With two weeks until Michigan’s Nov. 5 General Election, more than 1.15 million Michigan voters – almost 16% of the state’s active registered voters – have already cast their ballot.
A total of 5,100 Michiganders voted at an in-person early voting site, including a record-breaking 2,504 voters in Detroit the first weekend, and over 1.14 million Michigan voters have submitted an absentee ballot to be tabulated, according to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
The City of Detroit was the first jurisdiction in the state to start early voting for the General Election, kicking off on Saturday, Oct. 19. On that first day, 1,888 Detroit voters cast a ballot, an almost 10-fold increase from the 266 Detroit voters who voted on the first day of early voting for the Primary Election.
The City of East Lansing and Canton Township began early voting on Monday, Oct. 21, with first-day turnout of 115 (East Lansing) and 981 (Canton Township) voters.
Early voting will kick off statewide this Saturday, Oct. 26 for all voters. Learn more at Michigan.gov/EarlyVoting.
As of Monday, a total of 2,268,186 Michigan citizens have requested an absentee ballot or received a ballot after joining the?permanent absentee ballot list. So far, 1,147,041 voters have returned their completed absentee ballot to be counted – a 51% return rate.
Eligible residents who still need to register to vote in the General Election must now do so in person.
Under Michigan law, online and mail registration is not permitted within 14 days of an election.
Those registering in person may request, complete, and submit an absentee ballot in the same visit to their clerk’s office.
Visit?Michigan.gov/Vote?for clerk office locations and hours.
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