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Manual Election Audits to Debut in Michigan 2018 Race To Improve Security

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Michigan is ramping up security for midterm elections, but experts aren't satisfied.

Fred Woodhams, Spokesman for the Michigan Secretary of State, said the state will hand-count ballots in all precincts chosen in the post-election audit for the first time during the May and November races.

Cybersecurity experts aren't fully reassured, however. They said the state should instead promise to audit elections before certifying the results and codify these post-election procedures into state law.