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Record 2.5M voted in primary; Benson pushes for legislation

by Associated Press
| August 6, 2020 9:03 AM

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A record 2.5 million votes were cast in Michigan's primary, as people took advantage of no-excuse absentee voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Thursday.

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