{"id":75222,"date":"2023-05-01T23:21:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T23:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/01\/michigan-expands-absentee-voting-for-military-members\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:59:48","slug":"michigan-expands-absentee-voting-for-military-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/05\/01\/michigan-expands-absentee-voting-for-military-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan expands absentee voting for military members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LANSING, Mich. \u2014 Overseas voters and military members from Michigan will have more time to cast their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/01\/15\/military-families-frustrated-as-states-change-mail-ballot-timelines\/\" target=\"_blank\">absentee ballots<\/a> in future elections under legislation signed Monday by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/10\/10\/two-men-arrested-in-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor-were-marine-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. Gretchen Whitmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All absentee ballots were previously required to be received at local clerk\u2019s offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day. While military and overseas voters will have to postmark their ballots on or before Election Day, their vote will count if the ballot is received up six days after the election. The legislation was granted immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMichigan\u2019s service members are the best of us,\u201d Whitmer said in a statement. \u201cI am proud to sign this legislation expanding absentee voter access to more service members bravely serving around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation brings Michigan election law up to date with the state Constitution after voters overwhelming approved a ballot proposal last fall that significantly expanded absentee voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to extra time for military and overseas voters, the proposal also required nine days of early voting, ballot drop boxes for every 15,000 voters in a municipality and state-funded postage for absentee applications and ballots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a U.S. Election Assistance Commission report following the 2020 presidential election, 4.6% of Michigan military and overseas ballots were rejected compared to less than 1% of all absentee ballots. 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