Weekly absentee request numbers

Two weeks ahead of Election Day, Nov. 3, more than 780,000 Michigan voters have returned their absentee (mail) ballot or voted at an early voting site, bringing the active registered voter turnout rate to 10.7%.

The Board of State Canvassers regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 23. 2026 is CANCELED.

County, city, and township election commissions in Michigan have started testing their voting machines to ensure they are working properly in advance of the Nov. 3 General Election.

The Coldwater Secretary of State office will close for one week later this month as it moves back to its original remodeled location, but residents can go online to mi.gov/sos instead for most of their transactions.

With three weeks until Michigan’s Nov. 3 General Election, more than 440,000 Michigan voters – 6% of all active registered voters – have already returned their completed ballot at a drop box, to their clerk’s office, or by mail.

With four weeks to go before Election Day on Nov. 3, more than 201,000 Michigan voters have already cast their ballot by mail, secure ballot drop box, or at their local clerk’s office – a 30% increase over the number of ballots returned at this point before the 2022 General Election.

The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, in room 1100 of the Binsfield Office Building, 201 Townsend St. in Lansing.

The Trenton Secretary of State office at 3040 Van Horn Rd. will close for one week as it moves to a new location, but most residents can go online to mi.gov/sos instead for their transactions.

Today, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) continues its 2026 fall college tour by visiting seven colleges and universities on National Voter Registration Day, helping students register to vote and sharing nonpartisan election information.

Today, Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie and the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) celebrate Voter Preregistration Week by encouraging eligible 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote.