LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson provided an update on the counting process in Michigan Wednesday morning.
Tuesday evening, Benson said a fuller picture of Michigan's election results would likely not be known until Wednesday evening.
There were 3.5 million absentee ballots requested, according to the secretary of state, and by 9:30 p.m. more than 2.36 million had been returned. That number is expected to rise as ballots are still being counted.
An estimated 2-2.5 million people voted in person. There are about 8 million registered voters in Michigan.
The state had warned that results could not be finalized until Friday, but Benson said that increasing the number of high-speed tabulators has increased their efficiency.
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