LANSING, Mich. — Absentee ballots for the Lansing general election will be mailed out Friday as city clerk staff and volunteers prepare the first batch of ballots.
- Lansing City Clerk's office is preparing to mail the first batch of absentee ballots this Friday.
- The ballot envelopes include a secrecy sleeve, return envelope, instructions, and an "I voted" sticker.
- Residents have until October 31 at 4 p.m. to request an absentee ballot.
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Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope says the envelope contains several important items to ensure voters' ballots are properly counted.
"You know with the secrecy sleeve, and the return envelope, the instructions and of course the I voted sticker so a lot of work to put those together and get them ready to go out," Swope said.
City clerk staff and volunteers will spend the next few days preparing these materials before the first mailing on Friday.
Residents who want an absentee ballot have until 4 p.m. on October 31 to submit their request.
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