LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Ballot drop boxes are causing confusion around Michigan, after two clerks reported receiving dozens of ballots from voters outside the local jurisdiction.
Lansing Clerk Chris Swope said he’s identified at least 30 ballots outside the precinct, while East Lansing City Clerk Marie Wicks said she’s found 35 ballots facing the same problem. That ballot box is located on the Michigan State University campus.
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Both clerks said they are making an effort to contact the voters to pick up their ballots and drop them in the correct drop box. Ballots must be returned to local drop boxes or the clerk who issued the ballot.
If sending a ballot through the mail, they must be postmarked on Election Day, November 5 in order to be counted. However, some election officials and candidates say it is best to return ballots in person by this point in the lead up to next Tuesday.
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