Early voting centers open in Detroit, officials expect low voter turnout
The election is just three weeks away and voters were able to cast their ballots in person in Detroit.
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The election is just three weeks away and voters were able to cast their ballots in person in Detroit.
There are four weeks left until the Nov. 8 elections and so far voters have already cast 155,142 absentee ballots, according to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Over 150,000 Michigan voters have cast absentee ballots a month before the Nov. 8 election that will decide the state's governor, secretary of state, attorney general and whether access to abortion will be a constitutional right.
Michigan election officials would begin processing absentee ballots two days before the Nov. 8 election under legislation approved Wednesday in hopes of avoiding delays in counting, with absentee voting expected to remain a popular option.
Early voting begins Thursday for people in-person voting with an absentee ballot.
A question will appear on the November ballot on whether Michigan should expand opportunities to vote, including through absentee and early voting, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Authorities in Michigan are investigating how a missing voting machine from the state wound up for sale on eBay last month for $1,200.
A Michigan elections board decided that a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand voting access didn't qualify for the November ballot.
