Voter Registration Information
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) is a federal voter registration law intended to:
- Provide increased opportunities for eligible citizens to register to vote.
- Increase voter participation.
- Ensure voter registries are accurate and up-to-date.
The NVRA requires the State of South Dakota to designate any government agency that 1) provides public assistance; or 2) administers State-funded programs, primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities, as a Voter Registration Agency (VRA). A VRA is an agency that must provide voter registration services. The following South Dakota State government agencies and offices are VRAs:
- Department of Public Safety
- Department of Social Services
- Department of Health
- Department of Human Services
Certain VRAs are required to designate a NVRA Coordinator. Their contact information can be found here.
Agency Voter Registration Forms and Voter Preference Form
Statistics by Office
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
Known or suspected NVRA compliance issues or violations at an Agency of any office where Covered Transactions* occur can be reported to the Secretary of State's office by emailing nvra@state.sd.us.
*Covered Transactions: Transactions specified in the NVRA, 52 U.S.C 20506(a)(6)(A), including applications, renewals, and change of address requests for Driver's licenses and non-driver identification cards, 52 U.S.C 20504(a) & (d) and application, renewals, recertification, and change of address request for public assistance, 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(1), whether conducted in-person or remotely, and whether conducted at an Agency or another site pursuant to a contract or agreement with an Agency.