Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed four bills on June 22 aimed at barring local officials from taking office before election results are certified.
Michigan counts ballots from military members and voters overseas if they are postmarked by Election Day and arrive within six days afterward. That means some local results are not final until nearly a week after the election. This window was added to the state constitution by the ballot initiative Proposal 2 of 2022.
