The next round of elections in Moody County are the Primaries, which are scheduled for June 4th.
What voters will find on local ballots:
● There will be a Republican ballot and a Democrat ballot and a reminder that the Republican ballot is only open to Republicans.
● The Republican ballot will contain a 2-year District 25 State Senator race between Jordan Youngberg and Tom Pischke (incumbent). Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party so that race will not be listed.
● Independents, No Party affiliations, and Democrats can vote on the Democrat ballot.
● The Democrat ballot will contain 4 presidential candidates: Joseph R Biden, Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson and Armando Perez-Serrato.
● There will not be any county levy races, initiated measures, or any constitutional amendments.
● Both ballots in the Trent area will show the above and additionally, Trent will have a race for a 3-year trustee position between Jami Alberts (incumbent) and Kathy Baty. This will appear only on the Primary ballot for voters registered in the Town of Trent. Polls will be open at the Trent Gym from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m.
Absentee Voting starts on April 19th, the application for interested parties is available at moodycounty.net under Auditor and on the Secretary of State’s website. In person absentee voting can be done at the Auditor’s office Monday-Friday 8-5pm up until Election Day.
Polling places on June 4th open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Votes are typically tallied that evening and results available later that night or the next day. For those unsure of your polling place or your eligibility to vote, head to https://vip.sdsos.gov/VIPLogin.aspx.
