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What time do Michigan polls open and close for the 2024 primary? Key voting hours to know
Washington — The 2024 presidential race heads to Michigan Tuesday, which is holding its primary for both Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday. Voters in Michigan have had a number of options available to cast their ballots, with both absentee and in-person early voting opportunities, and on Election Day, polls will be also be open.
For those who didn’t request an absentee ballot and missed the early voting period, here’s what to know about the hours when you can vote.
Donald Trump and Nikki Haley are the major Republican candidates in Michigan’s GOP primary, and President Biden does not have a major primary challenger in the Democratic contest. But Mr. Biden faces some headwinds here: many in the large community of Arab and Muslim Americans in Michigan who voted for him in 2020 oppose the president’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war. They’re hoping to send a message to him that they’re unhappy with U.S. support for Israel in the conflict with Gaza by voting “uncommitted” during the primary.
In late December, the Michigan Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a group of voters in the state who sought to challenge Trump’s candidacy under the Constitution’s “insurrection clause.”
Full voting hours: When do polls open for 2024 Michigan primary voting?
Polling locations open at 7 a.m. on Election Day.
Before voting, the Michigan Secretary of State’s office recommends checking that your polling place hasn’t moved and that your registration status is current. Bringing a valid photo ID is also recommended.
When do polls close for 2024 Michigan primary voting?
Polling locations close at 8 p.m., but voters who are in line by that time and have not yet filled out their ballot are still allowed to vote.
When will we know results of the 2024 Michigan primary?
The results will start to trickle in after polls close at 8 p.m. CBS News will not characterize or project the outcome of the race before then.
A spokesperson for the Michigan Department of State told CBS News that unofficial results are expected by 12 p.m. Wednesday.
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Wisconsin school shooter was in contact with California man plotting his own attack, court documents say
The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California whom authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents that became public Wednesday.
Police were still investigating why the 15-year-old student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison shot and killed a fellow student and teacher on Monday before shooting herself, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told the Associated Press Wednesday. Two other students who were shot remained in critical condition on Wednesday.
A Southern California judge issued a restraining order Tuesday under California’s gun red flag law against a 20-year-old Carlsbad man. The order requires the man to turn his guns and ammunition into police within 48 hours unless an officer asks for them sooner because he poses an immediate danger to himself and others.
Carlsbad is located just north of San Diego.
According to the order, the man told FBI agents that he had been messaging Natalie Rupnow, the Wisconsin shooter, about attacking a government building with a gun and explosives. The order doesn’t say what building he had targeted or when he planned to launch his attack. It also doesn’t detail his interactions with Rupnow except to state that the man was plotting a mass shooting with her.
CBS’ San Diego affiliate KFMB-TV reported that law enforcement searched the man’s home Tuesday night after the order was signed by the judge.
Police, with the assistance of the FBI, were scouring online records and other resources and speaking with the shooter’s parents and classmates in an attempt to determine a motive for the shooting, Barnes told the AP.
Police don’t know if anyone was targeted in the attack or if the attack had been planned in advance, the chief said. Police said the shooting occurred in a classroom where a study hall was taking place involving students from several grades.
“I do not know if if she planned it that day or if she planned it a week prior,” Barnes said. “To me, bringing a gun to school to hurt people is planning. And so we don’t know what the premeditation is.”
On a Madison city website providing details about the shooting, police disclosed Wednesday that two guns were found at the school, but only one was used in the shooting. A law enforcement source previously told CBS News the weapon used appears to have been a 9 mm pistol.
Barnes told the AP that he did not know how the suspected shooter obtained the guns and he declined to say who purchased them, citing the ongoing investigation.
No decisions have been made about whether Rupnow’s parents might be charged in relation to the shooting, but they have been cooperating, Barnes told the AP.
Abundant Life is a nondenominational Christian school that offers prekindergarten classes through high school. About 420 students attend the institution.
The Dan County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the two people killed Wednesday as 42-year-old Erin West and 14-year-old Rubi Vergara.
An online obituary on a local funeral site stated Vergara was a freshman who leaves behind her parents, one brother, and a large extended family. It described her as “an avid reader” who “loved art, singing and playing keyboard in the family worship band.”
West’s exact position with the school was unclear.
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