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How to vote in Michigan if you are in the hospital
Even if you end up in the hospital and cannot make it to the polls on Election Day, you can still vote. Corewell Health explains how to request an emergency absentee ballot in Michigan.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Michiganders who are sick or injured on Election Day and cannot make it to the polls can request an emergency absentee ballot.
If the illness or emergency, including hospitalizations and Covid, happens after 5 p.m. Nov. 5, the Friday before the Nov. 8 election, you can request a ballot.
More: What to know about absentee voting
This includes personal injuries and illnesses, as well as a family death or illness that requires you to be away on Election Day.
To request an emergency absentee ballot, you may have someone deliver your written request for the ballot to your city or township clerk's office before 4 p.m. on Election Day.
Emergency ballots must be returned to the clerk's office by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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