Early voting via absentee ballot starts Thursday in Michigan
Clerks across the state will start to send out requested absentee ballots Thursday, which can be filled out and returned by mail or by leaving the envelope in a designated dropbox.
Under a court order that is being challenged, individuals have up until Nov. 2 to mail in a completed absentee ballot so long as the ballot arrives at the clerk's office within 14 days after the election.
Despite that court-ordered cushion, state officials have urged residents to mail their completed ballots as soon as possible because of delays in the U.S. Postal Service. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has advised residents to mail their ballots no later than Oct. 20.
Benson cautioned Thursday that the large number of expected mail-in ballots likely will mean a wait for election results.
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