Just watched that voting segment on Rachel's show. Michigan doesn't really have "early voting".

[Siwsan]

We just have absentee ballots that can be filed early, but you have to meet certain criteria to qualify.

age 60 years old or older
unable to vote without assistance at the polls
expecting to be out of town on election day
in jail awaiting arraignment or trial
unable to attend the polls due to religious reasons
appointed to work as an election inspector in a precinct outside of your precinct of residence.

I think the biggest group is the age 60 and older so the number showing for Michigan might be heavily drawn from older voters.

[napi21]

1. I was just going to add that. My husband & I sent in our absentee ballots last Friday in Ga.

even though Ga. early voting doesn't start till next week. (We're both over 70)

[FL_Jerry]

2. Florida's doesn't start till

the 29th. I think they are showing absentee in those cases.

In Florida, do not vote by absentee. Thousands of votes are tossed. Last Primary they tossed my son's ballot because they said the signature didn't match which was BS. They sent a postcard back saying it was contested and to come down to "fix" it. Of course by the time he got it, it was too late. I did a google search and found out they do this quite often.

Of course it doesn't help being in a very Republican county being registered Dem either.

[csziggy]

6. In Florida it depends on the county - October 29 – November 5, 2016 is the minimum

2016 Early Voting Period

The early voting period consists of a minimum mandatory period of 8 days. It starts on the 10th day and ends on the 3rd day before Election Day:

Presidential Preference Primary Election: March 5- 12, 2016
Primary Election: August 20 – 27, 2016
General Election: October 29 – November 5, 2016

In addition, each county Supervisor of Elections may at his or her own discretion offer additional days of early voting on any or all days during the 15th through 11th day and the last Sunday before Election Day.
http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/election-dates/

Leon County starts early voting on October 24th and finishes on November 6th according to the Supervisor of Elections web site: http://www.leonvotes.org/Home/ModuleID/12653/ItemID/8883/mctl/EventDetails

So check your local Supervisor of Elections office - you might have more days to vote than you think!

[sufrommich]

3. I absentee voted yesterday in Michigan. Just check the

"I'll be out of town box" box if you don't want to stand in line on election day,it's not like they come looking for you.

[Siwsan]

5. I might be weird but I always really enjoy going up to my precinct to vote

It is close by, I'm in a heavily Democratic district, and I go in and vote early in the day so I've never had to wait in a line. The people who work in my precinct are really nice and friendly. And I can swing into Tim Horton's on my way home, for some of that good dark roast coffee. So I figure that as long as I'm able, I'll cast my vote in person.

[dflprincess]

8. I enjoy it too.

Minnesota has early voting and I've thought about it - but I'd miss going to the polls on election day. It just wouldn't feel right not to.

[bluestateguy]

4. and no party registration

Georgia doesn't either. I don't know where they get those party registration numbers for those states.

Maybe they're classifying by what primary they voted in?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

7. "Expecting to be out of town"

Rhode Island has the same thing. Who the hell is going to challenge you on that? You could say you might work a 12 hour shift from 8 to 8 and there's no way they can challenge you that I know of.....

I vote absentee as soon as I can, especially Presidential. I don't like lines, nor the local tea party assholes who hang outside lying their ass off for votes.