14 thoughts on “Fresh from the Sioux Falls City Clerk – Congratulations Mayor Erickson!”

    1. Yes, it’s within the margin allowed and Smith requested it. Last Sioux Falls recount shifted more votes than the difference here.

  1. Two votes is crazy, we will have to see what the recount shows, and if reversed, will there be a review of the ballots?

    1. Recounts hardly ever change the final tally. It’s the kind of inconvenient truth that the hand-count advocates REALLY REALLY REALLY hate. That the system we have WORKS with no fraud found.

  2. Cha-ching!

    Recounts do not usually change the outcome. Unless there is a very small vote difference. Like… two votes.

    I believe that races of this size often have a dozen or so votes flipping one way or the other during a recount. This could easily go either way.

    One thing I know for sure… money changed the outcome. That $100,000 check she got from big donors (Sanford, Dykhouse and Carlson) easily bought her two votes. Probably several thousand votes.

    And what are the final campaign dollar figures? Did they send even more money her way?

    1. Who was paid for those votes? Which members of the electorate received money in exchange for the ballot they cast?

  3. I’m not one for superstitions, but I feel like declaring victory when there is a pending recount over TWO votes, that’s just asking for it…

  4. Also, Republicans in South Dakota can be excited about every. single. election. We’re a deep red state? They always win? Lol. #TurnSDPurple

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