Michigan state judge rules absentee ballots can be counted for up to two weeks after the presidentia
A Michigan state judge on Friday ruled that absentee ballots that arrive even days or weeks after the presidential election must be counted.
The decision brings an end to a lawsuit brought by Democratic groups that have been arguing late ballots should not be excluded from the final count in determining the next president. The ruling ensures envelopes postmarked November 3 will still be included in Michigan's final tally of the votes.
Normally, the law in Michigan states that absentee ballots must be received before polls close on Election Day in order to count. Because of this requirement, more than 80% of the absentee ballots sent in for the state's August primary went uncounted.
Judge Cynthia Stephens of Michigan's Court of Claims extended the requirement, according to multiple reports, ruling that absentee ballots can be counted two weeks after polls close on Election Day.
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