• prepares agenda
• maintains minutes
• record keeping
• follow up on commissioners decisions

PREPARES BUDGET

• maintains each county office budget
• audit expenditures(budgeted for)

TAX LEVY

• set levy from property valuations to cover budgeted expenses
• record taxes collected and delinquent taxes

FINANCIAL

• bookkeeper for county
• issue warrants for bills
• verify bank balances and cash on hand monthly
• annual report
• maintain inventory of county property

PERSONNAL

• payroll
• job openings
• insurance questions for employees

ELECTION

• voter registration
• ballot preparation for elections
• appoint and train pollworkers
• counting and canvassing votes cast
• supervisor of elections
• notify public of any upcoming elections

Voter Registration Deadline for Primary election is May 24, 2010 at 5:00 pm. 
Primary Election Day June 8, 2010 7:00 am - 7:00 pm 
Absentee Voting begins April 27, 2010 or as soon as ballots are available. 

NOTICE OF DEADLINE FOR FILING NOMINATING PETITIONS

PRIMARY ELECTION

Nominating petitions for the offices of:

            Brule County Commissioner, District 1  (Townships of West Point, Union, Lyon, Plummer, Pukwana, Cleveland, Waldro, Willow Lake, Red Lake, Smith and Richland) -- 4 year term

            Brule County Commissioner, District 3 (Townships of America, Brule, Chamberlain, Eagle, Grandview, Ola, Pleasant Grove and Torrey Lake plus North Chamberlain Addition and South Chamberlain Addition--4 year term

            Brule County Commissioner, District 5 (Townships of Kimball Plainfield, Highland and Wilbur) -- 4 year term

            Brule County Auditor  -- 4 year term

            Brule County Register of Deeds -- 4 year term

            Brule County Sheriff – 4 year term

            Three delegates to Republican state convention

            Three delegates to Democratic state convertion

are filed in the office of the county auditor located in the county courthouse between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., local time.

Nominating petitions for the offices of

            United States Senator -- 6 year term

            United States Representative -- 2 year term

            Governor – 4 year term

            South Dakota Senate -- 2 year term

            South Dakota House of Representative -- 2 year term

            Water Development District Directors -- 4 year term

            Heartland Consumers Power District Directors -- 6 year term

are filed in the office of the Secretary of State, State Capitol Building, Pierre, SD 57501, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

 The deadline for filing nominating petitions is March 30, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.  If a petition is mailed by registered mail by March 30, 2010, at 5:00 p.m., it shall be considered filed.

Pamela Petrak, Brule County Auditor

SDCL 12-12-1

For more information on elections and voting you can go to www.sdsos.gov.

   
The Auditor and her Deputy Auditor are both Notories. They charge no fees for the service.

Brule County Auditor
300 S. Courtland St., Ste 103
Chamberlain, SD 57325

Phone: (605)234-4430
Fax:         (605)234-4430

Email: brulaud@midstatesd.net