You can’t vote absentee without giving a reason in Michigan for today’s election, but one state lawmaker hopes to have that changed by March.
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That’s Representative Lisa Posthumus Lyons of suburban Grand Rapids, who is sponsoring the measure. The legislation had a hearing in a committee she chairs months ago, but has been stalled since. Under the bill, people could vote absentee without giving a reason by visiting their local clerk’s office, showing their ID and filling out an application.
