You can vote in the August 4 primary election by using one of three different methods:
-- Absentee ballots, starting Thursday, June 25
-- Early voting, Saturday, July 25 through Sunday, August 2
-- At your usual voting place, Tuesday, August 4
(Details on each listed below)
ABSENTEE BALLOTS
All voters are eligible to vote by absentee ballot. Voters who wish to vote in this manner can have ballots mailed to them by submitting an absentee ballot application, either at their local city clerk’s office or online. To request a ballot online, go to mvic.sos.state.mi.us/AVApplication/Index (click on the link right now to sign up) or navigate from Michigan.gov/vote
On the absentee ballot application, voters can elect to be put on the Permanent Ballot List. They would then have ballots mailed to them automatically for all future elections, without having to fill out new applications. If you are already on the Permanent Ballot List, you do not have to submit an application to have a ballot mailed to you for the August 4 election.
Local clerks will begin mailing absentee ballots on June 25. If you do not receive your ballot by July 6, you might want to contact your clerk’s office.
Also starting June 25, you can request an absentee ballot in person at your local clerk’s office. You can vote and return the ballot to the clerk while you are at their office, or you can take it home and return it later.
Absentee ballots, once completed, can be returned one of three ways: By mail (postage is already paid); by putting them in a ballot drop box at various locations around the city; or by returning it directly to the clerk’s office in person.
IMPORTANT: Your ballot must be received no later than 8:00 p.m. on August 4, election day. It is advised that if you do not mail the ballot by Friday, June 26, you should consider returning it in a drop box or in person at your clerk’s office.
You can find your local clerk's office at:
DEARBORN HEIGHTS CITY HALL, 6045 Fenton. (313) 791-3430.
DEARBORN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER, 16901 Michigan Ave. (313) 943-2010.
BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATIONS:
DEARBORN HEIGHTS: City Hall, 6045 Fenton; John F. Kennedy Jr. Library, 24602 Van Born; Justice Center, 25637 Michigan Ave.; and Richard A. Young Center, 5400 McKinley.
DEARBORN: Administrative Center, 16901 Michigan Ave.; Ford Field Park (across from small shelter, near Monroe and Morley); Levagood Park (at entrance to Dunworth Pool); and Crowley Park.
EARLY VOTING
Early, in-person voting is offered for all residents at a central location for nine days, starting Saturday, July 25 and running through Sunday, August 2.
In Dearborn Heights, early voting is at the Canfield Community Center, 1801 N. Beech Daly, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
In Dearborn, early voting is at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
AT YOUR USUAL VOTING PLACE
Traditional Election Day voting is still offered at whatever local school or facility where you usually vote. Polls are open 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
ANY QUESTIONS? Contact your local clerk, or ask Gary by email at gary4rep@gmail.com