When is the last day to register to vote?

In short, you can register to vote in person at your local clerk’s office on Election Day itself because of Michigan’s relatively new same-day registration law. While Michigan also allows online or mail-in registration, those options are not allowed within 14 days of the election, when registration must be done in person. Read the full response here.

Do you need ID to vote or register to vote?

Michigan generally requires a driver’s license or other valid photo ID to register to vote or vote in an election. But in both cases, citizens without ID can sign an affidavit instead. Lying on an affidavit is perjury, a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison in Michigan. Read the full response here.

How are absentee ballot boxes monitored?

Michigan law requires all ballot boxes to be “securely locked” and secured to the ground or other stationary object. Municipalities must have video surveillance on their boxes within 75 days of an election, under a bipartisan law passed in 2020. However, because video systems cost money and take time to install, municipalities have until 2026 to add them to older boxes. Read the full response here.

What safeguards are there to prevent double voting?

Voting twice in the same election in Michigan is prohibited by law and is a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000. Although there have been rare exceptions, election officials should be able to use the state’s Qualified Voter File to prevent duplicate ballots. Last month, Attorney General Dana Nessel brought felony charges against four residents of St. Clair Shores based on claims they voted twice in the August primary and three elections for allegedly allowing it. Read the full response here.

How good are the polls in Michigan?

We’ll see, and results vary. Polls are snapshots in time, meaning polls that gauge voter opinions weeks or months before Election Day don’t always match the final results. Not all pollsters and their methodologies are the same, and some have a political agenda. Read the full response here.

Where does Mike Rogers live and where is he registered to vote?

The Republican candidate for the US Senate had retired to Florida before moving to Michigan last year. He built a home in White Lake Township, where he was registered to vote in the August primary, but did not yet live there. Read the full response here:

Did Elissa Slotkin Sign a ‘Secret Agreement’ That Helped a Chinese Company?

The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate signed a nondisclosure agreement to learn about economic development projects in his district, but that agreement did not include any specific link to a planned battery project run by Gotion, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the company Chinese Gotion High. – Tech. Read the full response here.

Where are the presidential candidates on these issues?

We’ve got you covered:

• Where Trump, Harris stay in the auto industry, electric vehicles
• Where Trump and Harris stand on immigration, border security
• In the case of Trump, Harris stands on the economy and taxes
• Where do Trump, Harris stand vis-a-vis Israel, Ukraine, China
• Where Trump and Harris stand on health care, drug prices
• Where do Trump stand, Harris on climate, Great Lakes
• Where are Trump and Harris on education

Why is Robert Kennedy Jr. on the ballot even though he dropped out?

Kennedy remains on the Michigan presidential ballot because state election law does not allow candidates to remove their names once a party has nominated them and it is after the primary. He sued to try to get his name off the ballot, but lost in both state and federal court. Read the full response here.

Can undocumented immigrants vote here?

No, undocumented immigrants cannot vote in Michigan’s 2024 election. Only US citizens are eligible to vote in any state or federal election, including in Michigan. Under federal law, a person must meet eligibility requirements several times during the voting process: when they register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and when they request an in-person ballot. And under Michigan law, it’s a crime to lie on these forms. Read the full response here.

Are non-citizens registered to vote when they get their state ID?

While citizens who are “lawfully present” in the country can also apply for a driver’s license, there are several safeguards in place to prevent them from registering to vote. The Secretary of State’s computerized license application system allows only US citizens to become registered voters. Read the full response here.

Does the state have “inflated” voter rolls?

Yes, Michigan has more registered voters than citizens of voting age, according to U.S. Census estimates. But no, there is no evidence that it led to electoral fraud. There are fewer “active voters,” and the state is slated to eliminate about 600,000 inactive registrations as soon as federal law allows. Watch the full response here.

Are absentee ballots early if a voter dies?

Michigan law requires election clerks to use “best efforts” to remove and reject absentee ballots cast by voters who subsequently die before Election Day. But if they are already entered in a tab, those votes will count. Read the full response here.