civic engagement Information and Resources

Please encourage high school students who will be 18 before the next election to register to vote. Traditionally high school voter registration drives have been held in the spring, but COVID-19 has prevented that this year. Luckily, here in Michigan, students can register to vote online, up to two weeks before the next election. Within two weeks of the election, they can register to vote at the clerk’s office, in person, right through the end of Election Day itself. If they will be away from home at the time of the next election, they must be also be registered to vote in order to be able to apply for and receive an absentee ballot.

To be eligible to register to vote you must be:

• A Michigan resident (at the time you register) and a resident of your city or township for at least 30 days (when you vote)

• A United States citizen

• At least 18 years of age (when you vote)

• Not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison

Register to vote (and apply for absentee ballots) online 

at the   Michigan Voter Information Center. 

Michigan State Primary Election - Aug 4, 2020

Voter Registration Deadline

Post received by Tue Jul 21, 2020

Election Day Registration & Voting Tue Aug 4, 2020

In the Election Office by Mon Aug 3, 2020 4:00PM 

Same Day Registration & Voting ends Tue Aug 4, 2020 8:00PM 

Deadline to Request an Absentee Ballot:

Received by Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:00PM 

Deadline to Return Completed Absentee Ballot:

Received by Tue Aug 4, 2020 8:00PM 

Michigan General Election - Nov 3, 2020

Voter Registration Deadline

Post received by Tue Oct 20, 2020

Election Day Registration & Voting Tue Nov 3, 2020

In the Election Office by Mon Nov 2, 2020 4:00PM 

Same Day Registration & Voting ends Tue Nov 3, 2020 8:00PM 

Deadline to Request an Absentee Ballot:

Received by Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:00PM 

Deadline to Return Completed Absentee Ballot:

Received by Tue Nov 3, 2020 8:00PM 

Fill out the 2020 Census.Respond to the 2020 Census today at my2020census.gov. It only takes minutes, and it matters. This nationwide count will affect how funds go to states and communities for the next 10 years. Your child's school depends on these funds for classroom technology, teacher training, after-school programs, special education, school lunch assistance, and more. Be sure to count everyone in your household, including all children, when you respond. Invite your children to observe, to teach them about their civic duty!