Elections
WHAT’s New In Elections:
The 2021 City of Box Elder Municipal Election will be on June 8, 2021. There will be one vacancy for each of the 3 wards and for Mayor. Anyone interested in running in this year's elections may pick up a candidate nomination packet from the Finance Office in City Hall beginning March 1, 2021. The deadline to return the nomination forms to the Finance Officer is March 30, 2021, or mailed by registered mail no later than March 30, 2021. *Note* You must be a resident in the ward that you intend to run for. To run for Mayor, you must be a resident within the City of Box Elder.
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JUNE 8, 2021 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
There will only be a Mayoral Election this year for the City of Box Elder 2021 Municipal Election. The City had received only 3 petitions (one for each Ward) for the City Council vacancies by the petition deadline. Therefore, all 3 of the City Council candidates are unopposed.
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE
The Municipal Election will be on June 8, 2021. If you are not a registered voter and you wish to vote during this election, the deadline to register to vote is Monday, May 24, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. If you are unsure if you are registered to vote, please visit www.sdsos.gov and enter the applicable information. Or, you may call the county auditor for assistance with registration verification (Pennington - (605) 394-2153; Meade - (605) 347-2360).
To register to vote, you may go to the applicable county auditor's office or Box Elder City Hall and complete a Voter Registration Form. These forms are also available online. You can print, fill out, sign, and mail or drop them off to Box Elder City Hall or the county auditor's office. The forms and other information can be found by visiting the links below.
Pennington County: https://www.pennco.org/index.asp?SEC=178876A6-5EBF-4727-B9AC-396FA4392859
Meade County: https://www.meadecounty.org/auditor-forms
