Michigan Recount Problems Are Emerging - Thousands of Ballots in Detroit May Remain Uncounted

[MichMan]

21. Headline is misleading; Votes have already been counted and that total will stand

From my understanding, the issue is that there are more votes recorded than voters. What they said was that if a machine malfunctioned when the optical scan ballot was inserted that the voters would put it through again. The election workers were supposed to reset the counter, but apparently failed to do so.

That means that there is a discrepancy between the number of ballots issued vs the numbers fed into the machine. These were counted originally, but are not to be recounted making the original count stand for that precinct.

While the state does appropriate funds for purchasing machines, the county is responsible for maintaining the machines and in charge of the election process as the County Clerk is an elected position. FYI, there has not been a Democrat elected to office in Wayne County in decades. Current County Exec Warren Evans has been doing a good job, but unfortunately long time former county exec Robert Ficano was saddled with a lot of ethical issues before losing the primary