That's a 51% return rate of the 2,268,186 absentee ballots requested, as of Tuesday. As of Oct. 15, 672,585 voters had returned an absentee ballot. That represented a return rate of around 31%,

DETROIT—The second and final debate for an open U.S. Senate seat had just finished on Oct. 16 when Rep. Elissa Slotkin recalls making a half-joking plea to her rival. “Could you just knock me out and wake me up on Election Day and just let me know how it goes?”

Warren Clerk Sonja Buffa's decision on processing absentee ballots is creating worries among Macomb County's clerk and some City Council members.

With two weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump announced he will return to Michigan this weekend.

Michigan may play a decisive role in a presidential election for the third consecutive time. Michigan voters also will decide competitive races that could tip the balance of power in both chambers of Congress as well as the state House of Representatives.

Neighbors in upper-middle class and affluent neighborhoods in Oakland County say it’s easier to opt out of this once-typical show of support outside their home.

To be counted, absentee ballots sent from within the United States must be received by local clerks no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.

Democrats are bracing for a possible crack in the "blue wall.” NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell is in Madison, Wisconsin with our latest reporting. Democratic Strategist and Pollster Cornell Belcher and former senior communications advisor for Tim Scott for America Matt Gorman join Chris Jansing to discuss.

Michigan is a battleground state in the election and polls show a tight race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

A judge in Michigan on Monday rejected an effort by the Republican Party to block some Americans who are living overseas from voting in the battleground state.

More than 1 million Michigan voters have cast their ballots with only two weeks left until the November general election. In total, nearly 16 percent of the state’s active registered voters – or roughly 1.1 million people – have completed and returned an absentee ballot as of Tuesday, Oct. 22.