Michigan SOS: 770K mail-in ballots returned for November election

Two weeks from Michigan’s Nov. 8 election, greater than 770,000 mail-in ballots have already been returned by voters.

The Michigan Secretary of State studies greater than 1.8 million absentee ballots have been requested by voters and 771,967 absentee ballots have been submitted by Michiganders, as of Oct. 25.

The SOS stated voters who have already got an absentee poll ought to hand-deliver it as quickly as attainable to their clerk’s workplace or poll drop field to keep away from postal delays. Voters can discover their clerk’s workplace and poll drop field areas at Michigan.gov/Vote.

On the similar web site, they’ll observe their absentee poll to make sure it was acquired. All absentee poll return envelopes have to be signed by the voter with a signature matching the signature the clerk has with their voter registration. Ballots have to be acquired by clerks by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

Eligible Michiganders who nonetheless must register to vote should now accomplish that in particular person at their clerk’s workplace, as on-line and mail registration isn’t permitted inside 14 days of an election. These registering in particular person might request, full and submit an absentee poll in the identical go to to their clerk’s workplace.

Residents also can vote in particular person at their polling place on Election Day, Nov. 8. Polls will likely be open from 7 a.m. till 8 p.m. on Election Day.