SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Early absentee voting came to a screeching halt Friday in South Dakota.
In Minnehaha County there was no voting between approximately 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The already long lines at the county administration building grew even longer.
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Poll workers were on the phone looking for guidance. They also handed out bottles of water to those waiting in line. Darren Schlechter of Sioux Falls had been in line for two hours when we talked with him.
“I think its important to everyone it’s your civic duty to have you voice be heard,” he said.
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Others like this couple were ready to stick it out no matter how long it took. They traveled almost 5 hours to get to Sioux Falls.
“Because she is a travel nurse, so we travel all over the country and we wanted to make sure we voted in this election,” said Drew Cunningham.