HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — The nearly 400 jurisdictions with elections Aug. 3 reported a smooth, successful Election Day, with hundreds of thousands of Michiganders choosing to vote from home by casting absentee ballots.
In a statement emailed to media, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson noted “hundreds of thousands of Michigan citizens voted in local elections throughout our state>”
She said it appears voters have “wholeheartedly embrace the new, secure options they have to vote. Whether they chose to cast their vote before Election Day at home, through the mail, or at their clerk’s office, or in person on Election Day itself, they can have faith in all of these methods and in the security of our elections.”
Unofficial results included Detroit, where the majority of absentee ballot totals were unofficially reported Tuesday evening with the remainder completed very early Wednesday morning, she said.
No disruptions at polling places or absentee-ballot counting locations were reported and Benson characterized the process as smooth.
“Michigan’s successful local elections also demonstrate again the enormous integrity and dedication of hundreds of election officials and thousands of poll workers across the state,” Benson said. “These men and women worked diligently and with a commitment to ensuring that no matter how a voter cast their ballot, they could be confident it would count and their voice heard.”
Statewide, 267,109 absentee ballots were cast, 10.8 percent of the those who voted on Aug. 3, 2021, according to state records.
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