• The Michigan Secretary of State's Office expects about 3.4 million voters to turn out for this year's midterm elections.

• Anyone with a valid voter registration card can ride Capitol Area Transportation Authority buses for free on Election Day (Nov. 7).

• Saturday is the last day to request an absentee ballot from your local city clerk. Requests for ballots must be received by 2 p.m. Saturday — late requests will require voters to come in and fill out their ballots in the clerk's office. Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the clerk's office by Nov. 7.

• Politicians have the least trustworthy occupation, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Lansing-based public relations firm, The Rossman Group. Other occupations high on the list were oil company executives and used-car salesmen.

• Campaign ads for many Michigan midterm election candidates, including Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm, can be seen on YouTube.com.