Michigan voters have approved a ballot proposal focused on making voting in elections more accessible.

Some 1.6 million voters in Michigan have requested absentee ballots and 150,000 have cast ballots for the general election, which is less than a month away.

The Michigan Supreme Court says a ballot proposal to expand voting rights and voting access in the state should be on the November ballot.

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers deadlocked during a vote Wednesday over whether to certify a voting rights ballot proposal seeking to make voting in elections easier and more accessible.