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Board authorizes Macomb County pilot of ES&S regional-results feature after security briefing
Summary
The State Board approved a limited pilot for ES&S regional-results transmission in Macomb County for the Nov. 2025 election after vendor and staff described testing, encryption and a dual-stick process to preserve the official media.
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan State Board of Canvassers on Sept. 19 approved a pilot allowing Macomb County to use ES&Sregional-results functionality to transmit unofficial tallies more quickly to the county during the November 2025 election, after staff and a vendor representative described testing and security safeguards.
Staff told the board the regional-results feature lets local jurisdictions transmit unofficial results via a secure tunnel to the county so counties can begin the canvas process sooner. Staff said the feature had been part of a previously…
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