Elections can be confusing at times. There are several deadlines, various requirements, and laws that may be hard to understand completely. While information is accessible online for many counties and elections, oftentimes the information isn’t consistent across the board. That’s why we’re encouraging every South Dakotan to establish a connection with their County Auditor.

All it takes is a phone call or an email to your county’s office to find the information needed to educate and empower your vote.

Below is a list of every County Auditor in South Dakota along with their contact information and website, if available. We suggest saving phone numbers and emails to your contact list on your phone or as an addition to your rolodex for easy access at a moment’s notice. If you don’t see your county on this list, please email us at [email protected] and we will get you connected.

There’s also a PDF version of this information at the bottom of this page which is available to download and print on demand.

For reference, here is a list of some common questions to County Auditors: 

  • When is Election Day this year?
  • What elections are happening in our county this year?
  • If I want to run for elected office, what does that process look like?
  • I requested an absentee ballot, but it hasn’t arrived yet. Can you help me locate that?
  • I’m not registered as a Republican or Democrat. Am I able to vote in any party’s primary election?

Please note, this list of County Auditors could change after Nov. 3, 2020.

2020 South Dakota County Auditors

Use ctrl+F and type in your County to locate quicker if you're on a computer or laptop

  • Aurora
    Susan Urban
    P.O. Box 397
    Plankinton, SD 57368
    (605) 942-7752
    [email protected]
  • Beadle
    Jil Hanson
    450 3rd St. SW, Ste. 201
    Huron, SD 57350
    (605) 353-8400
    [email protected]
    http://beadle.sdcounties.org/auditor/
  • Bennett
    Angie Hicks
    202 Main St.
    Martin,SD 57551
    (605) 685-6931
    [email protected]
  • Bon Homme
    Tamara Brunken
    300 W 18th Ave.
    Tyndall,SD 57066
    (605) 589-4212
    [email protected]
  • Brookings
    Vicki Buseth, Finance Officer
    520 3rd St., Ste. 100
    Brookings,SD 57006
    (605) 696-8250
    [email protected]
    https://www.brookingscountysd.gov/directory.aspx?EID=24
  • Brown
    Cathy McNickle
    25 Market St, Ste. 1
    Aberdeen, SD 57401
    (605) 626-4010
    [email protected]
    https://www.brown.sd.us/department/audito
  • Brule
    Pam Petrak
    300 S Courtland St., Ste. 103
    Chamberlain, SD 57325
    (605) 234-4430
    [email protected]
    http://www.brulecounty.org/3.html
  • BuffaloYvette Isburg
    P.O. Box 146
    Gann Valley, SD 57341
    (605) 293-3217
    [email protected]
  • Butte
    Becky Anderson, Election Administrator (within the Auditor's Office)
    117 5th Ave.
    Belle Fourche, SD 57717
    (605) 892-4485
    [email protected]
    https://www.buttesd.org/auditors-office
  • Campbell
    Lisa Perman
    P.O. Box 37
    Mound City,SD 57646
    (605) 955-3366
    [email protected]
  • Charles Mix
    Danielle Davenport
    P.O. Box 490
    Lake Andes, SD 57356
    (605) 487-6000
    [email protected]
    http://charlesmix.sdcounties.org/auditor/
  • Clark
    Christine Tarbox
    P.O. Box 294
    Clark, SD 57225
    (605) 532-5921
    [email protected]
    http://clark.sdcounties.org/auditor/
  • Clay
    Carri R. Crum
    211 W Main St., Ste. 200
    Vermillion,SD 57069
    (605) 677-7120
    [email protected]
    https://www.claycountysd.org/auditorelections.cfm
  • Codington
    Cindy Brugman
    14 First Ave SE
    Watertown, SD 57201
    (605) 882-6297
    [email protected]
    https://www.codington.org/auditor/
  • Corson
    Tammy Bertoletto
    P.O. Box 255
    McIntosh, SD 57641
    (605) 273-4229
    [email protected]
  • Custer
