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South Dakota voting issues
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Election and registration information
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Voting machines
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2008 election
For the 2008 election South Dakota used the following voting machines. For a county-by-county list of the specific machines (and the source for this section) see Verified Voting's Verifier tool.
- Main article: Voting machines
Optical scan machines:
- Election Systems & Software's Model 100 voting machine
- Election Systems & Software's Model 650 voting machine
Assistive Devices for Marking Paper Ballots:
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Governmental election authorities
Secretary of State Chris Nelson
- Elections website: http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/electionsvoteregistration_overview.shtm
Contact information:
- Secretary of State
- Capitol Building
- 500 East Capitol Avenue Ste 204
- Pierre SD 57501-5070
- (605) 773-3537 FAX:(605) 773-6580
- Email: elections@state.sd.us
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Election threats
- For an extensive log of voting machine problems, see the VotersUnite! report on election incidents.[1]
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State and local non-governmental election organizations
League of Women Voters
LWV of South Dakota, Susan Randall and Nancy Veglahn, Co-Presidents
- PO Box 1572
- Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Local Leagues:
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Articles and resources
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See also
- The main page on election protection and reform organizations.
- All articles in the Election Protection Wiki project.
- For election day: Things citizens can do to monitor elections and If you are told you cannot vote.
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References
- ↑ See the VotersUnite! Election Problem Log.
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External resources
Poll location
- GoVote.org locates your polling place and other voting information.
- Google map polling locations locates most polling location, may be missing or out of date.
Election Protection hotlines
- 866-OUR-VOTE (National Election Protection Hotline)
- 888-VE-Y-VOTA (Español)
- 800-966-5946 (AALDEF, Asian languages)
- 866-MYVOTE1 (Tom Joyner Hotline - VoterAction, NAACP National Voter Fund)
- 877-523-2792 (ACLU Voting Rights Project Hotline)
- 877-US4-OBAMA (Obama campaign Voter Hotline)
- 866-976-VOTE (McCain campaign Honest and Open Election hotline - leave a message)
- 877-GOCNN08 (CNN Voter Problem Tipline)
- 888-VOTE-TIP (VelvetRevolution Election Protection Hotline for fraud)
- 567-258-VOTE (Twitter Vote Report key in report or leave audio message)
Voting information
- Vote411.org from the League of Women Voters provides all kinds of information to help you vote.
Voting rights
- ACLU's "Know Your Voting Rights - State by State" -- printable brochures summarizing your voting rights, for most states.
- One-page know your rights summaries for 27 states from the AFL-CIO.
Voting requirements
- Click here to see the voter ID requirements in all states. From the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Election officials, election reform groups, and elected officials
- Why Tuesday? offers a page for South Dakota that helps locate South Dakota's elections officials, election reform groups, and elected officials, as well as a page titled Find a group in your area that lets you find similar information for other states.
Absentee voting
- Click here to request an absentee ballot. Go Vote Absentee is a project of the Women Donors Network.
Disabled voters
- Information for voters with disabilities from NDRN.
Student voting rights
- See South Dakota Student Voting Rights for a guide to student voting rights in South Dakota. See Student Voting Rights for a guide to other states. From the Brennan Center for Justice.
State ballot
- See how organizations you trust recommend you vote on ballot measures and other statewide contests at TransparentDemocracy.
Languages
- Help in other languages from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 中文, 日本語, 한국어, Tagalog, Tiếng Việt, Español
Voting machines
- Verified Voting's South Dakota page, which provides detailed information on voting equipment in use in every county in South Dakota.
Election law
- Election Law @ Moritz's South Dakota page, which provides detailed information on election law developments in South Dakota. See map page to see the information for election developments in any given state.
- Election Law @ Moritz's South Dakota general information page, which provides information on South Dakota election authorities, post-election processes, and other topics. See map page to see this information for any given state.
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