2026 Election Notices

Notice of Voter Registration Deadline General Election

Notice of General Election November 3 2026

Notice of Testing Automatic Tabulating Equipment

June Primary Press Release: Absentee Voting delayed

Notice of Voter Registration Deadline

Notice of Deadline for Filing Nominating Petitions for the Primary Election and for Filing Independent Candidate Petitions

Lake County Election Results


Lake County Election Precincts

Map of Election Precincts in Lake County
Map of Election Precincts in City of Madison

PRECINCT NAME POLLING PLACE
1 CHESTER & FRANKLIN TWPS & TOWN OF BRANT LAKE CHESTER FIRE HALL/COMMUNITY CENTER
2 WENTWORTH & RUTLAND TWPS & TOWN OF WENTWORTH WENTWORTH FIRE HALL
3 NUNDA & SUMMIT TWPS & TOWN OF NUNDA NUNDA FIRE HALL
4 CONCORD, BADUS, WAYNE TWPS & TOWN OF RAMONA RAMONA PARISH HALL
5 HERMAN & WINFRED TWPS DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE
6 FARMINGTON, LEROY, CLARNO, & ORLAND TWPS DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE
7 LAKEVIEW TWP DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE
8 WARD ONE - MADISON CITY DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE
9 WARD TWO - MADISON CITY DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE
10 WARD THREE - MADISON CITY DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE


Lake County Polling Places

POLLING PLACE ADDRESS
CHESTER FIRE HALL 407 2ND STREET
CHESTER, SD 57016
WENTWORTH FIRE HALL 425 S. MAIN STREET
WENTWORTH, SD 57075
NUNDA FIRE HALL 410 MAIN STREET
NUNDA, SD 57050
RAMONA PARISH HALL 131 W. MAIN ST.
RAMONA, SD 57054
DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE 1205 N. WASHINGTON AVE.
MADISON, SD 57042

Upcoming Elections

South Dakota Election Dates
2026 Primary Election - June 2, 2026
Voter Registration Deadline - May 18, 2026
Absentee voting begins - April 17, 2026

2026 General Election - November 3, 2026
Voter Registration Deadline - October 19, 2026
Absentee voting begins - September 18, 2026

Announcements

Real Estate & Mobile Home Taxes - Second Half
Thursday, October 1, 2026

Second half property taxes are due by October 31. Please bring your tax notices with you. Tax payments must be made for the exact amount only.
Tax payments may be sent to the Treasurer's Office at 200 E. Center St, Madison, SD 57042 and MUST be postmarked by October 31. Please send your tax stubs to ensure proper credit to the correct parcels of land.
Please note: Payments received or postmarked after October 31st will reflect a late fee and interest.

Application for Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Due on 11/1
Thursday, October 1, 2026

Application must be made and submitted to the Director of Equalization on or before November 1.

Riparian Buffer Strip Deadline - 10/15
Thursday, October 1, 2026

Applications are due to the Director of Equalization's office on or before October 15. Per SDCL 10-6-116, landowners may receive a reduction in property value of 40 percent of any eligible riparian buffer strip. The law specifies 575 lake listings and 11,000 miles of streams that are eligible.

Road Closure
Tuesday, September 29, 2026

463rd Ave between 234th St and 231st St will be closed until further notice.

Voter Registration Deadline
Friday, September 11, 2026

Voter registration for the General Election to be held on November 3, 2026, will close on October 19, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

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