In a rare step, 3 South Dakota counties are set to vote on counting ballots by hand

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37. that requirement to wait for Election Day to start with the mail-ins just blew me away

Our Ballot Board actually waits until they have enough for a day's work then they open them, check whatever they need to check and lock them up to be scanned on Election Day. The early vote totals and mail in totals are the first numbers we see on Election Night.