The general election process in South Dakota went well on Tuesday (Nov. 5, 2024). That’s the word from Secretary of State Monae Johnson, who gives the credit for that to the county auditors, their teams, the poll workers and her team in the state office.
Johnson says county commissions have to have their election canvass completed by Monday.
In some parts of the state and country, ballots were hand counted because of mistrust for the ballot tabulating machines. Johnson says in South Dakota, the technology worked well.
Once the statewide election canvass is finished, the election results become “official.” Following that, Johnson says counties and the state will conduct their post-election audits as a way to double check the accuracy of the tabulating machines.
The June 2024 primary election was the first time a post-election audit was done in South Dakota. Of the state’s 66 counties, the tally showed 62 had no discrepancies, 10 didn’t need to do an audit because they had close races requiring a recount, 3 counties had 1 discrepancy and Minnehaha had 2 or more discrepancies.
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