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

Ballot must be available for Absentee Voting 

TBD

Election Day 

June 2, 2026

Review & Make Determination on Provisional Ballots Cast (if any)* 

June 3

Canvass Election Results

June 8 

Elected Persons Take Office 

June 22

Post-Election Campaign Finance Report Due 

TBD

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