County Recorder-Register of Deeds-Register of Mesne Conveyance
About this position
The County Recorder, Register of Deeds, or Register of Mesne Conveyance is the officer responsible for keeping records of vital statistics, notarized deeds of trust, and other deeds affecting real property.
Must be a registered elector who is living in the area they seek to represent at the time of the election.
Filing Requirements
Each candidate needs to circulate a nominating petition and achieve the required amount of signatures. The required amount of signatures is based off of the last gubernatorial election. For a partisan candidate, you must obtain 1% of the total vote for your political party's candidate for governor at the last gubernatorial election or a maximum of 50, whichever is less, in the county or commissioner district (SDCL 12-6-7.1). An independent candidate must obtain 1% of the total vote for all candidates for governor at the last gubernatorial election in the county or commissioner district (SDCL 12-7-1). Candidates must obtain signatures from the political party they are registered to vote with; however, independent candidates may gather signatures from any registered voter. A candidate can purchase a voter registration list from the county auditor. The county auditor is allowed under law to charge for the voter list.