Special County Commission Meeting - November 9th, 2026

The Minnehaha County Commission held a special meeting identified as November 9, 2026 (the provided meeting timestamp is November 10 UTC) to canvass the general election. The commission approved the agenda and, after reviewing election totals and reconciliation questions, voted to approve the canvass results. The auditor reported 48.84% turnout, discussed provisional ballots and minor discrepancies in absentee poll lists, and explained that candidates could request recounts after the applicable canvass. Recounts would incur county costs, with costs passed to a municipality for a separate municipal recount; no recount request or spending approval was made at this meeting.

The commission also arranged the required post-election audit: four precincts—5% of the county’s 80 precincts—were randomly selected, with the audit scheduled for November 13 and results expected to be reported at a later commission meeting. No contracts, vendor selections, procurement approvals, or budget allocations were identified.