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Board approves pilot to transmit unofficial ES&S regional results for Macomb County
Summary
The board approved a pilot allowing ES&S customers in Macomb County to use a regional results function to transmit unofficial results via an encrypted connection; staff said the pilot uses a separate system and backup sticks and will not replace official EMS media used for county canvass.
The Michigan State Board of Canvassers on Sept. 19 approved a pilot allowing Macomb County to use ES&S’s regional results functionality to transmit unofficial results to the county more quickly during the November election.
Mister Prakasi, a Bureau of Elections presenter, said the feature lets local jurisdictions send unofficial results to the county through a secure transmission instead of waiting for the local clerks to physically deliver media after election night. "This system does is allows the local jurisdiction to get the…
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