Filing for 2026 City Candidate Nominating Petitions Opens Feb. 2

Published on January 23, 2026

Eligible Sioux Falls voters interested in running for office may begin circulating and filing nominating petitions Monday, Feb. 2, for the city election.

Nominating petitions may be filed for mayor, at-large council member A, at-large council member B, central district council member, and southeast district council member. A valid nominating petition is required to be placed on the ballot.

To be eligible for office, individuals must be registered Sioux Falls voters who have resided in the city, and in their district if running for a district seat, for at least six months immediately prior to the date of the election. Nominating petitions for the mayor and at-large positions must consist of no less than 200 valid signatures, and no less than 50 valid signatures are required for the district seats.

Petitions must be filed at the City Clerk’s Office by 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. The regular city election will be held Tuesday, June 2, and will be combined with the primary election. A city runoff election, if needed, will be held Tuesday, June 23.

For more information, contact the City Clerk’s Office by phone at (605) 367-8080, in person at 235 West 10th Street, or by email at sfelections@siouxfalls.gov. You can also visit us online at siouxfalls.gov/election.