State of Michigan
Voter Registration Information

Must register to vote 30 days before the election date (listed below).
Can select party affiliation at the polls.

Can register to vote in person or obtain a mail-in application from:
County election offices (see list of county election offices)
Family Independence Agency
Department of Community Health
Michigan Jobs Commission
Armed forces recruitment offices

Obtain an online voter registration application at:
www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.htm

MICHIGAN ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Who Can Absentee Vote in Michigan?

A voter may vote by mail by absentee ballot if he/she:
1. Cannot vote without help; or
2. Is age 60 or older; or
3. Plans to be away from his/her city or township on election day; or
4. Is in jail, waiting for arraignment or trial; or
5. Will be working as a precinct inspector in a precinct other than where he/she is registered; or
6. Can't go to the polls because of religious beliefs.

How Can I Acquire an Absentee Ballot?

Those wishing to vote by absentee ballot should write to the city or township clerk. A reason for requesting an absentee ballot must be provided and the request must be signed. This request must be received by 2 p.m. the Saturday before the election. If a voter is allowed to vote by absentee ballot, he/she may also choose to vote in person at the clerk's office anytime up to 4 p.m. the day before the election.

Voters must ask for a new absentee ballot for each election. Those who know before the primary that they won't be able to vote in person at the general election can request an absentee ballot for both of these elections at the same time.

How do I Return the Absentee Ballot and What is the Deadline?

All absentee ballots must be hand-delivered or mailed to the clerk's office. In order to be counted, the ballots must be received by 8:00 p.m. on election day.

Other Information on Absentee Voting in Michigan

A voter may be able to get an emergency absentee ballot if he/she has to be away on election day because of a family death or illness. A voter may also get one if he/she can't go to the polls because of sickness or an accident. The emergency must occur too late for the voter to ask for a regular absentee ballot. A friend of the voter can bring a written request for an emergency absentee ballot to the clerk's office before 4 p.m. on election day. Emergency ballots must be returned by 8:00 p.m. on election day.

Source:
Bureau of Elections
Secretary of State's Office
Lansing, MI 48918-9900
P: (517)373-2540
http://www.sos.state.mi.us/election/elect.html
 

Michigan Voter Registration Information:
Michigan Local Election Offices:

ALCONA
ALGER
ALLEGAN
ALPENA
ANTRIM
ARENAC
BARAGA
BARRY
BAY
BENZIE
BERRIEN
BRANCH
CALHOUN
CASS
CHARLEVOIX
CHEBOYGAN
CHIPPEWA
CLARE
CLINTON
CRAWFORD
DELTA
DICKINSON
EATON
EMMET
GENESEE
GLADWIN
GOGEBIC
GRAND TRAVERSE
GRATIOT
HILLSDALE
HOUGHTON
HURON
INGHAM
IONIA
IOSCO
IRON
ISABELLA
JACKSON
KALAMAZOO
KALKASKA
KENT
KEWEENAW
LAKE
LAPEER
LEELANAU
LENAWEE
LIVINGSTON
LUCE
MACKINAC
MACOMB
MANISTEE
MARQUETTE
MASON
MECOSTA
MENOMINEE
MIDLAND
MISSAUKEE
MONROE
MONTCALM
MONTMORENCY
MUSKEGON
NEWAYGO
OAKLAND
OCEANA
OGEMAW
ONTONAGON
OSCEOLA
OSCODA
OTSEGO
OTTAWA
PRESQUE ISLE
ROSCOMMON
SAGINAW
SANILAC
SCHOOLCRAFT
SHIAWASSEE
ST. CLAIR
ST. JOSEPH
TUSCOLA
VAN BUREN
WASHTENAW
WAYNE
WEXFORD


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