Voters in at least three rural South Dakota counties are set to decide Tuesday whether to return to counting ballots by hand, the latest communities around the country to consider ditching machine tabulators based on unfounded conspiracy theories stemming from the 2020 presidential election. The three counties, each with fewer than 6,000 residents, would be among the first in the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — All election ballots would be counted by hand under a proposal that could go to North Dakota voters, potentially achieving a goal of activists across the country who distrust modern vote counting but dismaying election officials who say the change would needlessly delay vote tallies and lead to more errors. Backers of the proposed ballot measure…
HORACE, ND (KVRR) – It’s a big day for Horace residents, as they will be deciding the fate of a city council position through a recall election. The vote is set for Tuesday. Recall election don’t happen too often in Cass County according to the elections administrator. “They don’t happen that often,” said Craig Steingaard. “Horace I believe has had…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — In Minnesota, new protections are now in place to protect election workers from threats, harassment, and intimidation. The new law makes it illegal to intimidate election workers, interfere with the administration of an election or tamper with voting equipment or a ballot box. The state joins a growing list of other states that have enacted…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — New protections are now in place in Minnesota to protect election workers from threats, harassment, and intimidation. The state joins a growing list of other states that have enacted similar legislation. The new law makes it illegal to intimidate election workers, interfere with the administration of an election or tamper with voting equipment or a ballot…
GRAND FORKS, ND (KVRR) — Voters in Grand Forks on Tuesday, will help shape the future of education for students in the city. Grand Forks Public Schools will wait and see if a $79 million referendum is approved. $55 million will go to replacing Valley Middle School. According to Terry Brenner, the superintendent of GFPS, the school was built in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate moved Tuesday to restore voting rights to convicted felons as soon as they get out of prison instead of continuing to require them to complete their parole before they can cast a ballot. The Senate took up the “Restore the Vote” bill less than a week after the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s election night and people encountered long lines as they showed up to vote after work. This is the line at the Hartl Ag Building on the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in West Fargo. One person counted as many as 150 people in line around 6:30. That resulted in around a 45 minutes wait. There were…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) – John Saurer of Wahpeton was not allowed to vote with a valid North Carolina driver’s license and a utility bill with his North Dakota address on it on Election Day. He was given a provisional ballot. Saurer’s vote will count if he provides a North Dakota ID before the Richland County Canvassing Board meets. He says…
NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Workers are setting up voting and ballot scanning machines and tables for people voting with paper ballots. Many people have already voted. The Clay County Auditor’s Office says nearly 5,100 people have voted early or by absentee ballot. That’s around the same amount for past midterms. Cass County officials say 14,000 people have voted…
