Michigan absentee ballots data shows heavy interest in Democratic counties

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https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-absentee-ballots-data-shows-heavy-interest-democratic-counties


Michigan absentee ballots data shows heavy interest in Democratic counties

Michigan residents have sought 1.6 million absentee ballots so far but only returned about 155,000, state records show.





With a month before the Nov. 8 election, over 1.6 million Michigan voters have requested an absentee ballot so far, the Michigan Secretary of State’s office reported this week.

That’s above the 1.16 million who had requested one as of early October 2018, the last gubernatorial election. But that was before voters passed no-reason absentee voting, which caused mail-in ballots to jump to 3.2 million in 2020.


The latest numbers show that voters in many counties that supported President Joe Biden, a Democrat, have requested more ballots — as a percentage of 2018 vote totals — than those in counties that supported former President Donald Trump, a Republican.


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In fact, the 53 counties — out of 83 statewide — with the lowest absentee rates so far this year were Trump-backing counties.

During the 2020 presidential election, Trump and other Republicans criticized the use of absentee ballots, and Republicans were far more likely to vote in person than Democrats.

[JohnSJ]

1. That is what we need to do everywhere

[Kingofalldems]

2. Kick this one.

[Cha]

3. Kick!! nt

[Kaleva]

4. My wife requested an absentee ballot over a week ago but has yet to receive it

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. A blue wave can fix a lot of radicalized Republican damages.

Roe, Roe, Roe your vote
against theocracy!
Republicans revoke your rights
and kill democracy!

THESE are the races that will determine control of the House of Representatives:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217206774

Got post-its?
Stick 'em up for a blue wave: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217078977

[Wounded Bear]

6. K & R...nt

[lindysalsagal]

7. OMG It''s started: the early returns.

I'd love to be in a coma till mid-november.