LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The Michigan Secretary of State’s office says more than one million Michigan voters have requested absentee ballots the November 8 election.

Five weeks before the general election, more than 1.5 million Michigan voters have requested absentee ballots, already surpassing the 1.16 million absentee ballots cast in the 2018 general election.

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Every registered Michigan voter has the right to vote an absentee ballot. They can submit their application by mail, online, or in person at their local clerk’s office. Absentee ballots must be received by the voter’s local clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on election day to be counted.