How To Know If Registered To Vote In Michigan

En español | Michigan's Aug. ii primaries will determine which candidates appear on November's general election ballots for governor, U.South. Business firm and for seats in the country legislature.

Voters Cast Ballots In Michigan Primary — A voter casts a election at a polling place in Detroit.

What'southward new this year?

As a result of redistricting, Michigan officials last year redrew legislative districts for the state House and Senate and U.S. Congress. To observe your legislative district and polling location, visit Michigan.gov/vote , enter your voter information and select "View voting commune information."

Changes could be coming to how you vote in the 2022 elections, with some state lawmakers pushing for new voter ID requirements and a ban on mailing unsolicited absentee ballot applications to registered voters.

Essential info:

Absentee voting: All registered voters tin request a no-alibi absentee ballot and vote from home in August's primaries and November'southward general ballot.

Early in-person voting: You can vote early and in person by going to your local election clerk'due south office and filling out an absentee ballot. Early on voting for the primaries starts June 23.

Voting in person on Election 24-hour interval: The state's primary ballot is Tuesday, Aug. two; the general election is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls will be open up from 7 a.g. to 8 p.thou., but you lot'll still exist allowed to vote if y'all are in line past 8 p.m.

How exercise I register to vote?

Online: Use the state's voter registration portal to register or check your registration status. The online registration menstruation cuts off fourteen days prior to an election, so you accept until July 18 to annals online for the primaries, after which you must register in person.

By mail service: Impress out a voter registration class , consummate it and postal service it to your local election clerk's office . You tin also pick up an application from the clerk's office, a secretarial assistant of state branch office , a country public help agency or from a voter registration drive. Within 14 days of the ballot — and so kickoff July 19 for the primaries — you won't exist able to register through the post and will instead demand to annals in person.

In person: Go to your local clerk'due south part . Be sure to bring an adequate course of ID that proves your residency, like a country driver's license or a copy of a paycheck stub or utility beak. You can register to vote at your local election clerk's office up until 8 p.m. on Election Day, but yous'll likely want to get out yourself more time to cast your election.

Does my political party affiliation matter when I vote?

Not in Michigan. Voters participating in the primaries tin choose only one party'due south election. You can annals or update your voter information online or by postal service until July 19, but you tin can exercise so in person at your local election clerk's office up to and including Election Day.

How can I get a postal service-in or absentee ballot? Are there important deadlines?

Any registered voter tin request a no-excuse absentee ballot and vote from home in the August primaries and in Nov's full general election.

You tin can utilise for an absentee ballot online, past postal service or in person:

Online: Fill out an absentee ballot asking class on the Michigan secretarial assistant of country's website. You take until July 29 at v p.thousand. to submit your asking online to vote in the primaries.

By mail: Download, print and complete a election application from the state's voter data portal . The awarding must be received by your local election clerk'southward office no later than July 29 at 5 p.m. to vote in the primaries. You tin also call your clerk's function and inquire that they mail yous a ballot awarding.

In person: Visit your local ballot clerk's office to pick up and complete an application or render a completed class yous downloaded from the country's voter data portal . If you're already registered to vote at your electric current address, y'all tin can request a ballot in person up until Aug. 1 at 4 p.chiliad. to vote in the primaries. Otherwise, you have until July 29 at 5 p.m. to request a ballot be mailed to you lot.

Return completed ballots past mail or in person. Yous tin return someone else'south ballot if yous're their firsthand family member, someone who lives in their household, a postal service carrier or an authorized election official. Election officials must receive ballots by Aug. two at viii p.m. to count in the primaries.

By post: Sign and seal your completed ballot and mail it to your local election clerk'southward office . But if you're returning your ballot within two weeks of Election Day, officials recommend filling out the application in person at your local election clerk'due south office to avoid potential postal delays.

In person: Drib off your completed ballot at your local clerk's part or at a secure drop box, once the state releases locations for the 2022 elections.

Use the state'southward voter portal to track the condition of your absentee ballot.

In the event of an emergency, such equally an unexpected affliction or decease in the family, you may exist able to request an emergency absentee ballot by contacting your local election clerk'south office before 4 p.m. on Election Day.

Can I vote in person before Election Twenty-four hour period?

Yep, starting on June 23, you lot can vote early and in person by going to your local ballot clerk's office and filling out an absentee election in person. Hours of performance may vary, so contact your election clerk's role to find out when to cast your election.

When is Election Day? When are polls open up?

The primary ballot is Tuesday, Aug. two. Polls are open up from seven a.m. to eight p.1000. Y'all will still be able to cast a ballot afterwards 8 p.m. equally long as you were in line earlier the polls closed. Apply the country'due south voter data portal to find a polling place near you lot.

The general election is November. 8.

Exercise I need identification to vote?

If y'all are voting in person, y'all'll exist asked to show an acceptable form of ID , like a state commuter's license or U.S. passport. If you lot forget or don't have an ID, you'll be allowed to vote just will need to fill up out boosted paperwork to verify your identity and explain why you lot don't accept the necessary documents.

What races are on the ballot?

Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Chaser General
U.S. House: all thirteen seats; Michigan lost a seat in the House, as determined by population growth in the 2020 census.
State Senate: all 38 seats
State Firm: all 110 seats

Editor's annotation: This guide was updated on May iii with more information about redistricting. The guide was start published on July 30, 2020.

Likewise of Interest:

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