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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer OKs Earlier Processing of Michigan Absentee Ballots
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1:33Now PlayingClerks in Michigan cities or township of at least 25,000 people can start processing a surge of absentee ballots ahead of November's presidential election under legislation signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday.
About 2.7 million voters have requested ballots, many more than in 2016. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson projected that more residents will vote than at any point in state history.
Election officials currently cannot remove ballots from outer envelopes until 7 a.m. on Election Day, which this year is Nov. 3. The new law lets them be opened between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2. Ballots will remain in secrecy envelopes until being counted on Nov. 3.
The law also allows for shifts at absentee counting boards so that tired workers no longer have to stay so long and requires clerks to notify a voter whose ballot application or ballot is rejected because the signature on the application or envelope does not match what is in the database.
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