Bad news for Michigan elections this fall. Michigan Supreme Court, by 4-3 vote, refuses to hear case seeking postmark deadline for counting absentee ballots.

Justice Bernstein's dissent, joined by Chief Justice McCormack and Justice Cavanagh, is outstanding.

More from Justice Bernstein's dissent.

I'm sure there will be more litigation on this issue, but the takeaway is this: Michiganders need to request their absentee ballots as early as possible, and then return them as early as possible directly to their clerk's office. Don't rely on the mail.

Note this prescient/timely piece from @ThePlumLineGS on this very issue just an hour ago: https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1289210640033341440