The clock is now ticking on Sioux Falls election officials to organize a recount of the city’s two-vote mayoral election. A written request for a recount from the second-place finisher in last week’s Sioux Falls mayoral runoff begins a countdown for the Sioux Falls City Clerk’s Office to organize a three-person panel to comb through the tens of thousands of ballots cast in the June 23 election.
Recount Process
The candidates also face more deadlines of their own as part of the historic exercise of municipal civics. The recount is a result of Christine Erickson’s two-vote runoff victory, which triggered the formal request from Jamie Smith.
Original reporting: The Dakota Scout (Sioux Falls) — read the source article.
