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Financial Interest Statements

Forms, filing deadlines, filing locations, and search tools for candidate and elected-official statements of financial interest.

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Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure

Two filing requirements

Candidates file after submitting a nominating petition or receiving a convention nomination. Covered elected officials file after assuming office. State-level statements are filed with the Secretary of State, while covered local candidates and officials file with the appropriate local office.

Filed by Candidates

Candidate Financial Interest Statement

Used by covered state, federal, judicial, legislative, convention-nominated, county, school, and first-class municipal candidates.

DeadlineWithin 15 days after filing nominating petitions or certification of a convention nomination.

Supreme Court justices file within 15 days after notifying the Secretary of State of an intention to appear on the retention ballot.

Download Candidate Form
Filed after Taking Office

Elected Official Financial Interest Statement

Used by covered state and local elected officials. Certain gubernatorial appointees requiring Senate confirmation file before confirmation.

DeadlineNot more than 15 days after the person assumes office.

State-level officials file with the Secretary of State. Covered local officials file with the office where the oath of office is filed.

Download Elected Official Form
Candidate Filings

Who files a candidate statement?

  • United States Senate and United States House candidates.
  • Governor, state legislator, circuit court judge, and Supreme Court justice candidates.
  • Convention nominees for the statewide offices identified in South Dakota law.
  • Convention nominees of a party with alternative political status for the offices identified in law.
  • Covered local candidates, including county commissioner, qualifying school-board candidates, and candidates for commissioner, council member, or mayor in a first-class municipality.
Official Filings

Who files after assuming office?

  • Covered state elected officials, legislators, circuit court judges, and Supreme Court justices.
  • A gubernatorial appointee whose appointment requires Senate confirmation, before confirmation.
  • Covered local officials, including county commissioners, qualifying school-board members, and commissioners, council members, or mayors in first-class municipalities.
Where to File

State and local filing offices

1

State-level filings

State-level candidate and elected-official statements are filed with the South Dakota Secretary of State.

2

Local candidate filings

A covered local candidate files with the office where the nominating petition is filed.

3

Local official filings

A covered local elected official files with the office where the oath of office is filed.

4

Search filed statements

Use the candidate and elected-official search systems to locate statements filed in the state databases.

Open the search directory

Questions about a filing?

Contact the Elections Division at 605-773-3537 or [email protected].