Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson claims election winner in the state may not be known until next day

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson claims election winner in the state may not be known until next day – a lot can happen in 24 hours

By avagrace // 2024-11-01

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson warned that the state's election results may not be known for up to a full day after voting, sparking fears of a repeat of the "bitter disputes" that arose in 2020 over questions regarding the integrity of the state's voting processes. In a statement to CBS's "Face the Nation," Benson claimed that while the state's ballot processing systems may be faster than in 2020, Americans should still expect to wait a while before the state's official victor is announced. (Related: Michigan's bloated voter rolls list nearly 500,000 names more than the total eligible voting population.) "We do have more options to process ballots sooner than Election Day, which is where we were restricted in 2020, so I'm optimistic we could see results even sooner," she said. "But I would estimate end of the day on Wednesday [November 6] as the best guess on how we'll perform. With that said, we will always prioritize accuracy and security over efficiency. Understanding how much people will want those results, we’re still going to make sure the process is secure and accurate before we put anything out to the public." The latest announcement from the state indicates that over 260,000 people in the Great Lakes State have already taken part in early voting. With that in mind, the state secretary's claim of not knowing who will win immediately raises concerns as to how reliable the counting of the votes in Michigan will be.

Republicans concerned over integrity of election in Michigan

Republicans have already filed multiple lawsuits against Benson's office over election administration, including Michigan's registered voter rolls exceeding the number of voting-age people in the state, and a guidance she issued on how to process ballots with missing or mismatched stubs. "Secretary Benson continues to expose Michigan's elections to cheating and fraud, forcing Republicans to file suit again to protect the vote for Michiganders," Republican National Committee Co-Chair Michael Whatley said last month. “We will continue our efforts to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in Michigan – and around the country – through November 5." Election integrity has long been an issue in American politics, but significantly intensified when the 2020 presidential election was marked by widespread election irregularities and numerous allegations that the election had been rigged for President Joe Biden against former President Donald Trump, bolstered by the dramatic expansion of voting by mail in the wake of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19). Twenty-eight states relaxed their mail ballot rules in 2020, contributing to a 17-million vote increase from 2016. In addition to mail ballots generally being less secure than in-person votes, four of those states – Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – changed their rules without legislative consent. Those four alone comprised 56 of Biden's electoral votes. The presidential race is extremely close. Vice President Kamala Harris' national lead is down to 0.9 percent in RealClearPolitics' popular vote polling average. Margins were also close in swing states that will decide the Electoral College outcome. In Michigan, Harris leads Trump by just 1.4 percent. Early voting and mail-in voting numbers continue to roll in. Watch this video. This video is from the KryptoKing187 channel on Brighteon.com.

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Republicans concerned over integrity of election in Michigan

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