A resolution of support to allow the use of technology to print a ballot on-demand in future elections in South Dakota has been approved by the Hughes County Commission.
Finance Officer Thomas Oliva told the Commission at a recent meeting (Aug. 18, 2026) that the resolution doesn’t place any requirements on them.
Oliva said county officials will discuss the proposal during their state convention next month.
Hughes County uses vote centers on election day, meaning people can vote at any of the voting locations rather than being assigned to a specific voting location according to where they live.
Because of that, Oliva sees being allowed to print ballots on-demand as a way to save some money the county.
Absentee voting for South Dakota June Primary Election this year was delayed because the state legislature left too little time between the candidate petition filing deadline and the required date to begin absentee voting. Oliva said had counties been allowed to do on-demand ballot printing, those delays would have been avoided.
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