Office of the Pennington County Auditor
         					


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                                                   News Release
                                               For Immediate Release
                                                 September 19, 2006

The 2006 General Election Sample Ballot and the 2006 Ballot Questions pamphlet are now available at the Pennington County 
Auditor’s Office and at www.votepennco.com.  Sample ballots are also available at the Rapid City Finance Office and those 
locations which provide driver’s licenses, food stamps, TANF, WIC, military recruitment, and assistance to the disabled as 
provided by the Department of Human Services.

The election ballot is lengthy this November.  Julie Pearson, the Pennington County Auditor, advises, ”Take a few minutes 
to read the Sample Ballot before you vote.  The Sample Ballot is available at our office and on our website.  It will also 
be published in your local newspaper on November 1, 2006.”

Early voting begins Tuesday, September 26th at the Auditor’s Office, Pennington County Courthouse, 315 Saint Joseph Street, 
Rapid City, SD.

To vote, you must either present a photo ID or sign an affidavit which will be given to you.  Accepted photo ID includes:  
* South Dakota driver’s license or nondriver ID card
* US government photo ID
* Tribal photo ID
* Current photo ID from a South Dakota high school or South Dakota accredited institution of higher education.

You can still apply to receive a ballot by mail.  Forms are available at the Auditor’s Office or at www.votepennco.com.  

For further information call the Auditor’s Office at (605) 394-2153.

Julie A. Pearson
Pennington County Auditor


Log on to our website at www.votepennco.com for more election information.