Michigan, Virginia Expect Most Primary Results by Midnight as Certification Deadlines Stretch to Aug. 24
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 4
Michigan, Virginia Expect Most Primary Results by Midnight as Certification Deadlines Stretch to Aug. 24
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 4
Summary
Michigan and Virginia election officials said most unofficial primary results should arrive by late Tuesday or early Wednesday after polls close at 8 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern, respectively.
Michigan’s decentralized county-by-county system could slow reporting in larger jurisdictions such as Wayne County, where absentee ballots may still be arriving at poll closing time.
Officials said most Michigan counties may post unofficial totals by midnight, but statewide reporting could take up to 24 hours; four western counties close an hour later on Central time.
Virginia registrars will upload results as they come in, with certification set for Aug. 18, while Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers has until Aug. 24 to certify the vote.
The timelines come as five states — Michigan, Virginia, Missouri, Washington and Kansas — hold primaries on Tuesday.