Michigan’s Secretary of State says more than 10,000 absentee ballots were rejected for Michigan’s primary election on Aug. 4. While the large majority of ballots were approved and counted, the state says approximately 10,600 ballots were rejected. According to Benson, just over 2.5 million Michigan voters participated in the Aug. 4 primary election, surpassing the state’s previous record of 2.2 million in the Aug. 2018 Primary Election. The previous record for absentee ballots cast in a Michigan election was 1.3 million in the 2016 Presidential Election. More: Michigan sees record voter turnout, absentee voting in Aug. 2020 Primary Election