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Testing the Ballot Counters

Testing the Ballot Counters

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County auditors across South Dakota are running coordinated election counting and reporting tests.

State Election Director, Kea Warne, says each auditor will run batches of mock ballots…..https://on.soundcloud.com/76tbn

Warne says the counting machine results are moved manually to another computer for reporting….https://on.soundcloud.com/fi2jq

Warne says none of the ballot counting machines are directly connected to the internet…..https://on.soundcloud.com/MEy38

Warne says the test results will be available on their website at sdsos dot gov.