The disparities in poll books from Wayne County, Michigan, that led two election officials to temporarily block certification of election results late Tuesday were mistakes, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Wednesday.
“What was identified were bookkeeping errors, simply incidents where voters may have showed up to a precinct but maybe have ultimately decided not to vote and leave, or perhaps ballots placed in an envelope that then should go through a machine, just different things that occurred throughout the day when you have a very high turnout election that oftentimes aren’t fully reflected in the bookkeeping,” Benson, a Democrat, said during a virtual appearance on CNN’s “New Day.”
