Election Tuesday: Some Things You May Want To Know
The Michigan Presidential Primary election is today and voters all across Metro Detroit will be casting their ballots toward the 2024 presidential race. If this is your first time voting…
The Michigan Presidential Primary election is today and voters all across Metro Detroit will be casting their ballots toward the 2024 presidential race. If this is your first time voting or you are an individual who hasn't voted in a while, here are some things you want to know before going to cast your vote.
Lets begin with the polls. What time and how long are they open? The polls opened at 7 a.m. and will be open until 8 p.m. tonight. The deadline for voting is 8 p.m. however, if you're in line by then, you will still be allowed to vote. For those who wish to vote absentee, even though the deadline for requesting absentee ballots by mail or online has passed (5 p.m. the Friday before an election), you can still request one in person at your clerk's office on election day by 4 p.m.
In addition to registering to vote or updating your address on Election Day, you can request an absent voter ballot when you do so. In the event that you request your AV ballot a day or two before Election Day or on Election Day, you must vote in person at your nearest clerk's office.
Election Tuesday: Some Things You May Want To Know
If you are a person who has already voted absentee, but would like to change their vote for whatever reason, you will need to contact your city or township clerk to have your vote "spoiled." If you do decide to change your vote, you must sign the request and state that you would like a new absentee ballot mailed to you or that you will pick it up at your nearest clerk’s office.
Finally, the state of Michigan requires voter identification, but if you don't have your ID, you can still vote. In case you don't have or did not bring an appropriate form of identification, you can sign a brief affidavit stating that you aren't in possession of one. There are several types of IDs that are acceptable, including: Michigan driver's licenses or state ID cards, driver's licenses or ID cards from other states, passports, military photo IDs with ID cards, high school or college student ID cards with photos, tribal identification cards with images.
Please be sure to get out vote today.
U.S. Senate Unanimously Votes to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent, Twitter Reacts
The United States Senate, in a unanimous voice vote today (March 15), passed a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
Per multiple outlets, including Reuters and NBC News, the Sunshine Protection Act stated the change wouldn't begin until 2023 if it's passed by the House of Representatives and signed into law by President Joe Biden. The bill will head to the House, but it's not yet known when a vote on the bill will take place. Reuters, however, did note, "The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on the issue this month."
NBC News also noted, "Daylight Saving Time started in the U.S. in 1918 as a way to create more daylight hours during warmer months. It was extended by four weeks starting in 2007. States are not required to follow daylight saving time — Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe it."
Making Daylight Saving Time permanent has been a long-debated topic with those in favor citing a number of impacts from how it affects sleeping patterns of children and pets to the slight increase of heart attacks and strokes following the time change.
Once news of the vote began to circulate, "Sunshine Protection Act" became the number one trending topic on Twitter. Here are some notable reactions to the news.
