Michigan early voting turnout reaches 31.2 percent ahead of Tuesday

More than 2.3 million Michigan voters cast ballots ahead of Election Day, representing a 31.2 percent turnout rate among the state’s 7.42 million active registered voters, according to the Michigan Secretary of State’s office.

Data released Monday morning shows 743,450 people voted in person during the state’s nine-day early voting period, while another 1,569,715 voters returned absentee ballots by mail, via drop box, or directly to clerk offices. The nine-day statewide early voting window concluded Sunday, which marked the highest single-day turnout with 114,420 in-person ballots cast.

State election officials advise voters holding absentee ballots not to return them by mail, noting that Unreturned mail ballots must be hand-delivered to a local clerk’s office or placed in an official jurisdictional drop box by 8 p.m. On Election Day to be counted. Polling places statewide will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. To 8 p.m. Local time.

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