Federal authorities watching elections in Eastpointe, Shelby Twp

As Michigan residents head to vote, law enforcement officers across the state are out to ensure the vote is done safely.

Whitmer says counting absentee votes could take 80 hours
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With a surge in absentee voting, it'll require patience to count every vote, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told FOX 2 viewers Tuesday morning as election day began.

2020 election: Here’s when results might come in 6 key battleground states

The six hotly contested battleground states — Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — are expected to have extremely tight outcomes and many experts agree that they are most likely going to determine the election result.

Detroit polls open to long lines and high enthusiasm on election day

Detroit residents flocked to the polls on election day with lines forming outside precincts before voting had begun Nov. 3.

Voting in person was important for these residents
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While a surge of absentee balloting has driven the election race into uncharted waters, many are still voting in person. It's how they've done it in the past and it's how they'll do it during the pandemic.

Absentee vote counting underway in Detroit's TCF Center
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While Detroit's election clerk anticipates turnout in the city around 50%, that number could very well swell higher. Among the votes that could push that forecast up are the hundreds of thousands of absentee votes being counted.

The Michigan polls are open. Get your vote in before 8 p.m.
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If you haven't voted yet, you have until 8 p.m. on Tuesday to cast your ballot. For anyone still holding on to their absentee ballot, it is too late to mail it in. However, you can still drop it off at the local clerk's office.

Marshalls boards up storefronts in Detroit, Dearborn in case of election unrest

Dearborn police said Saturday residents expressed concerns about the Marshalls at Westborn Mall boarding up its windows. And according to store management, it was a company-wide directive to do so before Election Day.

With new policies in place, here's how your social media feed will look on election night

If you are planning on following the election results on social media Tuesday night, here are a few things you need to know about what your social media feeds will look like.

Attorney General warns about Dearborn election hoax

The message claims there are ballot sensor issues at polls in Dearborn which are not true, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Albanian man in sanctuary for years at Detroit church looks to election for hope

An Albanian man who's been holed up inside a Detroit church since 2018 to avoid deportation is hoping the election will spark some kind of change to set him free.

Will we have results on election night? FEC commissioner says prepare to wait

Ellen L. Weintraub, a commissioner on the FEC, said voters should prepare for the possibility that we won’t know the full results of the presidential race on election night, but that doesn’t mean something has gone wrong.

Absentee ballot processing in Michigan has begun
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Taking fully advantage of Michigan's new election law that provides for extra time to process absentee ballots, poll workers were hard at work preparing ballots for counting Monday.

Trump says supporters who surrounded Biden campaign bus 'did nothing wrong'

President Donald Trump said the FBI should stop investigating an incident in which his supporters were seen surrounding a Biden campaign bus in Texas, saying, "In my opinion, these patriots did nothing wrong."