Detroit Today: Oakland County, Westland clerks tout success of early voting pilot program
Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment last year that gave voters the right to vote in person at early voting sites before statewide and federal elections.
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Lisa Brown is the city clerk of Oakland County. She personally voted early and received positive feedback from residents about the process.
“I have to tell you our voters that utilized it loved it. Our workers loved it because it was a more manageable day,” said Brown. “It’s not a 13-hour day like Election Day so they absolutely loved that. We got such great feedback from everybody on it.”
Richard LeBlanc is the city clerk of Westland. He says everyone he spoke to personally liked the early voting experience.
“The biggest compliment that we received from those people who voted that I was able to talk to is that it was the exact same thing as voting on Election Day except that there was no line,” said LeBlanc.
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