Today we chat with Leelanau County Clerk Michelle Crocker, whose staff around the county will play a crucial role in counting votes—including a record-number of absentee, mail-in ballots—and making sure Election Day goes as smooth as possible next Tuesday, November 3. Crocker has been Leelanau’s county clerk since 1996. We asked her about those absentee ballots and how early they can be counted, and whether she expects “open-carry” advocates to disrupt the election, among other questions.