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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, said the state’s full unofficial election results should be available at the end of the day AFTER the election.
“I would estimate end of the day on Wednesday as the best guess on how we’ll perform,” Benson said.
“With that said, we will always prioritize accuracy and security over efficiency,” she added.
Benson made the comments on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday.
WATCH:
Michigan is preparing for a delayed election result this year, similar to what happened in 2020.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has announced they’ll need an extra 24 hours to count all the votes.
Meanwhile, Michigan already has 500,000 more registered voters than eligible… pic.twitter.com/M2rYo4mD0K
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Bridge Detroit reports:
While it could take nearly a day for state results, third parties including the Associated Press regularly call races long before unofficial results are available. Those are projections based on the vote counts already reported.
Benson told “Face The Nation” host Margaret Brennan she would still compel local canvassers to certify the election if former President Donald Trump wins the state.
More than 1 million absentee ballots have already been returned in Michigan, meaning that as of Monday morning more than 14% of Michigan registered voters have voted 15 days before Election Day.
Early, in-person voting launched in Detroit this past Saturday and Benson said close to 2,000 people voted on the first day, 10 times as the turnout on the first day in the August primary election…
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