SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Absentee voting is slower than she anticipated Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson told the county board on Tuesday.
“I thought with combining the elections that we would have a greater volume of turnout. That was the goal of HB 1130 of combining elections was to encourage higher turnout. And with so many items on the city/school ballot, I did expect a bit higher turnout by now for absentee,” Anderson said. “And it could pick up in this last week and we could see greater turnout.”
Voters in Minnehaha County could potentially be voting in the Republican primary as well as voting for a new mayor in Sioux Falls and school board members. The primary election is June 2…