Absentee Voting

An appeals court in Michigan ruled the state is not required to count absentee ballots received after polls are closed on Election Day, finding the received-by deadline is nondiscriminatory and applies to all voters who vote by mail.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An appeals court in Michigan ruled the state is not required to count absentee ballots received after polls are closed on Election Day, finding the received-by deadline is nondiscriminatory and applies to all voters who vote by mail.

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Law

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