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2018 General Election
Date: November 6, 2018 Time: 7 AM to 7 PM CST
Voter Registration Deadline: October 22, 2018 at 5 PM
Absentee Voting Available: September 21 – November 5, 2018, Monday through Friday 8 AM – 5 PM.
For those sick and confined Absentee Voting is also available November 6, 2018, please contact the Auditor’s Office (472-4580) for details.
 The deadline for registration to vote is 15 days before any election. Your registration card must be received in the Auditor's Office by this deadline if you are to vote in the next election.
By using the links below, you may print the Voter Registration Form or Absentee Application Form, complete it, sign it and then send it to your county auditor, or fill-out the on-line form, print and send.
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7-8-1 Number and terms of Office of Commissioners
Staggered terms
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7-7-1.1 County Officers to be elected quadrenially
Staggered terms
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Each organized county shall have a board of commissioners consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members, each of whom shall be elected at a general election and whose term of office shall be four years.
Any commissioner who represents an even-numbered district shall run for election at the general election at which the President is elected;
Any commissioner who represents an odd-numbered district shall run for election at the general election at which the Governor is elected.
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Expiration of term for combined offices. Unless otherwise provided by county charter, at primary and general elections there shall be nominated and elected in each organized county of this state county officers as follows:
(1) In 1974 and each fourth year thereafter, a sheriff, county auditor, and register of deeds;
(2) In 1976 and each fourth year thereafter, a treasurer, state's attorney, and coroner.
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The terms of all such officers shall be four years, or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Nevertheless, the term of any county office, combined with another pursuant to § 7-7- 1.2 or 7-7-1.3, shall expire on the first Monday of January following the ordinance authorizing the combination.
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County Election
Election 2016
Commissioner Districts 2 and 4
Treasurer, States Attorney and Coroner
Election 2018
Commissioner Districts 1, 3 and 5
Sheriff, Auditor and Register of Deeds
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- Monday May 23, 2016 is the Primary voter registration deadline. (SDCL 12-4-5)
- Absentee ballots can be requested until 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election. In the event of confinement because of sickness or disability, a qualified voter may apply in writing and obtain an absentee ballot by authorized messenger. An authorized messenger delivers the ballot from the Auditor’s Office to the qualified voter and then returns the marked ballot to the Auditor’s Office. Any application for a ballot by authorized messenger must be received by the Auditor’s Office before 3:00 p.m. the day of the election. ALL absentee ballots must be returned to the Auditor’s office prior to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, they will not be counted if returned to the Auditor’s Office after 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
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Voting Precincts
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Precinct #1
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Antelope, Belle Plaine, Capitola, Harrison, Prairie Center, Richfield, Spring, Sumner, Turton and Union Townships
and Doland City and Turton Town
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Doland Senior Citizens Center
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Precinct #2
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Dissolved by Commissioner Motion after hearing on 4/20/04
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Precinct #3
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Belmont, Buffalo, Crandon, Garfield, Lake, and Tulare Townships and Tulare Town
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Tulare Community Hall
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Precinct #4
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Exline, Great Bend, Groveland, Lodi, Three Rivers, and that part of Redfield Township not included in the Third
Commissioner District
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Redfield Armory
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Precinct #5
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Cornwall, Frankfort, Harmony, Lincoln, and that part of Clifton Township described as follows: Beginning at the
SW1/4 32-118-62 north four (4) miles to NW1/4 17-118-62, thence east five (5) miles to Clifton Twp. line, thence south
four (4) miles to Clifton Twp. line, thence west five (5) miles to point of beginning and Frankfort City
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Frankfort Community Hall
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Precinct #6
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Athol and Jefferson Townships and that part of Clifton Township described as follows: Beginning at the SW corner
of Clifton Twp. north four (4) miles, east three (3) miles, south four (4) miles to Clifton Twp. line, thence west
three (3) miles to point of beginning and Ashton City
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Ashton Community Hall
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Precinct #7
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LaPrairie, Mellette, Northville and Tetonka Townships and that part of Clifton Township described as follows: Beginning
at the NW1/4 of 2-118-63 south two (2) miles, thence east eight (8) miles to SE1/4 12-118-62, thence north two (2)
miles, thence west on Clifton Township line eight (8) miles to point of beginning and Mellette City, Northville Town
and Brentford Town .
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Northwestern United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
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Precinct #8
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Benton, Beotia, Conde and Olean Townships and Conde City
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Conde Community Center
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Precinct #9
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Redfield City, First and Second Wards
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Redfield Armory
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Precinct #10
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Redfield City, Third and Fourth Wards
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Redfield Armory
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(County, State, Federal Offices)
Courthouse 1st Floor
Extension Services
Health Department
Sheriff Department
Social Services
Courthouse 2nd Floor
Auditor
Equalization
Planning and Zoning
Register of Deeds
Treasurer
Commissioner's Room
Courthouse 3rd Floor
Clerk of Courts
Courtroom
Emergency Management
States Attorney
Veterans Service
Courthouse Basement
Custodial Engineer
Community Room
101 E 7th Avenue
Spink County Coroner
225 E 8th Avenue
Spink County Museum
E Hwy 212
Highway Department
Weed & Pest
Voting Information
Voter Registration Info
Absentee Application Info
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