Minnehaha County commissioner calls auditor's behavior embarrassing

Kippley: Auditor Leah Anderson peddling election conspiracy theories

A Minnehaha County commissioner criticized county Auditor Leah Anderson Tuesday, calling her behavior an embarrassment to the county.

Commissioner Joe Kippley was reacting to Anderson’s request two weeks ago for a pay increase amid news that Anderson allowed her supporters to secretly sit in on a phone call with staff from the Secretary of State’s Office and officials with Election Systems & Software, the company that is the vendor for the software used in vote tabulating machines.

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“It was very unprofessional,” Kippley said, adding that it was not the way Minnehaha County officials should conduct business.

Kippley accused Anderson of stoking conspiracy theories about election integrity and “burning down” the institution from within. He said that other local election officials have “grave concerns” about next year’s elections given her performance in office.