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  • S.D. election officials take new approaches to voting amid pandemic

    Bart Pfankuch Nick Lowrey

    October 28, 2020 |

    South Dakota News Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    Some officials took steps to make registration and voting easier and safe during the coronavirus pandemic. After issues during the primary, many counties enlisted additional staff and expanded infrastructure to process mail-in ballots. Recruitment initiatives in high schools helped replace higher-risk senior poll workers. County auditors helped assisted-living residents vote by validating their identities through a glass barrier and working with staff to safely deliver ballots. Several satellite polling locations were set up, including adjacent to tribal nations, to increase access to voting.

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  • How one Native American tribe in S.D. created its own wireless education network

    Nick Lowrey

    October 07, 2020 |

    South Dakota News Watch |

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    Response Location: Lower Brulé Indian Reservation, United States, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, South Dakota

    An indigenous community has tapped into new technology to provide broadband internet access which is critical for virtual learning during the coronavirus shutdown of schools. Digital radio waves were used to broadcast a high-speed internet signal covering hundreds of miles of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe reservation. Using radio waves to access internet was only possible due to a ruling passed by the FCC in 2019 that allow radio waves to be leased. Tribal governments were given priority access to broadcast licensing.

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  • As COVID-19 cases rise, experts question effectiveness of contact tracing in S.D. and across the U.S.

    Nick Lowrey

    August 21, 2020 |

    South Dakota News Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    Contact tracing has been touted as an effective tool for slowing the spread of COVID-19 and has shown success in countries such as South Korea – helping to not just identify potential superspreader events, but to also help the economy remain largely open. In the U.S., contact tracers in South Dakota have been able to "identify 35,000 close contacts of coronavirus patients during the pandemic so far," but health experts question if the workforce spans enough of the state.

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