Absentee ballots to be mailed

By Alan Madlane
Absentee ballots for the Nov. 8 election have been mailed out, or soon will be, to those who have so far requested them.
Absentee ballots are also available at all city clerk and township clerk offices.
Not registered?
You can to Michigan.gov/Vote and register there, up through Oct. 24. You can also register in person at the Hamtramck City Clerk’s office up to, and even on, election day, and then vote right there immediately after registering.
The Secretary of State is another place that can register you — typically by appointment, however.
Michigan citizens voted overwhelmingly, in 2018, to put a law into our state Constitution providing all registered voters the right to vote absentee without having to provide a reason for doing so.
Confused as to why we are voting on the second Tuesday of November this year?
Elections fall on the first Tuesday that comes after the first Monday of the month. This year, the first Monday of November is on the 7th, and so we actually will be voting on the second Tuesday, Nov. 8.
So come on out – or stay in – and vote; whichever way you do it, just do it.
Posted Oct. 7, 2022