Election of Delegates
Delegate Registration Guidelines
Article III, Section 1 (a) of the by-laws to the SD State Council provides that each subordinate council shall elect delegates to the State Council to represent them at the annual State Convention. The Grand Knight is automatically a delegate. A Past Grand Knight must be elected by the council as the second delegate. A council having no Past Grand Knight may elect any one of its Knighthood Degree (3rd Degree) members in good standing in lieu thereof. Each subordinate council shall also elect alternate delegates, so that in the event the elected delegate finds it impossible to attend the State Convention, his alternate will take his place. These alternates may be any Knighthood Degree member in good standing. In many cases the alternate is the actual person attending the convention, so please indicate on the form by listing the names of the delegate or alternate who is most likely to attend the convention and will act as the voting delegate.
ONLY TWO NAMES SHOULD BE LISTED AS ACTUAL VOTING DELEGATES. If you will not be sending any delegates, please annotate this fact and send the form in. If your delegates change after your form is submitted, the Grand Knight must contact the State Treasurer immediately with the updated information. All Knights are required to present their current KofC membership card at the convention during the business sessions, don’t leave home without it!
Delegate Registration and Meal Order Form. The form below is used for registering your elected delegates to the state convention and ordering their respective convention meals packets. Meal packets include both banquets (Friday and Saturday), both breakfasts (Saturday and Sunday), and both lunches (Saturday and Sunday). It does NOT include the 4th Degree Luncheon on Friday (ordered separately through 4th Degree District Master).
Please note the savings by paying for your meals prior to April 1st. Also, meals must be purchased by April 15th. The convention site requires a meal count several days prior to the convention so the deadline is necessary. There may be a limited number of meal tickets available at the convention, but it would not be wise to register on-site and expect to be able to purchase any meal tickets at that time. The 2025 meal ticket prices are now available, thus the form is current, 7 Feb 2025.
If your council is not sending any delegates, please check the box on the delegate form on the Meal Ticket page and send the form to the address at the bottom of the page.
Anyone with special dietary requirements should so indicate on the form. This year the hotel is supporting: Gluten Free, Vegan, and Fish (on Friday’s dinner only). The State Treasurer will confirm special diet requests via return email upon processing your order.
State Convention NON-DELEGATE Attendance. Any Knight may attend the State Convention, as long as they have are a Knight (current in dues, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or e-member) in Good Standing. Non-Delegates shall use this same Registration and Meal order form and send payment to the State Treasurer before the 15 April deadline. Non-Delegates are non-voting attendees witnessing the operations and fraternity of the convention. To attend business meetings, you will be asked to present a current KofC membership card for this fraternal year, ending June 30, 2025. If this is your first state convention, please indicate so on the registration form and attend the 1st timers welcome on Friday afternoon. We welcome you and look forward to meeting you!
Please type the required information on the form and email the form to the State Treasurer (as a pre-registration) and send your check with a printout of the same form. The email form will greatly assist other registration tasks and reduce administrative errors.
Make check payable to SD KofC
STATE TREASURER
James Schaefers
520 44th St, Rapid City, SD 57702
605-430-7131 / [email protected]
2025 STATE CONVENTION DELEGATE REGISTRATION & MEAL TICKET ORDER FORM
Brother Knights,
Meals for the SD Knights of Columbus State Convention can be purchased either as a complete packet of meals for the entire convention or as individual tickets for specific meals. All tickets for the meals must be purchased in advance and payment is required with your order. There is a significant discount for all complete meal packets ordered and paid for before April 1st. All meal ticket orders must be received by April 15th.