Arrr, them landlubbers in South Dakota be votin' on countin' ballots by hand like true scallywags!
2024-06-02
Arrr, me hearties! Three land lubbin' counties in South Dakota be votin' on Tuesday to decide if they be countin' their ballots by hand like the scallywags of old. The concern be that them machines be as trustworthy as a pirate with a wooden leg! Aye, may the best method win!
In a land far, far away, voters in three rural South Dakota counties be facing a swashbuckling decision on Tuesday - whether to return to counting ballots by hand. Arrr, ye heard right mateys! These scallywags be lookin' to ditch the machine tabulators and go back to the old-school hand counts. Aye, it be a tale as old as time, but these counties be among the first in the whole U.S. to be makin' such a bold move.Many other states and local governments have considered similar bans on machine counting, but most have walked the plank due to concerns of cost and the time it takes to count by hand. But these South Dakota buccaneers be undeterred by such worries. They be believin' in a decentralized approach to elections and want more transparency.But beware, these efforts have their origins in false claims made by former President Donald Trump and his band of shipmates after the 2020 election. They be spreadin' stories of voter fraud and rigged machines, but there be no evidence to support such tales.So, come Tuesday, Gregory, Haakon, and Tripp counties will decide their fate. Will they stick to the old ways or sail into uncharted waters? Only time will tell, me hearties!