Elections

2023 Election Dates

City Primary Election - August 8, 2023

City General Election - November 7, 2023

2023 Notice of Challengers in Absent Voter Ballot Processing Facility

In accordance with MCL 168.732, notice is hereby given that not more than ONE (1) challenger per credentialing organization will be permitted in each Absent Voter Counting Board with not more than three (3) total challengers being permitted in the Absent Voter Ballot Processing Facility if all organizations participate.

Read the full official notice here...

Voting Precinct 7 SignRegister to Vote

There are two options for registering to vote:

Visit the State of Michigan Voter Registration website for more information about the process and to get other versions of the voter registration application, like a large format version.  

If you register by mail or email and are a first time Michigan voter, you must vote at your designated Polling location and show your picture identification on Election Day. 

  • You may register by mail, online, or in-person at the City Clerk's Office up until fifteen days prior to each election. 
  • Registration fourteen days prior to Election Day, up to and including Election Day, must be done in person at the City Clerk's Office with "Proof of Residency."

Acceptable Proof of Residency

Acceptable proof of residency are:

  • Valid Michigan driver's license or personal identification card
  • Copy of a pay stub, utility bill, bank statement, or government document with your name and address printed on it.

Acceptable Forms of Picture Identification (ID)

You will be asked to show photo ID at the precinct when voting or if receiving an absentee ballot in person at the City Clerk's Office. A voter who does not have an acceptable picture ID or did not bring an acceptable picture ID to the polls will be allowed to vote after signing an Affidavit of Voter Not in Possession of Picture Identification at the poll location. 

Following is a list of acceptable forms of picture ID. All forms must be current, except for a Michigan Driver's License or PID. Acceptable forms of ID are:

  • Driver's license or personal identification card issued by another state
  • Federal or state government-issued picture identification
  • Michigan driver's license or personal identification card
  • Military identification card with a picture
  • Student identification with a picture from a high school or an accredited institution of higher education
  • Tribal identification card with a picture
  • U.S. passport