How to register to vote in Michigan and request an absentee ballot

Voters in Michigan can register at a clerk’s office all the way through Election Day. Mailed ballots must be received by clerks by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

Michigan residents cast their ballots in the primary election on Aug. 2, 2022 in Bloomfield Hills.
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