Baltic Mayoral Election Decided by Playing Cards
As we have learned from recent history, when there is a contested election lots of crazy things can happen. In a small South Dakota town, an election was decided by the draw of a card.
According to Dakota News Now, the small city of Baltic held an election for mayor on June 8th that ended in a tie. Both candidates, Deborah McIsaac and Tracy Petersen received 117 votes. Not a great turnout for a town of just over 1,100 people, but that s who showed up.
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On Friday a recount was held to verify the vote totals and it was correct, confirmed to be a tie. With the recount confirmed, the outcome of the election was then decided on a game of chance. Not because it s what the candidates wanted, but because that is what state law in South Dakota demands.
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Baltic officials create task force to study economic development
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A task force has been created in Baltic to help plan for commercial development in the town of 1,100 people nestled between Sioux Falls and Dell Rapids.
The Baltic City Council has hired Sioux Falls-based Sioux Metro Growth Alliance to begin the study. A survey was sent to Baltic residents asking for their input on what they would like to see for future growth. The Build Baltic survey had 220 respondents, a number that Sioux Metro Growth Alliance executive director Jesse Fonkert said was strong.
“That’s pretty dang good for a town the size of Baltic,” Fonkert said. “We received a lot of good feedback from the public on ways to be more creative and more assertive with economic development efforts.”