VOTING INFORMATION

You may register and vote if you are:

·       A Michigan resident (at the time you register) and a resident of your city or township for at least 30 days (when you vote).

·       A United States citizen.

·       At least 18 years of age (when you vote).

·       Not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison.

Where to vote:

·       You can vote by absentee ballot for any reason.

·       You can vote in person at the polling place for your address (see VOTE411.org for polling place location)

·       If you register on election day, you will vote at your Clerk’s office.

Where to register to vote:

·       Online at Michigan Secretary of State https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/RegisterVoter

·       At the clerk’s office in the community in which you live up to and including on Election Day,

·       Use a mail-in registration form up to 15 days before election

·       At Secretary of State offices, when getting/updating a driver’s license.

As a registered voter, you may:

·       Vote in National, State, County, Local, School, and Special Elections.

·       Hold elected and appointed public office

·       Sign legal petitions

·       Become a political party precinct delegate

What's new for voting in Michigan in 2024?

There are many changes to the voting process in Michigan in 2024 - early voting, more ballot drop boxes, and more!

Here is an article about the Michigan voting changes in 2024 written in December 2023 by attorneys at MichiganVoting which is a nonpartisan resource designed to help voters navigate Michigan’s voting laws, so that we can all successfully cast our ballots. Here is a link to the website for that organization http://michiganvoting.org/

LWVGTA sponsored an educational program on September 19, 2023 discussing the Implementation of Proposal 2,

 Mackenzie Walz presented information about Proposal 2 – the Voting Policies in the Constitution Amendment – which was a citizen led proposal that was passed by a majority of Michigan voters on November 8, 2022. Proposal 2 will allow early voting, a permanent mail ballot list, drop boxes, enhanced ballot tracking, a new absentee ballot deadline for military and overseas voters and will supply prepaid postage on absentee ballots.

Watch the Proposal 2 program at Traverse Area Community Media, here.

Our presenter offered to send follow-up information for questions asked at the program. Click here for the follow-up answers.