From the Associated Press — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says state audits of the 2020 general election show it was secure and reflected the will of voters. She announced the results Tuesday of 250 audits that were conducted by more than 1,300 clerks across the state. She said local clerks checked numbers by comparing the hand-count total of paper ballots to machine-tabulated numbers. She says clerks also examined post-election procedures. She says clerks delivered on providing timely results during an election marked with difficulty due to changes in voting laws and a pandemic. She said clerks then had more work
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