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South Dakota elections, 2013
South Dakota election information for 2013 is listed below.
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Voting in South Dakota
- See also: Voting in South Dakota
Important voting information
- South Dakota uses a closed primary system, meaning voters must register with a party to be able to vote in their primary election.
- South Dakota does not permit online voter registration.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in South Dakota, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
South Dakota is one of 34 states that has early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Completed ballots must be returned to the county election official by close of polls on Election Day.[1]
Elections Performance Index
South Dakota ranked 9th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. South Dakota received an overall score of 72 percent.[2]
See also
Footnotes
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