(Rapid City, SD) — New findings are revealing Pennington County broke a South Dakota absentee voting law this past election season. And it’s possible that other counties didn’t comply either. State law sets a 46-day period for absentee voting. South Dakota Board of Elections member Scott McGregor of Rapid City told other state election board members, including South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson, during a meeting yesterday that the Pennington County auditor’s office was closed on Friday, September 30th when it should’ve been open by the law. Pennington County Auditor Cindy Mohler noted that auditor offices in some other South Dakota counties routinely were closed on Friday afternoons. McGregor suggested that state law should be amended so offices are at least available in a limited capacity to accept absentee ballots or applications.
