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Voting is now for drop in ballots. This is a letter about how to vote in Michigan. Find out if it is any different in other states.  Vote! It is good karma to show concern for your state and country. Bad karma to ignore voting.

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On Friday, October 24, 2025, 6:34 PM, Rashida Tlaib <info@rashidaforcongress.com> wrote:


Steve,

Election Day is coming up in a little over one week, and early voting starts tomorrow in Detroit!

There are important races in this election, so I’m reaching out with information about various ways you can vote between now and Tuesday, November 4. If you’ve already voted, please forward this email to your community and loved ones who may not have voted yet.

Many communities in Michigan offer locations for people to vote early in person. Find your early voting information here, including when and where you can access in-person early voting.

For Detroit residents: You can find early voting locations and ballot dropoff locations at https://detroitvotes.org/vote-early/#earlyvotemap. You can go to an early voting location near you to vote in person between Saturday October 25 and Sunday November 2, from 9 am to 5 pm each day.

You can find more information about voting in-person here.

If you received an absentee ballot by mail, it’s too late to safely mail it back to your clerk’s office, but you can find a drop box near you to drop off your absentee ballot. These secure drop boxes should be accessible 24 hours each day, up until 8 pm on Election Day, which is Tuesday, November 4.

Here’s a photo of me, a voter, and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist from 2020, as we filmed a video encouraging people to drop off their ballots in drop boxes:

Rashida takes a selfie with a voter and Lt. Gov Garlin Glichrist

If you want to vote on Election Day:

Find your Election Day voting location here. Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm, and you have a right to vote if you are in line by 8 pm. You can find more information about voting in-person here.

No matter where you live in Michigan, check out https://www.michiganvoting.org/rides if you need a ride to the polls.

And if you live in Southeast Michigan, SMART buses and Detroit buses are free on Election Day.

Note: If you need disability-related accessible voting or non-English ballots, you can find more information here.

If English is not your first language, you are allowed to bring someone to help translate for you and help you complete your ballot—anyone except your employer or union. You can also find translated voting information here. And if you are blind, disabled, or unable to read or write, you have the right to bring someone to assist you with voting (anyone except your employer or union).

If you are not registered to vote, you can register between now and Election Day at your local election clerk’s office. Bring proof of residency: a document with your name and your current address in the city/township where you live. Paper or electronic copies of any of the following documents will work:

A Michigan driver’s license or state ID card

A utility bill

A bank statement

A paycheck

A government check

Any other government document

You don’t have to be housed to vote! You can register to vote using a street corner, park, shelter or any other place where you usually stay as your address. You can also provide an address of an advocacy organization or someone who will accept mail for you.

You can find more information about voter registration here, but I want to highlight here that you can register and vote in Michigan if:

You are a U.S. citizen.

You are a resident of a city or township in Michigan for at least 30 days (or will have been a resident for 30+ days by Election Day).

You don’t have to be housed to vote! You can register to vote using a street corner, park, shelter or any other place where you usually stay as your address. You can also provide an address of an advocacy organization or someone who will accept mail for you.

You are at least 17.5 years old and will be 18 years old by Election Day.

You are NOT currently serving a sentence in jail or prison.

However, you CAN vote if you are:

In jail awaiting trial/sentencing (by absentee ballot)

Awaiting arraignment (the process of having a judge formally present charges against you)

Charged with a felony but not convicted

Newly released from jail or prison (including people with felony convictions)

On parole or probation (including people with felony convictions)

In the process of appealing a conviction

Thank you so much for being a voter and making your voice heard in the political process that impacts our lives.

In service,



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