NOTICE OF TESTING AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT
Notice is hereby given to the public, the county chair of each political party with a candidate on the ballot, any independent candidate or candidate without party affiliation on the ballot, and the ballot question committees for or against an initiated or referred measure or initiated constitutional amendment, that the automatic tabulating equipment will be tested to ascertain that it will correctly count the votes for all offices and measures that are to be cast at the general election held on the 5th day of November, 2024.
The test will be conducted on the 31st day of October, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the following location: Election Room on the 2nd Floor of the Miner County Courthouse in Howard, SD.
Dated this 23rd day of October, 2024.
Rebecca Mommaerts
Miner County Auditor
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTERS
VOTING RIGHTS
Any voter who can't mark a ballot because the voter has a physical disability or can't read, may ask any person he or she chooses to help the voter vote.
Any voter may ask for instruction in the proper procedure for voting.
Any voter at the polling place prior to 7:00 p.m. is allowed to cast a ballot.
If your voting rights have been violated, you may call the person in charge of the election at 605-772-4671, the Secretary of State at 888-703-5328, or your state's attorney.
Any person who is convicted of a felony on or after July 1, 2012, loses the right to vote. However, any such person may register to vote following the completion of the person's felony sentence.
Any person who is convicted of a felony on or before June 30, 2012, and who receives a sentence of imprisonment to the adult penitentiary system, including a suspended execution of sentence, loses the right to vote. Any such person so sentenced may register to vote following completion of the person's sentence. Further information is available at https://sdsos.gov/.
ELECTION CRIMES
Anyone who makes a false statement when voting, tries to vote knowing he or she is not a qualified voter, or tries to vote more than once has committed an election crime.
NOTICE OF DEADLINE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION
Voter registration for the General Election to be held on November 5th will close on October 21, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Failure to register by this date will cause forfeiture of voting rights for this election. If you are in doubt about whether you are registered, check the Voter Information Portal at www.sdsos.gov or call the county auditor at 605-772-4671.
Registration may be completed during regular business hours at the county auditor's office, municipal finance office, secretary of state's office, and those locations which provide driver's licenses, SNAP, TANF, WIC, military recruitment, and assistance to the disabled as provided by the Department of Human Services. You may contact the county auditor to request a mail-in registration form or access a mail-in form at www.sdsos.gov.
Any voter who needs assistance, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may contact the county auditor for information and special assistance in voter registration.
Rebecca Mommaerts, Auditor
Miner County
2024 GENERAL ELECTION
The 2024 general election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, from 7:00am to 7:00pm. Absentee ballots will be available September 20 through 5:00pm Monday, November 4. Voter registration deadline for the 2024 general election is 5:00pm, Monday, October 21. You may absentee vote by contacting the Auditor's Office of the Miner County Courthouse, or request an absentee ballot by mail. Your ballot must be received back in the Auditor's office by 3:00pm on November 5th to be counted! In the event of confinement because of sickness or disability, a qualified voter may apply in writing and obtain an absentee ballot by authorized messenger, even on election day. Any application for a ballot by authorized messenger must be received by the person in charge of the election by 3:00pm the day of the election. Contact the Auditor's office for additional information!
To check your voter registration, find where your polling place will be on Election Day, and/or view your sample ballot, visit https://vip.sdsos.gov/VIPLogin.aspx