DETROIT – New voting machines will be rolling out Friday in communities across the state as the polls open for primary election day.
Included on that list is Detroit, which had serious counting issues during the last presidential election. Do new machines fix the process? Not necessarily.
"It's the first time you're going to see the new machines, so there will be errors," political consultant Dennis Darnoi said. "There is human error as well."
Many poll workers are low-paid volunteers and many are retirees. Technical problems can turn into big problems.
The old voting machines had issues with paper jams. We're about to see if there's a change for the better.
The hot races to watch are going on in Detroit. It will be interesting to see the numbers Mayor Mike Duggan and state Senator Coleman Young Jr. post.
Several of the City Council races are filled with challengers, and there is a wide field vying to replace state Rep. Brian Banks.
As usual, turnout in a primary in a nonpresidential year is expected to be low, below 20 percent.