Tuesday, November 5, 2024 is general election day in Michigan and across the United States. Among the many positions on the ballot are the President, one of Michigan's seats in the U.S. Senate, every seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, the state legislature, and local offices.
To register to vote in the next election, you must make one of these deadlines:
Online: 15 days or more before the election
By Mail: envelopes must be postmarked at least 15 days before the election
In-person: applications must be handed into the clerk's office or satellite locations by 8 p.m. on election day
Voters who have moved should update the address on their voter registration. To do this, voters must “re-register” with the new address. Deadlines for voter registration also apply to voters updating their registration.
Voters wishing to cast an absentee ballot may apply for an absentee ballot starting 75 days before an election.
Online application: request must be submitted by 5 p.m. the Friday before the election.
Application by mail: request must be received by local clerk's office by 5 p.m. on the Friday before the election.
In-person application: if you are already registered, the application must be turned into the local clerk's office by 4 p.m. the day before the election
In-person application: if you are not registered, you must be in line at the local clerk's office by 8 p.m. on election day. Those voters may register and then fill out an absentee ballot in the clerk's office
In 2022, Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment to allow early in-person voting for all state and federal elections beginning in 2024.
Local clerks must provide 9 consecutive days of early in-person voting starting 2 Saturdays before election day and ending the Sunday before election day.
For November 2024, the mandatory early voting period runs from October 26 to November 3.
Communities may offer early in-person voting for an additional 20 days before the mandatory 9 days of early voting.
In-person registration may not be available at early in-person polling location.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day
Four counties in the western upper peninsula observe Central Time, meaning those polling locations do not close until 9 a.m. Eastern.
Voters are not required to possess a photo ID to vote in Michigan. Voters without a photo ID may sign an affidavit and will be issued a ballot.
