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Sixth "Ready for November" episode focuses on voting before Nov. 3
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson interviews three leaders from Michigan sports teams in the sixth episode of Ready for November, a video series Benson’s office launched last month to inform voters ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
Joining Benson for the “Voting before Election Day” discussion were Arn Tellem, vice chairman of the Detroit Pistons; Mel Tucker, head football coach at Michigan State University; and Joique Bell, a Detroit Lions Legend and former player.
Each of the guests and their organizations have been outstanding partners working with the Department of State and local clerks to ensure a successful election. The Pistons have provided their team facility as a receiving board for Detroit elections precincts and are giving all employees a paid day off Election Day to vote and serve as poll workers.
Michigan State University coaches and players are serving as trusted voices to get accurate election information out and the school is helping promote voter awareness and participation in other ways as well. Among their efforts, the Detroit Lions are providing Ford Field as a receiving board for Detroit and are giving staff Election Day off to participate.
The Pistons, MSU and the Lions are also producing public service announcements to promote voter education and civic engagement.
Secretary Benson thanked Tellem, Tucker and Bell for their leadership in helping drive voter participation and reminded voters that they can vote right now if they choose to do so.
“You don’t have to wait for Election Day, Nov. 3, this year, to cast your ballot. There are two safe and secure options right now to vote.” Secretary Benson said. “You can vote from home by requesting your ballot at Michigan.gov/Vote. It will arrive in the mail. You can vote it, sign the back of the envelope and you can mail it back by October 19 or you can deliver it to your local drop box or local clerk’s office.”
And then you can also vote in person at your local clerk’s office anytime between now through Monday, November 2.”
For more information and resources on the upcoming election, visit Michigan.gov/Elections.
This week’s Ready for November episode can be found on the Michigan Department of State’s social media accounts and is archived on the MDOS informational webpage for the Nov. 3 election.
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The Secretary of State office at 1041 South US-27 in St. Johns will permanently close at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, as it moves across the parking lot to a new site in the Southpoint Mall near Subway and Biggby Coffee.
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson testified before the Michigan House Committee on Elections in support of the Michigan Voting Rights Act (MVRA), which will expand voting rights, strengthen democracy in our state, and make good on the promise of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution– that no citizen can be denied the right to vote.
To recognize the start of Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, Dec. 2-6, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is sharing resources provided through the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) for residents to stay educated and safe behind the wheel at all ages.
The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, in Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend St. in Lansing.
The bipartisan Board of State Canvassers today voted unanimously to certify Michigan’s 2024 General Election results. Prior to today’s state canvassers' meeting, bipartisan canvassing boards in each of Michigan’s 83 counties certified the election results in their jurisdictions before the legal deadline.
The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Nov. 22 in Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend St. in Lansing.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou, and Rep. Stephanie Young today issued the following statements on House passage of HB 4127 and HB 4128, restricting firearms at polling locations while voting is taking place:
With less than 24 hours until the polls open on Election Day, Nov. 5, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced that more than 3.2 million Michigan citizens have already cast their ballot in the General Election.
The Secretary of State office at 1040 S. Winter St. in Adrian will be closed for two days during a remodeling project, but most residents can go online to Michigan.gov/SOS instead for their transactions.
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit made the following statement on charges filed against a non-U.S. citizen for allegedly illegally registering to vote and casting a ballot in the 2024 General Election:
