Leah G Anderson
Republican · SD · Minnehaha County Auditor
Leah Anderson is the Minnehaha County Auditor, whose office runs county elections and keeps the county's financial records.
Where Leah G Anderson stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Election Integrity (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Testified as the main supporter of a bill letting auditors check and open absentee ballots the day before an election (SB 171). It passed the Senate committee 9-0. She said absentee ballots take twice as long to process.
February 4, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: keloland.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 4 support
Decided to audit the July 28, 2026 governor runoff results, even though the Secretary of State said no audit was required. The county paid the cost, estimated under $500.
July 31, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: keloland.com
Supported a bill to tighten South Dakota's residency rules for voter registration (HB 1066) at a House committee hearing. Other county auditors raised concerns about it.
January 22, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: keloland.com
Hand counted every vote from the June 2024 primary for the audit, though state law required only 5% of precincts. The count took nearly 11 hours. Results differed from machines by 1 to 3 votes in some races, changing no outcomes.
June 25, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: keloland.com
Told the state Board of Elections that driver license and voter registration residency rules do not match. She said she was sending letters asking new voters to describe where they live.
September 27, 2023Supports Election Integrity
Source: keloland.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Publicly opposed a state proposal to let candidates pay a fee instead of gathering petition signatures. She said it gives candidates with money an unfair edge.
November 21, 2025
Source: keloland.com
Spoke in favor of a bill to ban vote-counting machines and suspend post-election audits (SB 217). Most county auditors who testified opposed it. A Senate committee killed it 5-4.
February 12, 2025
Source: keloland.com
Reported to the county commission that her 2020 review now showed a gap of 283 ballots, not 24,000. She said she felt more comfortable with the ballot count. She refused a commissioner's call to resign.
September 10, 2024
Source: keloland.com
Issued a press release claiming county records left over 23,000 votes from the 2020 election unaccounted for. The Secretary of State's office said her claims were mostly taken out of context.
June 11, 2024
Source: keloland.com
Recommended rules that limited petition signature gatherers to set zones outside county buildings. The commission passed them May 2, 2023. A federal judge blocked parts of the rules, and the county settled and dropped them.
May 2, 2023
Source: keloland.com
Past race Leah G Anderson ran in:
- Minnehaha County Auditor · November 3, 2026 · Minnehaha County, South Dakota · incumbent