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Residents urge hand‑counting and question tabulation costs at county meeting
Summary
Multiple public commenters raised concerns about election integrity, cited state code and urged hand counts; one speaker said McCook County paid Election Systems & Services $72,949.55 since 2014 and recommended abandoning automatic tabulators under SDCL 12-17B.
During the public comment period at the McCook County Commission meeting, several residents raised concerns about election procedures and machine tabulation.
Doreen Quinn, representing Concerned Citizens of McCook County, read a letter about voter-registration changes in Minnehaha County and said a report on McCook County results would be provided to the Board. Gloria Rayman cited SDCL 12-20-5 regarding the count of votes and urged that votes be hand‑counted at each precinct. Barb Hoiten, representing petition signers, criticized attorneys for rejecting petitions and said the county "has paid Election Systems & Services $72,949.55" since January 2014; she referenced SDCL 12-17B, noting that the statute permits a governing board to adopt or abandon an automatic tabulating system.
No formal action on election procedures or equipment was taken at the Aug. 13 meeting; the comments were recorded for the public record and any follow-up or staff review would be at the discretion of the Commission.
