Tripp County did a hand count of their general election ballots this month after a group of citizens persuaded their county commission to not use the ballot counting machine.
Secretary of State Steve Barnett says that would not work well in larger counties…..https://on.soundcloud.com/R5Jgz
Barnett says each county can decide on how they want to handle elections…..https://on.soundcloud.com/VR6Zk
Barnett says legislators may not be open to many more election changes….https://on.soundcloud.com/7bEQe
It took thirty-nine workers until 5AM on Wednesday after the election to complete the count of about twenty three hundred ballots in Tripp County.
