Election results in one Detroit-area city could be delayed, county clerk says

WARREN, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) — There is a growing concern that the counting of ballots could be delayed in the city of Warren on election day. 
“After the 2020 election, people thought something was wrong because of how long it took to count votes,” said Macomb County Clerk Anthony G. Forlini. 
Forlini said Michigan now allows local governments to opt-in to be able to count absentee votes eight days early. All city clerks in Macomb County took advantage of the law, except for the Warren city clerk.
Forlini said he doesn’t understand the decision to wait until election night to count absentee votes because it could potentially delay the results.  
“So this here is a method for clerks to tabulate the votes early, and hopefully, because of that, they’ll come in sooner,” he said.
CBS Detroit reached out to Warren City Clerk Sonja Buffa, who released the following statement:
Meanwhile, Forlini said that while he does not agree with the decision not to count early absentee votes, he is committed to aiding the city of Warren with counting ballots on election night. 
“I would encourage Warren to get bring them in, don’t sit on them in the city offices, bring it in so we can get it tabulated so we can get the results out to the people that want to know,” he said.