South Dakota, a red state, will have three Electoral College votes for the presidential race. The presidential election winner must earn 270 Electoral College votes to assume office. Early voting in South Dakota started on Sept. 20. All polls for in-person voting on Election Day run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The battle over Constitutional Amendment H that South Dakota voters will decide on Tuesday is the latest in a series of disputes about how political candidates should be chosen in the state. H calls for all candidates seeking an office to be on one primary ballot that all voters would receive,

With Americans expressing concerns about violence following the presidential election, AG Marty Jackley is calling for a peaceful transition of power.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is urging citizens to support a peaceful transition of power after Tuesday’s Presidential Election.

South Dakotans are voting on a ballot measure that would guarantee a right to abortion in the first trimester. It would allow the state to regulate abortion only in ways “reasonably related to the physical health of the pregnant woman” in the second trimester.

South Dakota passed election security measures such as mandatory post-election audits and the banning of unmonitored drop boxes.

South Dakota is God’s Country. It is the greatest state in the nation, and I want to work to keep it a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family. I’ve served in the legislature previously, and I know though that we have issues we need to address.

The winner of the presidential race in South Dakota will take the state's three electoral votes. On the ballot, voters will also make decisions about various propositions -- including one that would enshrine in the state constitution a right to get an abortion (with restrictions), and one that would legalize marijuana.

Come Tuesday, voters could decide to change the way South Dakota does primary elections. Amendment H would allow for a top-two open primary system. Right now, when South Dakota voters head to the polls to vote in a primary election there are two different ballots.

Recent trends in South Dakota have broadened access for poll watchers without increasing protections for poll workers and election officials.

South Dakota's voting system went down statewide Friday morning, though some county auditors told the Argus Leader their operations have been restored.

Early absentee voting came to a screeching halt Friday in South Dakota. In Minnehaha County there was no voting between approximately 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The already long lines at the county administration building grew even longer.