Need To Know: Voting Absentee In Michigan's Presidential Primary

MICHIGAN — Thanks to a new law adopted by voters in 2018, any registered voter can cast an absentee ballot in this year's big elections, including the first election: the March 10 presidential primary.

Any voter can request an absentee ballot from their clerk's office. To prepare for that, Patch has the dates you need to know:

Jan. 25, 2020: Deadline for clerks to send absentee ballots to overseas voters and armed forces.
March 6: Requests for mailed absentee ballots must be turned in by 5 p.m.
March 9: Registered voters can request an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's office by 4 p.m.
March 10: Voters have until 8 p.m. to return their completed ballot back to their local clerk's office. This can be done in person or via mail.

More information

To check your voter registration status or find your local clerk's office, use the Secretary of State’s Michigan Voter Information Center.

There will be 19 candidates total on the March 10 ballot, including President Donald Trump, 15 Democrats and three other Republicans. Some counties will have local ballot measures, too.

For those who do not wish to vote absentee, the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 10. If you are standing in line at 8 p.m., you will be permitted to vote.

Click here to find your sample ballot.