Election Training

Municipal and School Election Official Training

The Secretary of State's office, Associated School Boards of South Dakota, and the South Dakota Municipal League are co-sponsoring a series of workshops covering all aspects of elections - from notices to the final canvass - including question-and-answer sessions.

Six webinar workshops are scheduled to assist election officers in conducting municipal or school elections. Identical sessions will be held in both the morning and afternoon of each day. New finance officers and business managers are encouraged to attend all six webinars.

Register Online sdmunicipalleague.org/events

• Free to participants • Series of six webinars; register for whichever ones you like • Morning and afternoon sessions offered of each webinar

WEBINAR 1 | DEC. 8, 2022

(Approx. 45 minutes) 9:30-10:15 a.m. CT -or- 2:30-3:15 p.m. CT • Election Types and Date (don’t forget to set your election date) • Combining elections vs. holding elections on the same day • Election Calendar (appoint your election boards sooner rather than later) • Precinct and election boards • Public Notices • Walk-though of helpful websites, including the

Legislative Research Council’s site (if time allows)

WEBINAR 2 | DEC. 15, 2022

(Approx. 1 hour, 10 minutes) 9:30-10:40 a.m. CT -or- 2:30-3:40 p.m. CT • Candidate Eligibility Requirements • Petitions - Forms, Deadlines, Signature

Requirements (change for cities) and

Counting Signatures (walk through the petition checklist). New petition challenge law. • What if no one files? • Financial Interest Statements (these must be filed every year for applicable cities and schools) • Vacancies - What Creates a Vacancy and

How to Fill It • Campaign Finance (for applicable cities and schools) - Who is Required to File,

Restrictions, Disclaimers and Forms

WEBINAR 3 | MARCH 2, 2023

(Approx. 40 minutes) 9:30-10:10 a.m. CT -or- 2:30-3:10 p.m. CT • Ballot Preparation • Who Can Vote - Voter Registration and

Residency

WEBINAR 4 | MARCH 9, 2023

(Approx. 1 hour) 9:30-10:30 a.m. CT -or- 2:30-3:30 p.m. CT • Absentee Voting: Application, Voting

In-Person or by Mail, UOCAVA Voters (we will walk through our handout)

WEBINAR 5 | MARCH 16, 2023

(Approx. 1 hour, 30 minutes) 9:30-11 a.m. CT -or- 2:30-4 p.m. CT • Election Worker Training - you may use this to train your election workers. • We will walk through the Precinct Manual as a guide on “What to do on Election Day.”

WEBINAR 6 | MARCH 23, 2023

(Approx. 30 minutes) 9:30-10 a.m. CT -or- 2:30-3 p.m. CT • What to ask your county auditor for (Voter registration list, schools make sure to ask for all the counties your district covers etc.) • What should you, as the person in charge of the election, do on Election Day? • Counting, Canvassing and Recounting -

Provisional Ballots, Duties of Canvassers and Recount Process