As Election Day and the voting period approaches, some voters may be in need of an absentee ballot this election year.

General Election absentee ballots returned by mail must be received by the voter’s local clerk by 5 p.m. on election day.

To be counted, absentee ballots sent from within the United States must be received by local clerks no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.

Voting for November election will end in less than two weeks. But people who haven't yet registered or cast a ballot still have time to participate.

Election Day is less than two weeks away and early voting will be open across the entire state as of Saturday. Here's our guide to navigating federal and local races as Nov. 5 nears. Why it matters: Michigan is a crucial battleground state in the presidential election.

More than 1 million Michigan voters have cast their ballots with only two weeks left until the November general election. In total, nearly 16 percent of the state’s active registered voters – or roughly 1.