South Dakotans Abroad in 2025:
You Can Vote from Anywhere. Make It Count.
Even from overseas, your South Dakota vote carries national impact—especially in 2025, when special elections and local ballot measures could shape the state’s future.
Whether you’re voting in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen or Watertown you still have the right to vote from abroad.
✅ Even if you live abroad, you can vote—but you should request your ballot every calendar year.
📨 Use Vote From Abroad
Use this nonpartisan, overseas voter tool to generate your Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)—your request to vote from abroad.
📌 Choose South Dakota as your voting state, and use your last South Dakota address to maintain voting eligibility.
Your South Dakota vote has power—use it.
📨 Use Vote From Abroad
If you’re a U.S. citizen from South Dakota living overseas — either temporarily or permanently — or you’re serving in the military, you can vote absentee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).
📝 South Dakota recommends that you submit a new FPCA (Federal Post Card Application) each calendar year to stay registered and receive your ballot.
👉Use VoteFromAbroad.org. It’s free, nonpartisan, and fast.
📌Use your last address in South Dakota to keep your registration tied to your voting county.