Michigan officials are expressing optimism that the state will have final unofficial results from Tuesday’s election by mid-day Wednesday, if not earlier. This positive outlook is attributed to new rules that allowed clerks to begin processing absentee ballots on October 28th.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson highlighted the efficiency of the process this year, stating that clerks were able to start pre-processing and feeding ballots into machines last week. This new approach positions Michigan well to handle any late-arriving ballots returned on Election Day.
