Overview
- Early in-person voting is now open statewide for the August primary with scheduled early voting days running into early August and some jurisdictions offering an extra day of voting.
- At early voting sites voters check in with an election clerk, complete a paper ballot and feed it into a tabulator for counting.
- Detroit held public outreach events, including a block‑party style Get Out the Vote drive, where city leaders urged residents to make a plan to vote and reassured people about certification and election procedures.
- Early voters at Detroit events reported short lines and said voting felt empowering and important for setting an example for children and the community.
- Michigan first offered early in-person voting during the 2024 presidential primary, and officials say the option gives residents extra time to research candidates, avoid Election Day congestion, or use absentee ballots or their assigned polling place if they prefer.