LANSING, MI – With the mailing of over 21,000 ballots to Lansing City voter. this will kick off the first day of the Michigan Presidential Election and Lansing City voters can come pick up an absentee ballot at either Lansing City Hall or Reo Elections Office.
Located at 1221 Reo Rd., just a little northwest of the intersection of S. MLK Blvd. and Jolly Road and on CATA Route #9, the Reo Elections Office has free parking and a secure election drop box where ballot applications and ballots can be dropped off 24 hours a day.
Starting on Saturday, October 26, the Reo Elections Office will be one of two early voting sites for the City of Lansing voters. In a similar experience to Election Day, early voters can feed their own ballot into the tabulator. Results will not be known by anyone until 8pm on Election Day. The other early voting location will be at the Foster Community Center which starts on the same date. Hours and more details available at www.lansingvotes.gov.
Voters still have until late October to request a ballot to be mailed to them, but please be aware that the US Post Office states that it can take up to a week for mail to be delivered. For more information, please visit www.LansingVotes.gov
At the same website, voters can find the closest drop box, check on the status of their absentee application, view the list of candidates, and so much more. Voters must return their ballot by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted or can now take their ballot to their precinct or an early voting site to be tabulated. 24-hour, secure ballot drop boxes are located within 1.5 miles of any Lansing resident or voters can return their ballot via mail with postage paid.
As an alternative to Reo Elections Office, voters can come to Lansing City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., to pick up an absentee ballot in-person. For more information, visit www.LansingVotes.gov or call (517) 483-4131.
