Final results for the South Dakota election were delayed deep into Tuesday after an issue involving a sealed ballot box in the state's most populous county.
The final precincts in Minnehaha County did not report until Wednesday afternoon.
According to a report from The Dakota Scout, a box of ballots was prematurely sealed at the auditor’s office overnight during vote counting.
It’s against the law to reopen a sealed ballot box, so the auditor’s office needed to get permission from a circuit court judge to open the box.
That request was granted late Wednesday morning.
Evan Walton
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SDPB
