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SOS Jocelyn Benson provides an update on state's counting process

The Michigan Secretary of State went live Wednesday morning with an update on the counting process in Michigan
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson speaks to members of the press at her polling location, Pasteur Elementary School, during primary election day Tuesday Aug. 4, 2020 in Detroit. (Nicole Hester/Mlive.com/Ann Arbor News via AP)

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson provided an update on the counting process in Michigan Wednesday morning. 

Tuesday evening, Benson said a fuller picture of Michigan's election results would likely not be known until Wednesday evening. 

There were 3.5 million absentee ballots requested, according to the secretary of state, and by 9:30 p.m. more than 2.36 million had been returned. That number is expected to rise as ballots are still being counted. 

RELATED: Benson expects Michigan's unofficial results to be reported by Wednesday night

An estimated 2-2.5 million people voted in person.  There are about 8 million registered voters in Michigan.

The state had warned that results could not be finalized until Friday, but Benson said that increasing the number of high-speed tabulators has increased their efficiency. 

►Watch Tuesday's press conference here.

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