Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here. To see a list of available races, visit the race index.

Ballot drop box locations are now available at Michigan.gov/Vote. Choose “Where are my clerk’s offices?”

Beginning 40 days before the Election you can vote early in person or apply for an absentee ballot at your City/Township Clerk’s office. You can apply for the absentee ballot and vote that ballot during the same visit! Early voting continues until 4pm the day before the Election. If you prefer, you can bring your ballot home to vote, just be sure to return the ballot by 8:00 pm on Election Day. However, a voter who visits their clerk’s office to obtain an absentee ballot on Monday, November 7 must vote the ballot in the office; the voter is not permitted to leave the office with the ballot. City/Township Clerk offices must be open for at least 8 hours the weekend before the Election to allow for registration and voting by absentee ballot. To check your specific clerk’s hours, please click here.

To be eligible to vote you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• 18 years old by Election Day
• A resident of Michigan
• Not serving a sentence in jail or prison

If you hand-deliver your registration application, the staff person helping you will take your form and will ask for photo ID. If you have photo ID with you, you must show it. If you do not have photo ID, or do not have it with you when you register, you can sign an affidavit stating that you do not have photo identification. If you are registering to vote for the first time in your state, and you mail in your application, you must provide a form of ID. Another acceptable form of ID is the last four digits of the registrant’s social security number. See Michigan Voter Registration Form for additional information on the identification requirements and registration in general. Michigan Voter Registration Form The residential address you use for voter registration must be the same as the address on your driver’s license. Submitting a change for a driver’s license address will be applied to your voter registration and visa versa.

You do not need an ID to vote in Michigan. If you have a photo ID with you when you go to vote, you must show it. If you do not have a photo ID, or do not have one with you, you may sign an AFFIDAVIT OF VOTER NOT IN POSSESSION OF PICTURE IDENTIFICATION and vote a regular ballot that will be counted on Election Day. Voters can call or text 844-338-8743 at any time to reach VoteRiders Voter ID Helpline

You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation. If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.

Polling places will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on Election Day.

You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource. If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.

Michigan is an “open primary” state. You can choose the party’s ballot you wish to vote. This decision does not register you with that party and it is a private decision. If you have any questions about your state’s primary election, please contact your local election officials.

A voter may be asked to vote a provisional ballot if their name doesn’t appear on the registration list. Important: Before completing the provisional balloting process, if your name does not appear on the registration list you can consider registering in person at the clerk’s office on Election Day. After you register you may vote a normal ballot. If your name does not appear on the registration list, you cannot produce a registration receipt, and you do not re-register on Election Day, you may vote a provisional ballot. In order to get a provisional ballot you must:

• Complete an Application to Vote form
• Complete an affidavit stating that you registered to vote on or before the close of registration for the election, and
• Respond to questions regarding your identity and residence.

You may ask election workers for help in filling out these forms. If a voter can provide a photo ID with an address that renders them eligible to vote in that polling place, their provisional ballot will be counted on Election Day. If not, the ballot will be placed in a provisional ballot security envelope and returned to the clerk’s office. The voter has six days after Election Day to satisfy the residency and/or identification requirements at their clerk’s office in order for their ballot to be counted.

Any action or physical barrier that prevents voters with disabilities from casting a ballot is unacceptable. To ensure that proper accessibility is maintained, federal and state laws require polling places to remove or make accommodations for any barriers that prevent voters with disabilities from voting. Care should be taken to ensure that the polling place is accessible: doors should not be blocked, alternatives to stairs such as ramps or elevators should be available, and lighting and seating should be adequate. Furthermore, at least one voting station should be adapted to allow a person to vote while seated. If you require assistance in casting a ballot, you may choose a person to help you provided that the person is not your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union. If you or someone you know requires special access to the polls, it is important to call the clerk’s office ahead of time to make sure your voting site is free of obstructions. Precincts must also offer curbside voting if the polling location is not accessible to voters with physical disabilities. For more information, contact your local clerk. Hearing impaired residents with questions may contact the Department of State’s Bureau of Elections by TTY at (517) 322-1477. For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.

The voting system used in Michigan is optical scan. Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes. You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission’s (EAC) resource.