Secretary of State Benson: Absentee ballots of Dearborn and Livonia citizens have been counted

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - On Tuesday, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson tweeted out election updates regarding the state of Michigan. She stated that 92% of all absentee ballots have been returned.

She also stated that absentee ballot counting is going well due to the service of election workers.

Here is what Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson first had to say on Twitter:

Update from Michigan:

✅ 92%+ of all absentee ballots are returned (still 4 hours to go if you haven’t dropped yours off yet!)

✅Absentee counting is going smoothly & very efficiently.

✅ Precincts are islands of calm, welcoming a steady stream of voters throughout the day.
— Jocelyn Benson (@JocelynBenson) November 3, 2020

At 6 p.m., she provided another update. More than 100k absentee ballots in Detroit have been tabulated.

6pET Update from Michigan:

✅ More than 100K of 170K absentee ballots in Detroit are already tabulated.

✅ More than 18,000 eligible citizens registered *and* voted today.

✅ The vast majority of those 18K who registered & voted today were in Detroit, Ann Arbor & Grand Rapids.
— Jocelyn Benson (@JocelynBenson) November 3, 2020

On Wednesday, Jocelyn Benson provided updates on the status of absentee ballots in specific areas in Michigan.

Michigan update: recently updated and reported results now include absentee ballots voted by citizens in Livonia and Dearborn. Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids still have yet to fully complete and report their tabulation of every ballot.
— Jocelyn Benson (@JocelynBenson) November 4, 2020