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Having balanced precincts is particularly important in Michigan because precincts whose poll books don’t match with ballots can’t be recounted, according to state law. Instead, the original election results would stand.<ref>https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/20/benson-asked-investigate-detroit-perfect-storm-voting-problems/5616629002/</ref>

Having balanced precincts is particularly important in Michigan because precincts whose poll books don’t match with ballots can’t be recounted, according to state law. Instead, the original election results would stand.<ref>https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/20/benson-asked-investigate-detroit-perfect-storm-voting-problems/5616629002/</ref>

===Deroit Election Commission===

====MI lawsuit against Detroit Election Commission===

In a lawsuit against the Detroit Election Commission following the [[2020 presidential election]], election observers alleged:<ref>https://greatlakesjc.org/wp-content/uploads/Complaint-Costantino-FINAL-With-Exhibits.pdf</ref>

In a lawsuit against the Detroit Election Commission following the [[2020 presidential election]], election observers alleged:<ref>https://greatlakesjc.org/wp-content/uploads/Complaint-Costantino-FINAL-With-Exhibits.pdf</ref>

{{quotebox-float|a.Defendants systematically processed and counted ballots from voters whose name failed to appear in either the  Qualified  Voter  File  (QVF)  or in the supplemental sheets. When a voter’s name could not be found, the election worker assigned the ballot to a random name already in the QVF to a person who had not voted.

{{quotebox-float|a.Defendants systematically processed and counted ballots from voters whose name failed to appear in either the  Qualified  Voter  File  (QVF)  or in the supplemental sheets. When a voter’s name could not be found, the election worker assigned the ballot to a random name already in the QVF to a person who had not voted.