DETROIT (WXYZ) — The City of Detroit will open 23 satellite voting centers on Oct. 5.
The centers will offer voters expanded options prior to Election Day; additionally, there will be seven standalone secure ballot drop boxes throughout the city.
City Clerk Janice Winfrey said voters don't have to wait until Election Day to cast their ballot or jeopardize their health to vote.
Winfrey came under fire after the August primary when counting the vote ran into the next day and polling workers failed to show up.
To help, the City of Detroit is closing down non-essential services for two days so city workers can help with elections - and Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office is providing Detroit with about 6,000 workers.
Detroiters can also register to vote absentee and immediately cast their ballot at all satellite voting centers.
The voting centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends.
They will be at the following locations:
•Adams Butzel Recreation Center – 10500 Lyndon (at Meyers)
•Balduck Park – 5271 Canyon St. (Warren and Chandler Park)
•Butzel Family Center – 7737 Kercheval (at Van Dyke)
•Clark Park – 1130 Clark St. (Scotten and Vernor)
•CAYMC – 2 Woodward Ave. (at Jefferson) *Closed weekends
•Coleman A. Young Recreation Center – 2751 Robert Bradby Dr. (at Lafayette Park)
•Considine – 8904 Woodward Ave. (at Holbrook)
•Crowell – 16630 Lahser Rd. (at W. McNichols)
•Davison Service Yard – 8221 W. Davidson
•Department of Elections – 2978 W. Grand Blvd. (at Third)
•DWSD Eastside Customer Care Center –13303 E. McNichols
•Farwell Recreation Center – 2711 E. Outer Dr. (at Ryan Rd.)
•Greater Christ Baptist Church – 3544 Iroquois Ave. (at Mack)
•Greater Grace Temple – 23500 W. 7 Mile Rd. (at Shiawassee)
•Heilmann Recreation Center – 19601 Crusade (at E. State Fair)
•Horatio Williams Center – 1010 Antietam Ave. (at Chrysler)
•Kemeny Recreation Center – 2260 S. Fort St. (at Schaefer)
•Northwest Activity Center – 18100 Meyers (at Curtis)
•Palmer Park Community Center – 19013 Woodward Ave. (at 7 Mile Rd.)
•Rouge Golf Course – 11701 Burt Rd. (Outer Dr. and Plymouth)
•Tindal Recreation Center – 10301 W. 7 Mile Rd. (at Meyers)
•WCCCD Eastern Campus – 5901 Conner (at I-94)
•WCCCD Northwest – 8200 W. Outer Dr. (at Southfield Fwy.)
The ballot drop box locations:
•Greater Emmanuel Institutional – 19190 Schaefer Hwy.
•Liberty Temple – 17188 Greenfield Rd. (near 8 Mile)
•North Rosedale Park Community House – 18445 Scarsdale St. (near Puritan)
•Pistons Performance Center – 690 Amsterdam (at Second Ave.)
•Unity Baptist Church – 7500 Tireman
•WCCCD Downtown – 1001 W. Fort St. (at Lafayette)
•Williams Recreation Center – 8431 Rosa Parks Blvd. (at 14th)