Candidates for County Sheriff
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About County Sheriff
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $39,900 per year
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Sheriff
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be 21 years of age and have a certificate from Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission by the filing deadline. Call 773-3585. Must be a registered elector who is living in the area they seek to represent at the time of the election.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Any candidate for election to the office of county sheriff shall file with the county auditor by the last Tuesday of March of the election year a certification of qualification issued by the law enforcement officers standards commission that the candidate meets the qualifications provided in SS 23-3-43. Each candidate needs to circulate a nominating petition and achieve the required amount of signatures. The required amount of signatures is based off of the last gubernatorial election. For a partisan candidate, you must obtain 1% of the total vote for your political party's candidate for governor at the last gubernatorial election or a maximum of 50, whichever is less, in the county or commissioner district (SDCL 12-6-7.1). An independent candidate must obtain 1% of the total vote for all candidates for governor at the last gubernatorial election in the county or commissioner district (SDCL 12-7-1). Candidates must obtain signatures from the political party they are registered to vote with; however, independent candidates may gather signatures from any registered voter. A candidate can purchase a voter registration list from the county auditor. The county auditor is allowed under law to charge for the voter list.
- Filing period
- January 1, 2026 - April 28, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Auditor's office.
- Where to file
- 450 3rd St. SW, Ste. 201, Huron, SD 57350
- Filing phone
- 605-353-8400
- Step 3
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