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Detroit voting guide.
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Amid Michigan’s record-breaking turnout, less than .5% of absentee ballots were rejected for easily avoided errors

by Maggie McMillin December 4, 2020October 11, 2023

Amid Michigan’s record-breaking November turnout, there was a smaller share of rejected absentee ballots than in the primary.

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Voted absentee in Detroit? It’s time to track your ballot

by Maggie McMillin October 30, 2020October 11, 2023
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How early voting works in Detroit: Don’t mail your ballot and everything else to know

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