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Election Day Preparations

Election Day Preparations

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It’s a much anticipated election day Tuesday and South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett says his office and county auditors are ready..

Barnett says they have seen a heavy return on early votes…

As of October first, there were just over five hundred sixty-five thousand registered voters.

When people go to the polls to vote, they will see people watching them. Barnett says that is allowed and normal..

Barnett says he expects most races will be decided Tuesday night, but Minnehaha County has already announced they will stop counting and finish on Wednesday.

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