Dakota Voter Registration File – Data Request Form
Municipal Election Handbook can be found by clicking here.
ES&S DS200 Ballot Tabulator (Will replace our current M100 units).
- The DS200 units are $5,560 each and the county has two for a total investment of $11,120 on 2019 contract pricing.
- Short Video on the DS200 tabulator machine.
ES&S “Express Vote” touch-screen voting machine. (Will replace our current Automark machines).
- The Express Vote machines cost $3,420 each and the county has 11 to replace for a total investment of $37,620 investment.
- Short Video on the Express Vote machine.
AT THE POLLS
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides specifications for accessibility to polling places. This download provides guidance on those specifications. 
A direct link to the ADA document is available by clicking HERE.
South Dakota Secretary of State’s Information on accessibility is found on their website at this LINK
