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**Registration at your current residence is required.

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Voter Information

• https://www.michigan.gov/sos/Elections

Voter Registration Form

• https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/Elections/Election-Forms/Voter-Registration-Form-English.pdf?rev=10b1eafe0fb542c4b352653f5896f43d&hash=2A233AE4D84E018AA0688E0D8801FAD7

​****If your address changed, not sure if you're Registered, eligibility for registering to vote, need to learn how to register, or special registration for those in the military and living overseas, please use the above links as resources.***

​Request Absentee Ballot:

All Registered Voters in Michigan have the right to vote by mail. 

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Due to the passage of the statewide ballot proposal 18-3, all eligible and Registered Voters in Michigan may now request an absent Voter ballot without providing a reason.

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Voters may request an absent Voter ballot or accessible Voter ballot by completing an online application in the link above under Voter Information or by submitting an application, large print application, letter, or postcard to your local Township Clerk. Requests for absent Voter ballots may be returned by hand, via postal mail, by fax or by email with a complete signature that is visible. 

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Any requests to have an absent Voter ballot mailed to you must be received by your Township Clerk no later than 5PM the Friday before the Election. If you’re already Registered at your current residence address, you can request an absent Voter ballot in person at your Township Clerk’s office anytime up to 4PM on the day prior to the Election and this ballot must be completed on premise at your Township Clerk’s office. If you’re registering to vote or updating your address by appearing at your Township Clerk’s office on Election Day, you can request an absent Voter ballot at the same time you register.  If you request your absentee Voter ballot the day before the Election or on Election Day, you must vote the ballot in your Township Clerk's office. 

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Once your request is received by your local Township Clerk, your signature on the request will be checked against your Voter registration record before a ballot is issued. You must be a Registered Voter to receive an absent Voter ballot, but you can register and apply for an absent Voter ballot at the same time. These requests for absent Voter ballots are processed immediately. Absent Voter ballots may be issued to you at your home address or any address outside of your city or Township of residence.

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After receiving your absent Voter ballot, you have until 8 p.m. on Election Day to complete the ballot and return it to your Township Clerk's office. Your ballot will not be counted unless your signature is on the return envelope and matches your signature on file. If you received assistance voting the ballot, then the signature of the person who helped you must also be on the return envelope. Only you, a family member or person residing in your household, a mail carrier, or Election official is authorized to deliver your signed absent Voter ballot to your Township Clerk's office.

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If a sudden emergency, such as illness or family death prevents you from participating in Election Day, you may request an emergency absent Voter ballot. Emergency ballot requests must be submitted after the deadline for regular absent Voter ballots has passed but before 4 p.m. on Election Day. The emergency must have occurred at a time which made it impossible for you to apply for a regular absent Voter ballot.  Please contact your local Township Clerk for more information about emergency absent Voter ballots.

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Spoiling an absent Voter ballot:

If a Voter has already voted absentee and wishes to change their vote (because the candidate has dropped out of the race, or for any other reason), a Voter can spoil their ballot by submitting a written request to their city or Township Clerk.

• The Voter must      sign the request and state if they would like a new absentee ballot mailed      to them or if they will pick it up in person at your Township Clerk’s      office during regular office hours.
• This request      must be received by 5 p.m. the Friday before the Election if received by      mail. An absentee ballot that has been returned to your Township Clerk may      be spoiled in person at your Township Clerk’s office until 10 a.m. the      Monday prior to the Election. An absentee ballot that has not been      returned to your Township Clerk may be spoiled in person at your Township Clerk’s      office until 4 p.m. the Monday prior to the Election.
• If a Voter has      not returned his or her ballot, the Voter can surrender the ballot or sign      a statement stating that the ballot was lost or destroyed and vote at the      polls. There is no option on Election Day to spoil an absentee ballot that      has been received by your Township Clerk.

 
Become an Election Inspector:

If you have ever wanted to be more active in this governmental process, this is a great opportunity to do so. Election Inspectors (Michigan’s legal term for poll workers) play an essential role in Michigan Elections. They perform Election duties from processing Voters and absentee ballots to securing voting equipment and publishing results.

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• Contact your Township Clerk for any additional information needed about the Election Voting process and Volunteer opportunities.

Thank you for your service to your Community and Country by being a proactive participant in the Election Process.