LANSING, MI (AP)— Some 1.6 million voters in Michigan have requested absentee ballots and 150,000 have cast ballots for the general election, which is less than a month away.
The state is expecting high voter turnout because of several high-impact races and a ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion in the state constitution.
A spokesman for the Michigan Secretary of State said Tuesday that the early absentee numbers point toward this being the most votes ever cast in the state for a governor's race.
With returns indicating high early absentee voting, a looming debate Thursday between Republican challenger Tudor Dixon and Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer takes on added significance.
