School Board Elections

Election Day is May 13th, 2025

The Sioux Falls School District School Board will have two vacancies next year when the terms of Carly Reiter and Nan Kelly expire in July. In accordance with the Board Resolution passed July 10, 2023, which establishes four-year terms for all Board Members by 2028, the transition plan states that both 2025 vacancies shall be three-year terms (in 2028 they will be four-year terms). To fill the vacancies, the District must hold an election. 

Election Timeline

Item

Date

Set Election/Adopt Resolution 

Dec. 9th 2024 

Notify Auditors of Election Date & Request Assistance 

Dec. 10th 2024 

Publish 1st Notice of Board Vacancy 

Feb. 21st 2025 

Publish 2nd Notice of Board Vacancy 

Feb. 28th 2025 

Nominating Petitions may be circulated/filed 

March 4th 2025 

Last Date to File Petitions/Withdraw 

April 4th 2025 

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

April 8th 2025 

Deadline to File Candidate Financial Interest Statement 

15 days after filing petition 

Publish 1st Notice of Voter Registration 

April 10th 2025 

Publish 2nd Notice of Voter Registration 

April 17th 2025 

Deadline for Voter Registration 

April 28th 2025 

Pre-Election Campaign Finance Report Due 

April 28th 2025 

Ballot must be available for Absentee Voting 

April 28th 2025 

Publish 1st Notice of Election 

May 1st 2025 

Publish Precinct Map & Ballot 

May 8th 2025 

Publish 2nd Notice of Election 

May 8th 2025 

Election Day 

May 13th 2025 

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

May 14th 2025 

Canvass Election Results * 

May 27th 2025 

Elected Person to file Elected Official Financial Interest Statement
(Elected Official Financial Interest Statement is due 15 days following election ) 

May 28th 2025 

Post-Election Campaign Finance Report Due 

June 24th 2025 

Elected Persons Take Office 

July 14th 2025 

* Date Subject to Change 

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