Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the reports she’s getting say there are few problems as people line up to vote in person today (TUE.) That includes instances of harassment or intimidation on the final day of a contentious election season.
But Whitmer says authorities are ready to deal with that if it happens.
“There’s a law on the books that says it is a felony," said Whitmer. "And we won’t tolerate it and we will take action. But so far we haven’t seen any of that. People are going, they’re joyful. It’s a gorgeous day out there. So, if you’ve got to wait in line, at least it’s a beautiful fall day.”
Absentee voting is also heavy. As of Monday, 2.9 million Michigan voters cast absentee ballots. That’s compared to 1.2 million absentee voters in 2016.
That equals 60 percent of all the absentee ballots cast in 2016. There are still 565 thousand absentee ballots that have been issued but still NOT returned.