【Michigan Officials Optimistic About Preliminary Election Results to Be Announced by Wednesday Noon】Golden Finance reports that officials in Michigan are optimistic about the counting of the election results from Tuesday, expecting to announce preliminary results by Wednesday noon at the latest. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson pointed out that new regulations allow election workers to start processing absentee ballots as early as October 28, making the vote counting more efficient. Benson stated, 'We are in an excellent position to handle late-arriving ballots.' This is the first time Michigan has allowed the pre-processing of absentee ballots in a statewide election. Although former President Trump hoped to see results from Michigan on election night, a Trump supporter indicated that she does not expect to know the results that night and expressed no concern. 'I know that won't happen; I'm not going to stay up waiting.'