    Terri Cornelison
    420 Mount Rushmore Rd Custer, SD 57730
    (605) 673-8109
    [email protected]
    http://www.custercountysd.com/auditors-office/
  • Davison
    Susan Kiepke
    200 East 4th Ave.
    Mitchell, SD 57301
    (605) 995-8608
    [email protected]
    http://www.davisoncounty.org/departments/auditor/
  • Day
    Bonnie Fosheim
    711 W 1st St., Ste. 204
    Webster, SD 57274
    (605) 345-9500
    [email protected]
    http://day.sdcounties.org/auditor/
  • Deuel
    Mary Korth
    P.O. Box 616
    Clear Lake, SD 57226
    (605) 874-2312
    [email protected]
    https://www.deuelcountysd.com/auditor
  • Dewey
    Mary Ducheneaux
    P.O. Box 277
    Timber Lake, SD 57626
    (605) 865-3672
    [email protected]
  • Douglas
    Phyllis Barker
    P.O. Box 159
    Armour, SD 57313
    (605) 724-2423
    [email protected]
    http://douglas.sdcounties.org/auditor-welfare-office/
  • Edmunds
    Kevin Schurr
    P.O. Box 97
    Ipswich57451
    (605) 426-6762
    [email protected]
    http://edmunds.sdcounties.org/auditor/
  • Fall River
    Sue Ganje, Auditor (Bobbie Janis, Election Supervisor)
    906 N River St.
    Hot Springs, SD 57747
    (605) 745-5130
    [email protected]
    http://fallriver.sdcounties.org/auditors-welfare-office/
  • Faulk
    Aimee Law
    P.O. Box 309
    Faulkton, SD 57438
    (605) 598-6224 [email protected]
  • Grant
    Karen Layher
    210 E 5th Ave.
    Milbank, SD 57252
    (605) 432-6711
    [email protected]
    https://www.grantcounty.sd.gov/countyoffices/auditor/
  • Gregory
    Julie Bartling
    P.O. Box 437
    Burke, SD 57523
    (605) 775-2664
    [email protected]
    https://gregory.sdcounties.org/auditor/
  • Haakon
    Carla Smith
    P.O. Box 698
    Philip, SD 57567
    (605) 859-2800
    [email protected]
  • Hamlin
    Dixie Opdahl
    P.O. Box 237
    Hayti, SD 57241
    (605) 783-3201
    [email protected]
    https://www.hamlincountysd.org/auditor
  • Hand
    Doug DeBoer
    415 W 1st Avenue, Suite 202, Mailbox 7
    Miller, SD 57362
    (605) 853-2182
    [email protected]
    http://hand.sdcounties.org/auditor/
  • Hanson
    Lesa Trabing
    P.O. Box 500
    Alexandria, SD 57311
    (605) 239-4714
    [email protected]
  • Harding
    Kathy Glines
    P.O. Box 26
    Buffalo, SD 57720
    (605) 375-3313
    [email protected]
  • Hughes
    Jane Naylor
    104 E Capitol Ave.
    Pierre, SD 57501
    (605) 773-7451
    [email protected]
    https://hughescounty.org/departments/auditor/
  • Hutchinson
    Diane Murtha
    201 W Mentor St.
    Olivet, SD 57052
    (605) 387-4212
    [email protected]
    http://www.districtiii.org/district/hutchinson.php
  • Hyde
    Marilyn Ring
    412 Commercial Ave SE
    Highmore, SD 57345
    (605) 852-2519
    [email protected]
  • Jackson
    Vicki Wilson
    P.O. Box 280
    Kadoka, SD 57543
    (605) 827-2422
    [email protected]
  • Jerauld
    Shannon Fagerhaug
    P.O. Box 422
    Wesington Springs, SD 57382
    (605) 539-9301
    [email protected]
  • Jones
    Janice Whitney
    P.O. Box 307
    Murdo, SD 57559
    (605) 669-7100
    [email protected]
  • Kingsbury
    Jennifer Barnard
    P.O. Box 196
    De Smet, D 57231
    (605) 854-3832
    [email protected]
    http://www.kingsburycountysd.org/auditor.html
  • Lake
    Bobbi Janke
    200 E Center St.
    Madison, SD 57042
    (605) 256-7600
    [email protected]
    http://www.lake.sd.gov/custom/auditor
  • Lawrence
    Brenda McGruder
    P.O. Box F
    Deadwood, SD 57732
    (605) 578-1941
    [email protected]
    https://www.lawrence.sd.us/150/Auditor
  • Lincoln
    Marlene Sweeter
    104 N Main St., Ste. 110
    Canton, SD 57013
    (605) 764-2581
    [email protected]
    https://lincolncountysd.org/Page.cfm/Departments/4/Auditor-/-Elections
  • Lyman
    Deb Halverson
    P.O. Box 38
    Kennebec, SD 57544
