With election day less than two months away, it's time to make a plan for how you'll cast your vote. Michigan voters can cast a ballot ahead of time in person, absentee through the mail, or in person on election day.

The 2020 Election in Michigan was precedent-setting in many ways – but perhaps no more so than with the addition of absentee voting in the state for the first time. It coincided with the pandemic, enabling many people to vote from the safety of their homes while still making their vote count.

Four years after then-President Trump seized on expected ballot-counting delays in Michigan and other swing states to fuel false claims that the election was stolen, experts warn it could happen again.

The most important date is election day, which happens on Nov. 5 this year. But thanks to Michigan's expanded voter opportunities, residents don't have to wait that long to cast a ballot.

The Michigan Senate has passed the Michigan Voting Rights Act, a pack of 4 bills that legislators say will strengthen election security and make voting more accessible to the state’s residents. The Michigan Voting Rights Act is composed of Senate Bills 401,