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Michigan

A State-by-State Guide to Absentee Voting

How do I request an absentee ballot?
Go here and download an application.

Where do I send the request?
Send completed form to your county clerk.The city (township) clerk can be found by going here.

What is the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot?
Requests must be received no later than 2:00 pm on the Saturday before Election Day:
November 1 for the General Election

What is the voting procedure?
A ballot will be issued to the mailing address on the application. The ballot must be turned in with your signature on the envelope, so they can verify that it matches the signature on file.

What are the deadlines for voting absentee?
Must be received at the clerk’s office by 8:00 pm on Election Day:
General Election: November 4

What are the election dates and deadlines for 2008?
General Election: November 4 (Registration closes October 7)

How do I contact the Secretary of State / election officials?
Terri Lynn Land, Secretary of State
430 W. Allegan Street, 4th Floor
Lansing, MI 48918
http://www.michigan.gov/sos
E-mail: secretary@michigan.gov

Bureau of Elections
P.O. Box 20126
Lansing, MI 48901
Tel: 517-373-2540

Are there requirements for first-time voters?
If you are a first-time voter who intends to use an absentee ballot, you must register to vote in person. If you do not register in person but instead by mail or at a registration drive, then you must vote in person the first time you vote. If you vote in person for any election, you may vote by mail in all following elections.

Additional information:
For additional election information, go here and click on “Elections in Michigan”.