On May 19, 2020, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) announced that all registered voters in the August 2, 2020, primary and November 3, 2020, general election would receive mail-in ballot applications automatically.

Michigan one of 12 states that have opted to deliver absentee/mail-in ballot applications automatically to all voters in advance of certain elections. It is also one of three states that have expanded absentee/mail-in ballot policies for both upcoming statewide primaries and the November general election. The other two are California and Connecticut.