Dusty Johnson hoping to put minds at ease with election security measure

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - Election season has arrived in South Dakota, and while many citizens throughout the state are getting ready to fill out their ballots others are worried about the counting process.

According to South Dakota law, if you don’t have a photo ID when you go to vote there is a ruling that states you can sign a personal identification affidavit and will still be allowed to vote on a regular ballot.

Some people voiced concern over how credible this type of voting is. When asked about the problem of election security, Representative Dusty Johnson said he doesn’t think there’s anything to worry about and even offered up a suggestion of his own.

“You can still vote if you don’t bring an ID but it’s going to be a provisional ballot. We’re going to set it aside and we’re not gonna count it until the end of the day when we verified you didn’t vote anywhere else. That’s safe, right? That’s common sense,” Johnson said.

Johnson also said he believes South Dakota has one of the safest election processes in the nation highlighting the rule stating ballots must be in on election day as just one of the many things done to prevent election corruption.

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