Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson provided the update while speaking at a press conference on the ballot counting process this morning. On Election Day Benson noted that it could take up to Friday to process all Michigan ballots as a result of the backlog. Read more: It could take until Friday to process all Michigan ballots due to backlog, SOS estimatesToday she said that the state is still on track to having the results in by then, but they could also possibly be announced much sooner. Benson said over 5 million people in Michigan voted this election. “It was really encouraging to see yesterday throughout the day over 28,000 eligible citizens registered and voted on Election Day.