The South Dakota Department of Public Safety Driver Licensing Program provides voter registration services in accordance with Section 5 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). 

The DPS NVRA Coordinator is Brian Voges.  You may contact Brian by calling (605) 773-6883 or by email.

• To file a complaint, contact Brian Voges or complete and submit an NVRA complaint form (this document will be moved to your Downloads folder when you click on the link).

To learn more about registering to vote, updating your voter registration, canceling your voter registration, or the NVRA, please visit the South Dakota Secretary of State website.  

Revised Driver License Application

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• Email to Driver Licensing staff about revised application form (6-29-2022)
• Memo to Driver Licensing Personnel and County/City Issue Partners (6-30-2022)
• Application Form (revised 7-1-2023)

NVRA Poster

This poster was created by DPS to provide education about voter registration through South Dakota's Driver Licensing Program.
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• Poster
• Memo that accompanied the poster (7-18-2022)

2026 NVRA Training

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• NVRA Training Log March 2026
• NVRA Training Log February 2026
• NVRA Training Log January 2026

• Visit our archive pages for 2025, 2024 and 2022-2023 archived information.
• Training slides used by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety (10-7-2022)
• Training slides used by the South Dakota Secretary of State's (SOS) Office (10-7-2022) 

NVRA Complaint Procedure

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• Complaint Form (fillable .pdf).  Complete complaint form and return by email, by fax to (605) 773-3018, or by mail to:
  
  DPS Driver Licensing Program
  Attention: DPS NVRA Compliance Coordinator
  118 West Capitol Avenue
  Pierre, SD 57501
  
  
• Memo provided to staff explaining complaint process

Voter Registration Without a Valid South Dakota Driver License, Non-Driver Identification Number, or Social Security Number

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• Affidavit
• Written procedure provided to County/City Issue Sites
• Written procedure provided to Driver Licensing Staff
• Flow Chart

Issue Site Contractual Agreement

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• City Issuance Template
• County Issuance Template
• Memo to City/County Issuance sites regarding new template
• Signed agreement tracking sheet

2026 Driver License Monthly Transaction Data Summaries

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• March 2026
  • March 2026
  • March 2026 Transaction Summary
  • March 2026 Secretary of State Reporting Form
•  February
  • February 2026
  • February 2026 Transaction Summary
  • February 2026 Secretary of State Reporting Form
•  January
  • January 2026
  • January 2026 Transaction Summary
  • January 2026 Secretary of State Reporting Form

Visit our archives for 2025, 2024 and 2022-2023 for more information.