Confusion surrounding voting tallies in Michigan has been addressed by the Michigan secretary of state's office, which confirmed that a formatting error led to discrepancies in the data. The office clarified that no additional votes were counted due to this error.
The issue arose following viral claims suggesting that more ballots were cast during Michigan's early in-person voting period than there were identified voters in the state. These claims were linked to a post by Matthew DePerno, a former nominee for attorney general in Michigan who has faced legal charges related to voting machine tampering.
