Council certifies results, candidates prep for recount

This South Dakota Democrat May Have Lost by Just Two Votes

South Dakota Sioux Falls mayoral race may be decided by just two votes after a recount.

Council certifies results, candidates prep for recount

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The Sioux Falls City Council met as the election canvass board to declare the official results of Tuesday's municipal runoff election. The board unanimously approved the results with mayoral candidates Christine Erickson and Jamie Smith in attendance. Both candidates now expect a recount in the coming days. "We fully anticipate [...]

Sioux Falls canvass confirms Erickson's 2-vote win; Smith seeks recount

The City Council canvassing board certified Erickson's narrow win. Now Smith plans to request a recount — the first in a mayoral race in decades.

Sioux Falls mayor’s race heads for a recount after City Council canvasses election early

Correction: A previous version said that Jamie Smith had made a formal request for a recount. As of Friday afternoon, the City Clerk’s Office had not received that request.Sioux Falls’ mayoral election will go to a recount after a two-vote difference in the June 23 race.Jamie Smith planned to file for the recount after the City Council canvassed the votes June 26 but had not officially made the request by Friday afternoon. Smith received 18,278 …

Simplified: Civics, parks and canvassing

Council officially canvasses election. The Sioux Falls City Council on Friday morning approved a resolution declaring the results of the June 23 run-off election. This essentially means the council is looking over the results and declaring a winner based on the votes tabulated. Now that the results have been certified by the council, candidates can (and will) file for a recount. Let's talk civics. The League of Women Voters and South Dakota News…