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Election Results Not Final Until the Board of Canvassers Finish
Mary Drier/Mike Kaufman
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:43:41 EST
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Just because the election polls are closed and the ballots counted, that does not mean the 2026 General Election is over, according to Tuscola County Clerk Jodi Fetting.
The results of the election are not official until the board of canvassers approves the outcome.
The Tuscola board of canvassers started reviewing the ballots this week, but they did not finish them all.
The canvassers will meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 to complete and citify the election.
The results are not official until the deadline passes for the MOVE (Military and Overseas Voters) and Signature Cure ballots.
"A MOVE ballot must be postmarked on or before election day and received by the clerk by Monday to be tallied," explained Fetting.
"A Signature Cure ballot is an absentee ballot in which the signature on the AV envelope could not be verified."
There was a 56 percent voter turnout, but that total number of voters could change due to the MOVE ballots.
