Over 2.3 million Michigan voters cast ballots before election day

Summarised from 3 outlets · 9 reports · Updated 3 Nov, 12:21 · Archive

More than 2.3 million Michigan voters have cast ballots ahead of election day, representing 31.2 per cent of registered voters.

More than 2.3 million Michigan voters cast ballots ahead of election day, representing 31.2 per cent of the state's 7.42 million active registered voters. In-person early voting during the nine-day period concluded on Sunday and saw 743,450 ballots cast, with Sunday marking the highest single-day turnout at 114,420 ballots. As of Monday morning, 1,569,715 absentee ballots had been returned out of 2,174,646 requested, including over 2 million requests from voters on the state's permanent mail ballot list.

The early turnout outpaced the same point in the 2022 election, when 1,529,121 absentee ballots had been returned by the day before election day. Some individual communities kept early voting sites open through Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. In Grand Traverse County, turnout was already over 40 per cent with close to 30,000 people having voted, according to County Clerk Sam Gedman. In Leelanau County, early in-person voting topped 2,000 and voters had returned 84 per cent of absentee ballots sent out, bringing the county's total turnout to 44 per cent before election day, County Clerk Michelle Crocker said.

Election officials advised voters not to mail absentee ballots given the proximity to election day. Unreturned ballots must be hand-delivered to a local clerk's office or placed in an official drop box by 8 p.m. on election day to be counted, except for military and overseas voters. Voters could also bring unvoted mail ballots directly to their polling site on election day.

Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie said state election workers were prepared for election day operations. "Election day is right around the corner," he said. "Thousands of poll workers and local election officials are ready to serve you and provide a smooth, secure voting experience for all Michigan voters." Polling places opened at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. local time on election day.

Eligible Michigan citizens who had not registered could register and vote on the same day in person at their city or township clerk's office with proof of residency.

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In this story: Michigan · Grand Traverse County · Leelanau County · Aghogho Edevbie · Sam Gedman · Michelle Crocker

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