Codington County Absentee Voting Nearly Doubles 2022 Pace Ahead of Nov. 3 Election

Northeast Radio SD News – Watertown, SD - Codington County commissioners received monthly departmental updates Tuesday morning, with County Auditor Brenda Hanten reporting that early voting continues to run ahead of the last midterm cycle.

As of Friday, Oct. 9, Codington County had cast 914 absentee ballots. That figure is nearly double the 509 absentee ballots recorded by the same date in 2022, the most recent comparable midterm year. The number trails the 1,212 ballots cast by Oct. 9 in 2024, when the presidential election drove turnout.

Early voting remains open at the Codington County Auditor’s Office, 14 First Ave. SE, through Sunday, Nov. 2. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.