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Michiganders will have a new way to request an absentee ballot in the upcoming August primary election.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has announced the state has launched a new, online platform, which provides voters a method of digitally submitting their absentee ballot application on the state’s website.
Benson stated the more choices a person has when it comes to voting, the better they’re able to make choices that work for them.
In order to request the online absentee ballot, voters must have a valid driver’s license or state ID card, and submit their number along with the last four digits of their Social Secuity number.
Voters submit applications by scanning their signed applications, then emailing them to their county clerk.
The clerk will be notified, then verify the application and signature.
Once verified, the clerk will then send the ballot to the voter.
The voter must then mail the paper ballot back to the clerk, deposit it in a drop box, or return the ballot to the clerk by 8pm on election day, to be counted.
As an added safety feature, voters must sign the ballot return envelope and signatures will be matched and verified to the voter’s record as well.
A link to request an online absentee ballot application is here.
