SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — At 10 a.m. (Wednesday), the City of Sioux Falls and the Minnehaha County Auditor’s Office began processing absentee ballots from the June 2nd combined City and Sioux Falls School Board Election.
The City says due to the health concerns of the virus that causes COVID-19, the election saw a historic level of voters participating absentee both in person and by mail.
More than 17,000 absentee ballots are expected to be processed today.
The final count is expected to be completed later today.
Yesterday, more than 150 volunteers helped sort absentee ballots in preparation of the tallying process.
“Thank you to all of the poll workers and volunteers for their help facilitating this election and safeguarding the integrity of the process,” said Tom Greco, City Clerk for the City of Sioux Falls. “We’re committed to an accurate count of each ballot cast. It may be a slow process to get results, but it is the process that is accurate and reliable.”
(The City of Sioux Falls contributed to this report.)
