Battleground ballots: 2024 election to test Michigan's new voting laws - Washington Examiner

Part four of Battleground Ballots will focus on what has changed in Michigan , a key battleground state.

Every municipality in Michigan is now required to offer early voting for at least nine consecutive days starting on the second Saturday before Election Day and ending on the Sunday before Nov. 5 .

Michigan residents can apply to automatically receive an absentee ballot by mail before every election.

Voters in Michigan are required to be at least 18 years old , U.S. citizens, and residents of the state who have lived in their current city or township for at least 30 days .

Michigan residents can register to vote online or by mail until Oct. 21 , after which they can do so in person at their clerk’s office until 8 p.m. on Election Day .

Poll watchers, too, can be inside polling places, early voting sites, and absentee ballot counting facilities, but only in public areas.

They are not allowed to talk to voters, but they are allowed to challenge the eligibility of voters to vote under certain circumstances by speaking to a designated challenger liaison.

They cannot intimidate voters, wear electioneering clothing, or take audio or visual records.