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Partial hand recounts of two ballot proposals validate election results
Quelle surprise!
(Detroit News) Unofficial recount results for Proposals 2 and 3 on the Nov. 8 ballot show no significant changes in the margin of victory for the constitutional amendments that allow for nine days of early voting and enshrine abortion rights in Michigan's constitution.
The results from the partial recount, which will be considered Wednesday by the Board of State Canvassers, indicate 116 additional yes votes on the abortion amendment, Proposal 3, among the areas recounted and seven extra no votes, for a net gain of 109 yes votes. The Proposal 2 recount results indicate an additional 14 yes votes and 20 no votes, for a net gain of six no votes.
The Proposal 3 recount encompassed about 626,000 votes across 500 precincts in 43 counties, according to the data released Tuesday, while the Proposal 2 recount included more than 59,000 votes across 47 precincts in four counties. ............(more)
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/12/20/partial-hand-recounts-of-two-ballot-proposals-validate-election-results-michigan-muskegon/69744897007/