ST. CLOUD ( WJON News) -- Absentee voting for the November General Election begins Friday.

Here’s a sure sign that the November election is coming up fast: the Marion County Election Board is getting ready to send out the first batch of absentee-by mail ballots. So far in this election cycle,

The 2020 Election in Michigan was precedent-setting in many ways – but perhaps no more so than with the addition of absentee voting in the state for the first time. It coincided with the pandemic, enabling many people to vote from the safety of their homes while still making their vote count.

With only 52 days until Election Day, early voting with an absentee ballot is the plan to help you avoid those long lines at polling places on Tuesday, Nov. 5. American voters will cast their ballots for who will be in the White House for the next 4 years this Election Day.

Four years after then-President Trump seized on expected ballot-counting delays in Michigan and other swing states to fuel false claims that the election was stolen, experts warn it could happen again.

The Michigan Senate has passed the Michigan Voting Rights Act, a pack of 4 bills that legislators say will strengthen election security and make voting more accessible to the state’s residents. The Michigan Voting Rights Act is composed of Senate Bills 401,

With election day less than two months away, it's time to make a plan for how you'll cast your vote. Michigan voters can cast a ballot ahead of time in person, absentee through the mail, or in person on election day.