LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Proposal 2 has passed in Michigan, projections indicate.

Proposal 2 would add several voting and election policies to the Michigan Constitution. It would also add language regarding additional voting-related rights. Also, it adds the following policies to the constitution:

• Creating a nine-day early voting period
• Allowing for a signed affidavit or photo identification to vote
• Requiring that military and overseas ballots postmarked by election day are counted
• Providing voters with a right to request an absentee ballot
• Requiring the state to fund prepaid stamps and a tracking system for absentee ballots
• Requiring the state to fund a number of absentee ballots drop boxes
• Providing that local governments can accept charitable and in-kind donations to assist with running elections as long as donations are disclosed and aren’t from foreign entities
• Providing that election officials are responsible for election audits, requiring election audits to be conducted in public, and requiring election results to be certified based on votes cast.