Voter Participation

Oct 18, 2024

by Liz Gullett

As MLC’s Communications and Social Media Manager, Liz Gullett keeps clients informed and up-to-date on the goings on in Lansing and the Capitol.

With three weeks left before the general election, more than 670,000 Michigan voters have cast an absentee ballot.

Key Points:

    • 2,133,272 registered voters have requested an absentee ballot.
    • Approximately 31% of voters who requested an absentee ballot have completed and returned their ballot, compared to 34% at the same point in the 2020 election.
    • Currently, 672,585 absentee ballots have been returned. At the same point in 2020, 977,694 absentee ballots had been returned.

Voting Options:

    • Eligible Michigan citizens can register to vote online or by mail until Monday, October 21, or in person at their local clerk’s office with proof of residency by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
    • Early voting runs from October 26 through November 3. Some jurisdictions are offering early voting sooner in accordance with the state constitution, allowing in-person early voting to start as soon as 29 days before Election Day.

For additional voting information, please visit Michigan.gov/Vote.

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