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Detroit poll books still missing

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95 Detroit poll books missing for several days, five are still missing:  Detroit elections officials waited several days to deliver nearly 100 poll books to Wayne County officials charged with certifying the presidential election. County clerk officials on Thursday released a memo to State Elections Director Chris Thomas that said 95 poll books from the 662 precincts weren’t available at the start of the canvass, which began the day after the Nov. 8 election. Five of those poll books, which contain the names of voters and ensure the integrity of elections, were never delivered to county canvassers and presumably remain missing. The revelation comes atop other irregularities that have prompted a state audit. Among other issues, The Detroit News reported this week that voting machines registered more votes  than they should have in one-third of all city precincts.

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