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Michelle Jokisch Polo

New Michigan law means people leaving prison will automatically be registered to vote

Voters cast their ballots during the midterm elections at the Detroit Fire Station 17 on Nov. 8, 2022. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Malijah Gee was first incarcerated in a Michigan prison when he was about 17 years old.

"I came here as a youth, so I was never able to vote," Gee said.

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