(WXYZ) — After months of frequent visits to Michigan from both presidential campaigns, Election Day has finally arrived.
Here's a look at what's happening across metro Detroit.
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Check out our live Election Day blog below:
Tuesday: 3:43 p.m.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will hold a news conference at 9:30 p.m. to address the media about election night in Michigan.
WXYZ-TV and WXYZ.com will provide full coverage of Benson's remarks.
Tuesday: 2:28 p.m.
The new Michigan "I Voted" stickers have been blowing up on social media as people cast their early in-person votes and their votes on Election Day. Now, they're being sold on resale sites.
One of the most popular ones is the sticker that shows a werewolf ripping off its shirt with an American Flag in the background. It's been featured on John Oliver and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has worn a t-shirt with the design.
VIDEO BELOW: See the winners of Michigan's first-ever 'I Voted' sticker design contest
A quick search of eBay found that people are selling the stickers – specifically the werewolf sticker. Recently-sold stickers have gone for $18 and up to $45.
Benson said during a press conference on Tuesday that if you didn't get your sticker, you can pick one up at a Michigan Secretary of State branch across Michigan. Branches are closed on Election Day, so you'll have to wait until Wednesday to check. Find your branch here
Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
The City of Northville said that Precinct 1 has been relocated from the community center to Hillsdale Middle School, located at 775 N. Center Rd.
Consumers Energy was investigating a potential gas leak at the community center, which forced the precinct to move.
Tuesday noon
Macomb County is home to a lot of auto workers and a key county we will be watching as election results begin to come in tonight. The UAW has formally endorsed Kamala Harris, but some workers we've spoken to ahead of the election are supporting Donald Trump.
Our Faraz Javed spoke to the voters who play a crucial role in this year's election.
Faraz was at Precinct 42 at Sterling Heights High School and spoke to Canaan Calhoun, an 18-year-old voting for the first time. He asked him what his experience has been, and what some of his research was to determine which candidate he would be voting for.
"I mainly watch the news, I watch the news," the first-time voter said. "I use the news to find and explore the different candidates, which one would be best for my future."
Canaan was at the polls with his mom and his two brothers. Faraz asked Canaan what the family conversations were like before heading to the polling place when it came to selecting the candidate.
"The main thing was come together," Canaan said. "We would just sit around the TV, watch some news, watch and listen to what they would say and mainly follow along. We watched the debate and we had a whole conversation on that, so that's the main thing we did."
Macomb County has traditionally voted Republican. In 2016, Trump won Macomb County by 48,000 votes, then again in 2020 by 40,000 votes. But in the end, Joe Biden did win Michigan in the last Presidential election.
This is an extremely important county to win: Faraz spoke with Carol, a chair for District 42, to walk us through what voters can expect when they walk in today.
"You come in and the first desk you are going to stop in is the application to vote," said Carol Calhoun. "You'll fill that paperwork out, then you will go to the next station, which is the poll book, that is where you will present your driver's license. We will scan you into the system, make sure that you are a registered voter, and from there we'll give you a ballot, you'll go into the various booth to vote, and then you'll get in line to the tabulator and cast your ballot."
We spoke with Carol about some of the challenges workers were facing when voters were coming in.
"Probably the main thing that we've encountered is people coming to the wrong precinct," Carol said. "They had lived in this area before and were Sterling Heights residents and had moved, so we needed to call the clerk's office, confirm that they were not registered voters here in Sterling Heights, and we had to send them to their respective cities to register and to vote."
We also asked Carol how the turnout has been a few hours in.
"It's been steady, we had 40 people in line when we opened," Carol said. "and it's been a steady flow throughout the day, I think we're at 250, maybe a little more than that, we do a count every hour."
Tuesday 10:50 a.m.
It was a steady stream of voters at Southfield City Hall on Tuesday morning. Many were pleasantly surprised by the wait time.
“Waited less than five minutes. We went in and went right to our voting precinct," said Scott Clay.
