South Dakota elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of South Dakota held elections in 2015. Races to watch School Boards More information available here: South Dakota school board elections, 2015 Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and South Dakota school board elections, 2015 A total of two South Dakota school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for five seats in 2015. The first election was April 14, 2015, and the second was June 2, 2015. Here are several quick facts about South Dakota's school board elections in 2015: The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Sioux Falls School District with 23,227 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Rapid City Area School District with 14,000 K-12 students. Rapid City Area School District had the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with three seats up for election. Sioux Falls School District had the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015 with two seats up for election. The districts listed below served 37,227 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections. 2015 South Dakota School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Sioux Falls School District 4/14/2015 2 5 23,227 Rapid City Area School District 6/2/2015 3 7 14,000 Ballot measures See also List of South Dakota ballot measures Voting information Links related to voting in South Dakota: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in South Dakota. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in South Dakota. For information about absentee eligibility and military and overseas voting, please visit our absentee voting by state page. For information on early voting (if applicable), please visit our page on early voting by state. For information on online voter registration (if applicable), please visit our page on online voter registration in the 50 states. Primary information A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. South Dakota law allows parties to choose whether to let unaffiliated voters vote in their elections. For more information on recognized political parties in South Dakota and their primary policies, see here. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, South Dakota saw 44.9 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, South Dakota saw 60.1 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election and 15 percent in the primary election. See also Elections portal Elections and events calendar Voter guides State Blue Books State Poll Opening and Closing Times State Election Result Canvassing State voter ID laws Voting in South Dakota Absentee voting Early voting Online voter registration Election terms and definitions Recent news This section links to a Google news search for the term "South Dakota + elections + 2015" South Dakota elections news feed Footnotes