A decision by the elections clerk in Michigan’s third-largest city is raising concerns of a slowdown in reporting election night results in a county that is being targeted by both presidential campaigns and includes a competitive congressional race.

Millions of votes are cast and counted. But it all starts with a single ballot.

Michigan lawmakers have agreed on an early absentee ballot processing Wednesday night in Lansing. The deal reached between the legislature and the governor means local clerks will now have the two days before Election Day to preprocess absentee ballots.

Macomb County Clerk Tony Forlini is hiring a nationally recognized specialist to examine the county's election server.