Related Video: Voters cast their ballots in Southfield
Andrew Hartman says voting at the polling place was a breeze.
"Maybe 30 seconds. I parked my car. And, 10 minutes later, I’m walking out," he said.
“I heard some people waited like two hours on the early voting on Sunday. I think everyone was kind of scrambling. But today, I came in like five minutes ago. It literally took me five minutes," said Teresa Ross, a Southfield resident.
Dominick Thirkield and his wife, Nicole, said the well-organized polling center made it easy for their entire family.
“I mean, they were very nice and very pleasant, you know, coordinated, letting us know where to go. And, we were out of there in less than 20 minutes," said Dominick.
Nicole said, “I wanted to make sure that my kids were able to witness history and make sure that I document it so when they did get older, they were able to say I was there.”
Tuesday: 10:45 a.m.
There has been a steady flow of voters coming into Pasteur Elementary on Detroit’s west side this morning.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson visited a short time ago — talking about the turnout so far this Election Day.
Related Video: Watch Benson's update from Tuesday morning
Benson says more than 3.3 million people in Michigan voted even before the polls opened this morning.
Benson says 82% of all absentee ballots were returned before Election Day, and many of those have already been processed.
There are long lines at polling places around metro Detroit — and the Secretary of State says they have a field team of 100 people ready to respond to any allegations of trouble.
"People are engaged and people know the rules, which is that today is the last day to vote in this election. And whether people choose to vote in person here at precincts or returning their ballot at a local drop box, it's going to be a celebratory day, a hopeful day and a day where we can be proud that so many people are participating in our election. Already, 45.8% of registered active voters in our state have voted in this election, and we're on track to break turnout records yet again," said Benson.
Related Video: Michigan voters line up on Election Day to make their voices heard
"I just want to say everyone get out and vote do what you’re supposed to do — make it count," said Daveen Young, a voter.
"It’s a good turnout, I like to see this," said Pamela Dann, another voter.
Benson says Michigan is on track for a record turnout.
We were at a few polling spots in Redford earlier today where some people were complaining they didn’t have enough computers to check everyone in, so just keep in mind, it’s always a busy day so bring your patience.
Tuesday: 10 a.m.
7 News Detroit reporter Brittany Toolis was outside of Central United Methodist Church in Detroit, where inside there are two voter precincts. She's been there since right after polls opened.
Only 15 voters are allowed in at a time, so they have seen a small line of voters. For one person, it's the first time they've cast a vote in about a decade.
"I’m feeling happy and hopeful," said Sierra Spencer. "People seem ready."
Sierra is one of millions casting her ballot as the 2024 Presidential Election is now in voter's hands.
"We got up at like 6 this morning ... getting ready to vote today," said Josie Budnick and James Bennett.
All three Metro Detroit voters cast their ballots at the church on Woodward Avenue and East Adams, off of Grand Circus Park. It houses two precincts, and a small but steady line filing out the front door all morning.
"I was expecting to see a line I know most of my peers voted early," Sierra said. "I was a little worried about the wait but it actually wasn’t bad."
"He’s late for work but we’re making it happen," said Josie. "My boss is OK with it. We’re doing out duty. We’re both excited."
All three voters say the process went smoothly for them. Now they're waiting for the numbers to start rolling in.
"I’m happy that we’re finally going to have an answer moving forward as a country," Sierra said. "Just go out and vote if you haven’t already."
Polls are open until 8 p.m.
Tuesday: 7 a.m.
Polls have opened across most of Michigan as voters have until 8 p.m. to cast their ballots.
More than 1.2 million Michiganders cast their ballot through early voting for the 2024 general election, according to the state's voter dashboard.
On Sunday, 189,442 people cast their ballot, according to the dashboard. That's the highest daily total in the state. The previous high was the day before with 145,955 people voting.
In all, 1,214,444 people cast an early in-person vote in Michigan for the 2024 general election.
