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Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm South Dakota
Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:1(0.23% of 435)
2002 Representatives:1(0.23% of 435)
2004 Electors:3(0.56% of 538)
1990 Census:696,004 (0.28% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:756,874 (0.27% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (2000):471,152
Estimated Voting age population (2000):543,000
Capital:Pierre
 

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Official Name/Status   All States
 The STATE of South Dakota
 Status: STATE of the Union
 Organized as a Territory: 2 March 1861. 12 Stat. 239: along with what would become NORTH DAKOTA, was organized as "Dakota" Territory from what had previously been part of Nebraska Territory
 Admitted to the Union as a State: 2 November 1889 upon Proclamation by President Benjamin Harrison
  The 39th state.
Traditional Sections and Regions   All States
 Section: MIDWEST
 Region: Great Plains
 Survey: Public Domain
Constitutions   All States     Links to State Constitutions
 Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 22 February 1889 [25 Stat. 676: authorizing formation of a State government and Admission thereafter]
 
• 1st (1889--) [Adopted: 1889 Convention convened, 4 July 1889, Ratified: 1 October 1889 ratified by a vote of 70,131 to 3,267; effective upon Admission, 2 November 1889. (A separate vote on Article 24- prohibiting the manufacture, sale and importation of intoxicating beverages- approved this provision by a vote of 40,324 to 34,590; a separate vote on Article 25- providing for minority [that is, proportional] representation in the legislature- rejected this provision by a vote of 46,200 to 24,161)]
Executive Branch   All States
 
Chief Executive
 • GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
 • Lieutenant Governor [elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; nominated with Governor as well]
 
 
Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide   All States   2010 Office holders
 • Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
 • Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.
 • Secretary of State: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
 • Attorney General: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
 • Treasurer: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
 • Auditor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
 • Commissioner of School and Public Lands: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
Legislative Branch   All States
 
Legislature
 • LEGISLATURE
 
Upper House
 • Senate
Lower House
 • House of Representatives
Judicial Branch   All States
 
Court of Last Resort
 • Supreme Court
 
Local Government
 
   
PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION  All States
 • county [Type: Broad, Executive and Legislative: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS]
 MINOR CIVIL DIVISION  All States
  • township [Type: Limited, Executive and Legislative: Board of Supervisors]
 
Incorporated Municipalities  All States
   
Statutory Election Information   All States
 
General Election   All States
 • Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November of even-numbered years
[SD Codified Laws 12-2-2]
Presidential Primary   All States
 • at the same time as the State Primary [1st Tuesday in June of even-numbered years (SD Codified Laws 12-2-1)] in Presidential Election years
[SD Codified Laws 12-5-3.11-- which provides that, in the absence of any other method of choosing National Convention delegates and alternates by a Party, said positions shall be elected in the State Primary]
State Primary   All States
 • (--2005) ... first Tuesday in June of every even-numbered year. [SD Codified Laws 12-2-1].
If no candidate for United States Senate, congressman, or Governor in a race involving three or more candidates receives thirty-five percent of the votes of his party, a secondary election shall be held two weeks from the date of the first primary election. At the secondary election the only persons voted for shall be the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes at the first election. [SD Codified Laws 12-6-51.1].
 • (2005--) The primary election ... shall be held ... on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of every even-numbered year.
[SD Codified Laws 12-2-1].
If no candidate for United States Senate, congressman, or Governor in a race involving three or more candidates receives thirty-five percent of the votes of his party, a secondary election shall be held two weeks from the date of the first primary election. At the secondary election the only persons voted for shall be the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes at the first election.
[SD Codified Laws 12-6-51.1].
Polling times   All States
 • Polls open: 7 AM local time
Polls close: 7 PM local time
12-2-3. ... the polls shall be opened at the hour of seven a.m. and remain continuously open until seven p.m ... [SD Codified Laws 12-2-3]
Links  Links to other web sites
 
Constitution
 • South Dakota Constitution
Election Authority
 • South Dakota Elections & Voter Registration Overview
 • South Dakota Secretary of State
Legislature
 • South Dakota Legislature - Legislative Research Council
Democratic
 • South Dakota Democratic Party
Republican
 • South Dakota Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitutional Party of South Dakota (National Party)
 • Constitutional Party of South Dakota (State Party)
 • South Dakota Green Party
 • South Dakota Right to Life
 • The Unity Party of South Dakota
Media & others
 • American News - Aberdeen
 • Argus Leader - Sioux Falls
 • Argus Leader - South Dakota Politics
 • Black Hills Pioneer
 • Capital Journal - Pierre
 • Daily Press & Dakotan - Yankton
 • DC's Political Report - South Dakota
 • KDLT TV - NBC - Sioux Falls
 • KELO AM - Sioux Falls
 • KELO TV - CBS - Sioux Falls
 • KNBN TV - NBC - Rapid City
 • KOTA TV - ABC - Rapid City
 • KSFY TV - ABC - Sioux Falls
 • Madison Daily Leader
 • NewsLink - South Dakota Newspapers
 • Plainsman - Huron
 • Politics1.com - South Dakota
 • Rapid City Journal
 • South Dakota Politics - Conservative
 • South Dakota Public Broadcasting
 • The Aberdeen American News
 • The Brookings Register
 • The Daily Republic - Mitchell
 • Watertown Public Opinion
 
 

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