Today is General Election Day in the U.S.

This is an off-off year election, generally known for LOW voter turnout, unfortunately.

This is one of my occasional political posts. I will not tolerate hateful or conspiracy-fueled responses. Thoughtful comments are welcome. Thank you.

My husband and I live in Detroit Michigan, and we are very lucky to live in a state that makes it as easy as possible for everyone to vote: before or on Election Day.

Today, this year in Detroit, we are voting for a mayoral candidate, for City Council seats, and for a few ballot proposals. It is a very short ballot, but unfortunately, too many people do not realize that the more local the election, the more directly it affects you. There are also local elections in other jurisdictions in Michigan this year. We’ll be lucky if we have 20% voter turnout numbers.

In 2015, the people of our state voted to allow “no-excuse” absentee voting, and since then, hubby and I have voted absentee. The first time we applied for our absentee ballots, we had to show ID, and since then, we have been able to request an absentee ballot to be sent to our home for every election. An absentee ballot is only sent to those who request one. We do not have to show ID every time, because our information was verified the first time and nothing has changed since then. We are the same people living in the same house.