Counting Michigan’s votes in November will take a while, in part because a judge has made a ruling aimed at getting them all.

A judge has ruled in a claims court action between the Michigan Alliance for Retired Americans and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson that raised concerns about the election related to the coronavirus.

The order states that all Michigan ballots postmarked as late as November 2, the day before Election Day, must be counted even if they arrive after the polls close.

As long as the ballots arrive before the results are certified, they will be counted.

This will likely mean that thousands of additional ballots will count in a state that was decided by 10,000 votes in 2016.