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Secretary of State: Michigan 2024 election audits confirm results are 'secure and accurate'
The audit, mandated after every statewide general election since Proposal 3 was passed in 2018, seeks to identify any tabulation errors that could have altered the election outcome.
Of the 119,597 ballots hand counted in the audit, the audit found a total difference of 33 votes between the machine and hand counts, which is about 0.03% of audited ballots. Benson’s office said these slight discrepancies between machine and hand counts are normal and typically have an average difference of 1% of the vote.
Then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gained 11 votes, a difference of 0.022% from the sampled ballots, and then-Republican presidential candidate President Donald Trump gained 10 votes, a difference of 0.014% from the sampled ballots.
The Bureau of Elections also conducted post-election procedural audits at the precinct level, including a hand count of the presidential race in each of 378 randomly selected precincts. This audit, too, is required after every statewide general election following the passage of Proposal 3 in 2018.
Of the 119,597 ballots hand counted in the audit, the audit found a total difference of 33 votes between the machine and hand counts, which is about 0.03% of audited ballots. Benson’s office said these slight discrepancies between machine and hand counts are normal and typically have an average difference of 1% of the vote.
Then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gained 11 votes, a difference of 0.022% from the sampled ballots, and then-Republican presidential candidate President Donald Trump gained 10 votes, a difference of 0.014% from the sampled ballots.
The Bureau of Elections also conducted post-election procedural audits at the precinct level, including a hand count of the presidential race in each of 378 randomly selected precincts. This audit, too, is required after every statewide general election following the passage of Proposal 3 in 2018.
https://www.mlive.com/politics/2025/10/secretary-of-state-michigan-2024-election-audits-confirm-results-are-secure-and-accurate.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawNdFl9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFJdXdsTzNKVmtCRWNMUFJMAR4D3dFSeNAsImT-7uMed4hGyLKkk3MtCOsOJA-gkGEBSearB3sQCeQ374kxLw_aem_vJ1ioqRfPurE_yguxUIIBA