Candidates for County Commission
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About County Commission
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $7,253 per year
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 3 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for County Commission
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
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
- Current County Commissioners must file an Elected Official Financial Interest Statement (with the County Auditor or County Finance Officer) no later than January 1. A county commissioner candidate must file a Statement of Financial Interest - Candidate with the County Auditor within 15 days after filing nominating petitions (SDCL 12-25-30). The required amount of signatures on the nomination petition 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.
- Filing period
- January 1, 2026 - April 28, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Auditor's office.
- Where to file
- 520 3rd St., Suite 100 Brookings, SD 57006
- Filing phone
- 605-696-8250
- Step 3
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