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Vol. 2, No. 6 · Nov. 8, 2026

The votes are counted. Now what?

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Vol. 2 · No. 6 · Nov. 8, 2026

The votes are counted. Now what?

Hi neighbor,

The 2026 election is behind us. About half of us voted, and four Sioux Falls races are still close enough for possible recounts.

Elections pick the people. What happens next is up to all of us showing up. So this week, I've got the results in plain words, new ways to follow City Hall and one idea you can act on right away.

01 · The results

What changed this week.

Two amendments passed, two failed. J (citizenship and voting) and K (unclaimed property trust fund) passed. I (Medicaid expansion and federal funding) and L (60% to pass future amendments) failed.
Four races are too close to call. District 11 Senate, District 11 House, District 12 Senate and District 9 House could go to recounts. Results are unofficial until the canvass.
About half of us voted. Statewide turnout was 49%, a historic low for a general election, per South Dakota Searchlight.
Downtown parking is changing. The Council passed new rules Wednesday. Phillips Avenue meters go to $1.75 an hour, and two ramps drop to 75 cents. It starts early next year.

See every race

02 · New on Rising Together

Follow City Hall without the homework.

Big decisions in Sioux Falls are spread across city pages, state studies and meeting agendas. So we pulled them into one place.

City Issues

The decisions shaping Sioux Falls, one page each. Where it stands, who decides and how to weigh in. Red means your input is open now.

See what's on the table

Civic calendar

Every public meeting and deadline in one place. Add any date to your phone, or subscribe once.

Open the calendar

Neighborhood Guide

Type your address. See your neighborhood association, your City Council members and your legislators in Pierre.

Look up my address

Run a neighborhood association? Update your meeting info. Know a public meeting we're missing? Tell us.

03 · Show up

Four dates to know.

Mon. Nov. 9, 6 p.m.

Data center committee

The City committee writing data center rules meets again.
Carnegie Town Hall, 235 W. 10th St.

Due Tue. Nov. 10

Last call on the viaducts

Tell SDDOT what matters to you on the 10th and 11th Street viaducts. Here's how.

Thu. Nov. 12, 5:30 p.m.

Sioux Falls Listens: Economic development

The last topic session. Levitt at the Falls. Or share online.

Wed. Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m.

Sioux Falls Listens town hall

Where ideas from every session get sorted into priorities.
Cherapa Place, third floor.

Heads up: Smithfield. The company is holding a neighborhood meeting on its Foundation Park plant on Thu. Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m., at Southeast Tech. More next week. See the Smithfield page.

04 · Hype corner

Invite someone new to something new.

Sticky notes covering the Harvest Wall at the Sioux Falls Listens business session

Thursday night, I sat at three tables at the mayor's business listening session. Business owners, nonprofit leaders, downtown neighbors. A quieter room than the arts session, but the talks went deep.

People love how giving this city is. They asked who leads next, and whether we're growing for everyone. By the end, the Harvest Wall was covered in ideas.

Read my recap

Your turn

Who are you bringing?

This week, invite one person to one thing they've never done. A show, a new restaurant, a public meeting. Need an idea? The Outdoor Campus at Sertoma Park just opened a new wing with an indoor archery range, and the classes are free. Then email me at together@risingtogethersf.com and tell me who, and where. I read every one.

Tell us what matters

See you around town,

Vince

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