Despite efforts to remove technology from South Dakota elections, a recent court ruling has upheld the use of electronic poll books and voted down a legal challenge to eliminate them. The attempt to remove technology from elections came after voters rejected a ballot measure that aimed to ban electronic poll books in the state.
The legal challenge argued that electronic poll books were vulnerable to hacking and posed a security risk to the election process. However, the court ruled in favor of the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office, which defended the use of electronic poll books as a way to streamline the voting process and enhance efficiency.
The lawsuit was brought by a group called South Dakota Searchlight, which argued that electronic poll books could be easily manipulated and were not secure. Despite their arguments, the court found that there was no evidence of any security breaches or tampering with the electronic poll books in past elections.
The ruling comes as states across the country are grappling with new election laws and regulations in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. Many states are implementing new voting technology and practices to make the voting process more accessible and secure.
In South Dakota, the court’s decision to uphold the use of electronic poll books is seen as a victory for election officials who have been working to modernize the state’s election process. The ruling also provides clarity on the legality of using technology in elections and sets a precedent for future legal challenges to voting practices in the state.
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