Local city and township clerks are trained in signature verification by the Michigan Bureau of Elections. Local clerks review and compare the signature on each absentee ballot to the signature on the return envelope, and to the voter’s signature on record to confirm its validity. The signature on record for a voter is typically the signature provided on a Michigan driver’s license or state ID, or as provided on the voter registration application.
If a local clerk determines that a signature is not valid, the ballot is rejected, and the clerk must promptly notify the voter of the rejection.
Locate your local clerk's office
Track the status of your absentee ballothttps://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/Index/
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