Elections
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Election Schedule for 2012
- Tuesday, February 28, 2012
- Tuesday, August 7, 2012
- Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Overseas Voters
Do you have friends or family in the military or overseas civilian voters who are eligible to register and vote in Michigan?
If so, we encourage you to inform them that new state and federal laws make it easier for military and overseas civilian voters to register and participate in elections. Most importantly, military and overseas civilian voters can now receive a ballot by e-mail or fax to speed the voting process!
(The voted ballot must be returned by mail for security purposes.)
Military and overseas civilian voters interested in obtaining ballots for the elections that will be held this year must request a ballot through their local city or township clerk. Requests for absentee ballots submitted prior to 2010 are no longer valid and cannot be processed.
Additional information including contact information for Michigan’s city and township clerks can be obtained through the Michigan Voter Information Center (MVIC) Web site maintained by the Michigan Department of State.
Photo Identification Now Required at the Polls!
Michigan election law requires anyone voting in person at the polls to show picture identification. Identification that is acceptable under the new law:
- Michigan driver's license
- Michigan personal identification card
- Driver's license or personal identification card from another state
- Federal or state government-issue photo identification
- U.S. passport
- Military identification card with photo
- Student identification with photo from a high school or other accredited institution of higher education
- Tribal identification card with photo
Find your voting precinct by:
- visiting the Michigan Voter Information Center
- calling your city clerk, 248-658-3310 for Berkley residents