Meeting
July 31, 2026 | Pennington County Board of Commissioners Election Canvass Meeting - Live
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Pennington County, SD
Date
July 30, 2026
Jurisdiction
State & Local
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Public Safety
Cybersecurity
The Pennington County Board of Commissioners held an election canvass meeting on July 31, 2026, to officially certify the results of the 2026 primary runoff election. The commissioners authorized signing the official canvass certificate, thereby approving the election results. During the meeting, a public comment was made raising concerns about the security and integrity of electronic voting machines and ballot counting systems, citing intelligence reports about foreign adversaries' capabilities to compromise election infrastructure. Despite these objections, the board proceeded with the certification vote, which passed unanimously.
Source
Pennington County, SD