Wisconsin and Michigan: How to Vote Early. Your Dates, Your ID, Your Deadlines
Michigan's online voter registration closes today, Monday, Oct. 19. Wisconsin's in-person absentee voting can start as soon as Tuesday. Michigan's early voting sites open Saturday. Here is every date you need, straight from official state sources.
By Clara Hughes
ALTAS WORLD NEWS ANALYSIS | VOTER GUIDE | By Clara Hughes, Chief Opinion Editor | 7-min read Altas World News voter guide. Altas World News is independent and not affiliated with any campaign or party. No campaign reviewed or directed this piece. The road to a Senate majority runs through the Great Lakes. Two states that sit side by side on the map, Wisconsin and Michigan, will help decide who runs Washington for the next two years. In Michigan, Republican Mike Rogers faces Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for an open U.S. Senate seat. The Cook Political Report rates the race a Toss Up [1]. Sabato's Crystal Ball gives Democrats a small edge, but calls the race "obviously still quite competitive" [2]. In 2024, Rogers lost Michigan's Senate race by a little more than 19,000 votes, in an election where a record 5.7 million Michiganders voted and President Trump carried the state by about 80,000 [3]. In Wisconsin, Republican Tom Tiffany faces Democrat David Crowley for governor, an open seat [4]. Cook rates it a Toss Up too [5]. And Cook lists four House seats in these two states as Toss Ups: Michigan's 4th, 7th and 10th Districts and Wisconsin's 3rd [6]. Close races are won by the voters who show up, on time, with the right paperwork. This guide gives you the dates, the ID rules and the deadlines. Every rule links to an official state source. If anything here differs from what your local clerk tells you, the clerk wins. Call them. Key Takeaways Michigan, today: Online voter registration ends Monday, Oct. 19. After that, you can still register