Absentee ballots could help set record turnout in Detroit area's Tuesday elections
(WXYZ) — Voters on Tuesday will decide races for Mayor, City Council, ballot questions, and other issues in Detroit and throughout the suburbs. It’s a big deal for those communities. Turnout could also set records.
In Clawson, the turnout trend is going up.
City Clerk August Gitschlag tells 7 Action News, “On our school election, a school bond election that we had back in August, the entire voter turnout was up.”
And in the races next week the clerk says, “of the 730 some people that voted absentee two years ago in our local election. We've already have about 1,680 ballots out.”
In 2018, Michigan voters passed by a 2 to 1 margin Proposal 3 which became a game-changer and easier to vote including with absentee ballots. You no longer need a reason to vote absentee. You only have to apply for a ballot with a signature on the form.
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