School Board Elections

Election Day is June 2, 2026

The Sioux Falls School District School Board will have three vacancies when the terms of Dawn Marie Johnson, Marc Murren and Gail Swenson expire in June. All three vacancies will be four-year terms. 

Election Timeline

Item

Date

 Set Election/Adopt Resolution 

December 8th, 2025

Notify Auditors of Election Date and Request Assistance 

December 9th, 2025

Publish 1st Notice of Board Vacancy 

December 19th, 2025 

Publish 2nd Notice of Board Vacancy 

December 26th, 2025 

Nominating Petitions may be circulated/filed 

February 2nd, 2026 

Last Date to File Petitions/Withdraw 

March 24th, 2026

Lots to be drawn (11:00 AM in IPC Foyer) 

March 26th, 2026

Candidate Names & Ballot Language to be Certified by County Auditors 

March 26th, 2026

Deadline to File Candidate Financial Interest Statement 

15 Days after filing petition 

Pre-Election Campaign Finance Report Due 

April 8th, 2026

Ballot must be available for Absentee Voting 

April 17th, 2026

Publish 1st Notice of Voter Registration 

April 30th, 2026

Publish 2nd Notice of Voter Registration 

May 7th, 2026 

Deadline for Voter Registration 

May 18th, 2026

Publish 1st Notice of Election 

May 21st, 2026

Publish Ballot 

May 28th, 2026

Publish 2nd Notice of Election 

May 28th, 2026

Deadline for Voter to Vote Absentee In-Person 

June 1st, 2026

Deadline for Voter Who is Confined Due to Sickness or Disability to Request an Absentee Ballot via Authorized Messenger 

June 1st, 2026

Election Day 

June 2nd, 2026

Review and Make Determination on Provisional Ballots Cast (if any) 

June 3rd, 2026

Canvass Election Results 

June 22nd, 2026

Elected Person to file Elected Official Financial Interest Statement (1) 

July 7th, 2026

Post-Election Campaign Finance Report Due 

July 8th, 2026

Elected Persons Take Office 

July 13th, 2026

Elected Official Financial Interest Statement is due 15 days following election.

In-Person Absentee Voting

The voter will present an acceptable form of identification

  • SD Driver License or nondriver ID card

  • US Government photo ID (passport, military, VA, FBI, Secret Service, IRS, etc)

  • Tribal photo id

  • A current student id issued from a SD high school or SD accredited institution of higher learning

Absentee Voting By Mail

An absentee ballot may be mailed to a registered voter of the Sioux Falls School District by sending an absentee ballot application to the county auditor’s office. The auditors will forward the request to the school district.

The applications may be mailed to:

Leah Anderson

Minnehaha County Auditor

415 N. Dakota Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD  57104

Sheri Lund

Lincoln County Auditor

104 N Main Ave
Canton, SD  57013