Plan to Vote in November? Register by Oct. 9

The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 6 General Election is just around the corner. 

Local residents have until Oct. 9 to register at the Township Clerk's office in Town Hall (open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.), at a Secretary of State branch office (hours vary per branch), at the Macomb County Clerk's office (open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) or by mail. In order to vote, you must:

• be 18 years or older on or before election day
• be a citizen of the U.S.
• have lived in Michigan for at least 30 days
• be registered on or before the close of registration

Voter applications are available at the offices listed above as well as online at www.Michigan.gov/sos. 

• If you hand-deliver your application, the staff person helping will take your form and you don't need to do anything else.
• If you have never registered to vote in Michigan and choose to mail in your application, you will need to meet an identification requirement, meaning you must enter your driver's license number or personal ID card number where requested on the form or send a photocopy with your app of your driver's license, personal ID, paycheck stub, utility bill, bank document or government document that lists both your name and your address.

Voter registration records may be verified by contacting the Township Clerk at 586-992-0710 or the County Election division at 586-469-5209.

Those who aren't able to go to the polls on election day may cast an absentee ballot. Completed absent voter ballot applications can be mailed to the township clerk or delivered personally to: Michael D. Koehs, CMC, Clerk; 54111 Broughton Road, Macomb, MI 48042

If you want the ballot mailed, your application must be received by 2 p.m. the Saturday before the election. These dates are also important to absentee voters:

• Nov. 3, 2 p.m.: Deadline to submit absentee ballot by mail
• Nov. 5, 4 p.m.: Deadline to submit absentee ballot in person at clerk's office
• Nov. 6, 4 p.m.: Emergency absentee ballot deadline

Additional information is available on the Macomb Township Elections website.