South Dakota

ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION

Recognized party qualifications:

Received at least 2.5% of the vote for governor in
the last general election [12-1-3(10)]
Or petition: 2.5% of votes cast for governor in the
last general election (in 2004, this will be
approximately 8,364 signatures) [12-5-1]

Primary ballot access:

File statement of candidacy to the Secretary of State
Party submits names of delegates and candidates
Deadline: 5 pm on the first Tuesday in April
[12-5-3.14]

General ballot access for minor party and
independent candidates:

File certificate of nomination [12-7-1]
Petition: 1% of the total votes for governor in the
previous election (in 2004, this will be
approximately 3,345 signatures) [12-7-1]
Deadline: 5 pm on the third Tuesday in June [12-7-1]

Last day to withdraw from the ballot: 5 pm the
first Tuesday in August [12-6-55]
Primary date: first Tuesday in June [12-2-1]
Voter registration: 15 days before the election

Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....

Write-In Information

Write-in votes are not allowed.
Source:
Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/