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Michigan voters have the right to vote by mail using an absentee ballot delivered to their home or a separate mailing address. Request yours online at Michigan.gov/Vote.

Re-share the graphic on social media and tag #MIVote2024 to help spread the word!

LATEST ELECTIONS NEWS

It’s Sooo Simple to vote, how early voting works

Vote. It’s Sooo Simple.

The Michigan Department of State is now running a series of social, streaming, and static ads as a part of a new “It’s Sooo Simple” early voting campaign.

The goal of the campaign is to increase awareness of the convenient options available to Michigan voters:

  • Vote absentee, or
  • at an early voting site, or
  • on Election Day.

WATCH: It’s Sooo Simple Campaign 

Michigan Election Fact Center

The Secretary of State’s office has launched the Election Fact Center, accessible at  Michigan.gov/ElectionFacts.

This page serves as the official source of nonpartisan information on elections and voting in Michigan.

The site includes facts about some of the most common questions or false claims about elections that the department has seen this year.

To report election misinformation, email Misinformation@Michigan.gov.

Take Action!

Your call to action to support elections and voting in Michigan.

Poll workers still needed

Election inspectors, i.e. poll workers, are hired, paid, and trained local government workers who assist with running local elections in compliance with Michigan Election Law.

Each county, city, and township in Michigan hires and pays election inspectors for the early voting period and on Election Day.

If you’re interested in participating, please sign up through our DemocracyMVP website.

Misinformation Roundup

Don’t feed the noise – help set the record straight!

Never received your absentee ballot? Did you make a mistake when filling it out? Don’t worry – you can still vote!

If you make a mistake on your absentee ballot, or you requested one but it never arrived in the mail, you have options.

You can call your local clerk’s office and let them know you need to spoil your ballot. If there is enough time before the election, a new absentee ballot may be mailed to you. If there isn’t enough time before Election Day, you can then vote during Early Voting or on Election Day at the polls. Voters can only cast one ballot in each election.

Locate your clerk’s office at Michigan.gov/vote.

You can also share this Voting Absentee Do’s and Don’t’s information sheet on your webpage or social media.

Voter Education Resources

Graphics, videos, flyers, and more to help you share voter information.

Learn more about drop boxes

Voters can return a completed and signed absentee ballot to one of their clerk’s secure drop boxes located in their city or township.

Drop boxes look similar to postal boxes but are specifically designed to securely store absentee ballots.

Local clerks and their staff regularly collect absentee ballots from drop boxes and securely transfer them to the clerk’s office where they are stored until processing begins.

Look up your clerk’s drop box locations

Share this Drop box rules information sheet on social media and on your web pages!

Use #MIVote2024 when you post election information on social media and tag us @MichSOS!

The Michigan Department of State presents the September 30 edition of the Democracy Ambassador Newsletter, containing nonpartisan information to help you rise above the noise and know the facts about Michigan elections.

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*NEW* MI Vote Info Texting Tool

A nonpartisan voter information texting tool is now available for Michigan voters.

Sign up by texting VOTE to 833-868-3009 to receive a one-time text with a link about five different topics:

  1. Request an absentee ballot
  2. Find your early voting site
  3. Make a plan for Election Day
  4. Become a poll worker
  5. Link to Vote411, the League of Women Voter’s nonpartisan election information guide

Important Dates and Deadlines

Oct. 21 – Last Day to register to vote online or by mail to vote in the November Election.

Learn more about online voter registration.

 

Oct. 26 – Nov. 3 – Statewide early in-person voting period for the November Presidential Election.

Learn more about early voting.

 

Nov. 4 at 4:00 p.m. – last day to request an absentee ballot in person at a local clerk’s office.

Learn more about voting absentee.

 

Nov. 5 – Presidential general election

View more election dates.

SOS News

Campus Voter Registration Challenge begins

Sept. 26 – Secretary Benson launches new tools, updates to boost election security and share nonpartisan voter information ahead of General Election

Sept 25 – Statement of Secretary Benson and Attorney General Nessel on House passage of legislation to strengthen Michigan campaign finance laws

Sept. 19 – Secretary Benson kicks off 2024 Campus Voter Registration Challenge

Sept. 17 – Secretary Benson statement on Senate passage of Michigan Voting Rights Act

Sep 11 – Secretary Benson testifies on Michigan’s secure, transparent elections at U.S. Committee on House Administration hearing

Sep. 9 – Secretary Benson celebrates Michigan’s first-ever Voter Preregistration Week, launching an online portal with mock election resources for schools

Aug. 23 – Lions fans: Register to vote at the game starting this Saturday, Aug. 24

Get personalized voter information at Michigan.gov/Vote

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