Election Day looked drastically different this year for in-person voters. The State News' photojournalists captured moments from polling places in East Lansing and Lansing that show what voting on the historic day looked like — masks, hand sanitizer and all.
A voter submits their ballot at Willow Elementary School in Lansing on Nov. 3, 2020. This site houses two precincts and had people trickling in for both.
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The Lansing Capitol building was monitored on Election Day to prevent possible protests from arising. Shot on Nov. 3, 2020.
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Michelle Logan leaves the Hannah Community Center, having just voted, on Nov. 3, 2020.
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Lansing residents fill out ballots at the Southside Community Center polling location on Nov. 3, 2020.
Taylor Sullivan, a visibility volunteer for Elissa Slotkin, hands out pins outside of the South Washington Elections Unit in Lansing on Nov. 3, 2020.
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A poll worker congratulates a first-time voter at Willow Elementary School in Lansing on Nov. 3, 2020. This site houses two precincts and had people trickling in for both.
A poll volunteer sanatizes used pens at the Southside Community Center polling station in Lansing on Nov. 3, 2020.
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Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope poses for a portrait outside of the South Washington Election Unit on Nov. 3, 2020. "As of this morning, 4,000 ballots haven't been returned yet," he said. He encourages voters to return absentee ballots by 8 p.m.
Volunteers check voting stations at the Southside community center while voters wait in line in Lansing on Nov. 3, 2020.
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A child dances around while their parent votes at Willow Elementary School in Lansing on Nov. 3, 2020. This site houses two precincts and had people trickling in for both.
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Micheal and his dog, Betsy, drop off an absentee ballot outside of the South Washington Elections Unit on Nov. 3, 2020. "It's Betsy's first time voting."
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Wrappings from "I voted" stickers sit in a bin at Willow Elementary School in Lansing on Nov. 3, 2020. This site houses two precincts and had people trickling in for both.
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A voter submits their ballot at Willow Elementary School in Lansing on Nov. 3, 2020. This site houses two precincts and had people trickling in for both.
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Volunteers help voters with their registration at voting precincts 9&10 located in Edgewood United Church. Shot on Nov. 3, 2020.
A poll volunteer sanatizes voting stations at Southside Community Center polling location in Lansing Michigan on Nov. 3, 2020.
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Pedro Paraza (left) leaves the South Washington Elections Unit on Nov. 3, 2020. Pedro is originally from Cuba and is concerned about the education and health system in the country and state.