Michigan election officials and Dominion Voting Systems have issued guidance regarding an issue affecting a small number of voters with disabilities in the state. The issue pertains to Dominion Voting Assistance Terminals (VAT) used by voters with disabilities who require special assistance marking their ballots.
In a news release issued the day before early in-person voting began in Michigan, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office highlighted the issue with the VATs. The guidance explains that voters using these machines will not be able to select a straight-party option at the beginning of the process and then choose individual candidates from another party for specific races. Instead, voters looking to split their ticket will need to select candidates for each race individually from the outset.
