absentee voting f.y.i.
just putting this here because until recently i didn’t know it and i figured this might help others as well.
in michigan, if you receive an absentee ballot you can fill it in and insert it into the tabulator at your voting precinct. in light of everything happening, this seems like the safest bet for returning an absentee ballot, if you have the means to do so. the link takes you to the sos website, but to summarize,
Voters can bring their completed absentee ballot to their early voting site to insert directly into a tabulator.
The election inspector must verify that a voter is in the correct location and that the ballot has been issued to the correct voter.
Once this information is confirmed, voters will receive a secrecy sleeve and can insert their completed absentee ballot into the tabulator, just like at a polling place on Election Day.
Deadline: Voters may submit their absentee ballot at their early voting site through the entire early voting period ending the Sunday before Election Day.
also, i’ve heard folks say that early voting is cancelled this year. this is not true. early voting this year runs from 10-24 through 11-01.
links: check voter status/info
