08/05/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/05/2024 08:15
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Aug. 5, 2024
Kayla Clarke
The Michigan State Primary Election is being held on Tuesday.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. In-person voting will be available in every jurisdiction.
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You can register at any time up to 8 p.m. on Election Day at your city or township clerk's office.
The Michigan Voter Information Center can help you determine whether you are registered to vote, where you cast your ballot on Election Day and where your local clerk's office is located. Registered Michigan voters who have moved within 60 days of the election may still vote at their previous address if they did not register to vote at their new address by the close of registration for this election.
No. As long as you are in the correct polling location, your name will appear on the registration list supplied to your precinct. The Voter Identification Card is for your reference and is not required to vote. If you did not receive or lost the Voter Identification Card, call your local Clerk for a replacement or visit the Michigan Voter Information Center to check your registration status.
There are two ways you can view your sample ballot ahead of the election.
You will be asked to show ID when you check in to vote. If you don't have one, you can still vote.
If this happens, expect a poll worker to ask you to sign a form before you vote that explains you didn't have an ID. Your ballot will be included with all others and counted.
ID types you can use to check in are:
Michigan has prohibited the practice of displaying election-related materials at the polls for decades. This includes clothing and buttons as well as materials such as pamphlets, fliers, and stickers. You cannot display such items in the polling place or within 100 feet of an entrance to a polling place. If you go to the polls with a shirt or button bearing election-related images or slogans, you will be asked to cover or remove it.
Your completed absentee ballot should be received by your city or township clerk by 8 p.m. on Election Day. You can hand-deliver the ballot to your clerk's office or put it in their drop box.
I already mailed my ballot, did it arrive?
All registered voters can track their ballot by looking up their information in the vote at home section of this website.
If an emergency, like a sudden illness or family death prevents you from reaching the polls on Election Day, you may request an emergency absent voter ballot.
Requests for an emergency ballot 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 clerk for more information about emergency absent voter ballots.
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.
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