    (605) 869-2247
    [email protected]
    http://lymancounty.org/auditor/
  • Marshall
    Megan Biel
    P.O. Box 130
    Britton, SD 57430
    (605) 448- 2401
    [email protected]
    http://marshall.sdcounties.org/auditor/
  • McCook
    Geralyn Sherman
    P.O. Box 190
    Salem, SD 57058
    (605) 425-2791
    [email protected]
    https://www.mccookcountysd.com/departments/auditor.php
  • McPherson
    Lindley Howard
    P.O. Box 390
    Leola, SD 57456
    (605) 439-3314
    [email protected]
    http://mcpherson.sdcounties.org/?page_id=13
  • Meade
    Lisa Schieffer
    1300 Sherman St., Ste. 126
    Sturgis, SD 57785
    (605) 347-2360
    [email protected]
    https://www.meadecounty.org/auditor
  • Mellette
    Jenny Galbraith
    P.O. Box C
    White River, SD 57579
    (605) 259-3921
    [email protected]
  • Miner
    Susan Connor
    P.O. Box 86
    Howard, SD 57349
    (605) 772-4671
    [email protected]
    https://www.minercountysd.org/departments/auditor/
  • Minnehaha
    Bob Litz
    415 N Dakota Ave.
    Sioux Falls, SD 57104
    (605) 367-4220
    [email protected]
    https://www.minnehahacounty.org/dept/au/au.php
  • Moody
    Kristina Krull
    101 E Pipestone Ave., Ste. D
    Flandreau, SD 57028
    (605) 997-3161
    [email protected]
    http://www.moodycounty.net/auditor/
  • Oglala Lakota (contracts with Fall River County)
    Sue Ganje, Auditor (Bobbie Janis, Election Supervisor)
    906 N River St
    Hot Springs, SD 57747
    (605) 745-5130
    [email protected]
    http://fallriver.sdcounties.org/auditors-welfare-office/
  • Pennington
    Cindy Mohler
    130 Kansas City St., Ste. 230
    Rapid City, SD 57701
    (605) 394-2153
    [email protected]
    https://www.pennco.org/auditor
  • Perkins
    Sylvia Chapman, County Finance Officer
    P.O. Box 126
    Bison, SD 57620
    (605) 244-5624
    [email protected]
    https://www.perkinscounty.org/finance-office
  • Potter
    Shawna Shaw
    201 S Exene St
    Gettysburg, SD 57442
    (605) 765-9408
    [email protected]
  • Roberts
    Dawn Sattler
    411 2nd Ave. E
    Sisseton, SD 57262
    (605) 698-7336
    [email protected]
    http://roberts.sdcounties.org/auditor/
  • Sanborn
    Diane Larson
    P.O. Box 7
    Woonsocket, SD 57385
    (605) 796-4513
    [email protected]
  • Spink
    Theresa Hodges
    210 E 7th St., Ste. 5
    Redfield, SD 57469
    (605) 472-4580
    [email protected]
    http://www.spinkcounty-sd.org/auditor.html
  • Stanley
    Philena Burtch
    P.O. Box 595
    Fort Pierre, SD 57532
    (605) 223-7780
    [email protected]
    https://stanleycounty.org/departments/auditor/
  • Sully
    Susan Lamb
    P.O. Box 265
    Onida, SD 57564
    (605) 258-2541
    [email protected]
  • Todd (contracts with Tripp County)
    Barbara Desersa
    200 E 3rd St., Ste. 204
    Winner, SD 57580
    (605) 842-3727
    [email protected]
    http://trippcounty.us/auditor.html
  • Tripp
    Barbara Desersa
    200 E 3rd St., Ste. 204
    Winner, SD 57580
    (605) 842-3727
    [email protected]
    http://trippcounty.us/auditor.html
  • Turner
    Sheila Hagemann
    P.O. Box 370
    Parker, SD 57053
    (605) 297-3153
    [email protected]
    http://turner.sdcounties.org/auditor/
  • Union
    Jackie Sieverding
    209 E Main St., Ste. 200
    Elk Point, SD 57025
    (605) 356-2101
    [email protected]
    http://unioncountysd.org/auditor/
  • Walworth
    Rebecca Krein
    P.O. Box 199
    Selby, SD 57472
    (605) 649-7878
    [email protected]
    http://walworthco.org/auditor/
  • Yankton
    Patty Hojem
    321 W 3rd St., Ste. 100
    Yankton, SD 57078
    (605) 260-4400
    [email protected]
    http://www.co.yankton.sd.us/custom/auditor
  • Ziebach
    Cindy Longbrake
    P.O. Box 68
    Dupree, SD 57623
    (605) 365-5157
    [email protected]

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