Wilson Township, MI

The Michigan Secretary of State "Voter Information Center" is online at www.michigan.gov/vote. Michigan residents can access information about their voter registration status, find their polling location, get directions to their polling place and view a sample ballot.

In November 2022, Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that gives voters the right to vote early and in person at early voting sites before statewide and federal elections. Communities may also choose to provide early voting for local elections. Early voting allows a voter to cast a ballot before Election Day, in an experience similar to voting on Election Day. During the early voting period, voters are issued a ballot and can then insert their ballot directly into a tabulator at their early voting site.

How is Early Voting (EV) different from Absentee Voting: Both early in-person voting and absentee voting allow voters to cast a ballot prior to Election Day. However, there are key differences between the two methods of voting.

Early voting allows voters to cast a ballot similar to how they would do so at a polling place on Election Day. Voters are issued a ballot and can personally insert it into the tabulator at their early voting site.

Absentee voting allows voters to request a ballot by mail or in person at their local clerk’s office. Voters can complete their absentee ballot at home or at their local clerk’s office and submit it in an envelope by mail, in person, or by drop box. After an absentee ballot is received by the local clerk, the voter’s absentee ballot is processed and tabulated by their local clerk. Absentee voters also have more flexibility to “spoil” their ballot, or change their vote, after it has been submitted.

Who can vote early? Any registered voter in Michigan has the right to vote early in person at an EV site for statewide and federal elections for which they are eligible.

Voters in Michigan can register to vote up to and on Election Day, including during the early voting period.

The Wilson Township clerk maintains a list of voters who will automatically receive an application to request an Absent Voter (AV) ballot for every election. The applications are automatically mailed four to six weeks prior to every election. Voters must complete, sign and return the application by the deadline in order to have an absent voter ballot sent to them. If the voter doesn't wish to receive a mail ballot for a specific election, the application isn't returned. The voter may vote in person. If you wish to be added to the Wilson Township Permanent Absent Voter List, contact the Wilson Township Clerk.

In 2022, Michigan voters passed Proposal 2, which created a permanent mail ballot list. Voters can choose to automatically receive an absentee ballot and vote from home for every election.

Voters are encouraged to sign AV ballot applications and AV ballot return envelopes in a way that reasonably resembles the signature given for driver’s license/state ID or voter registration purposes, so that the signature agrees sufficiently with the signature on file.

The Michigan Supreme Court recently upheld a Michigan law passed in 1996, requiring all voters to show photo identification when voting at the polls. The requirement became effective with the November 2007 election. Voters must show photo identification or sign an affidavit attesting that he or she is not in possession of picture identification.

• Drivers License or personal identification card
• United States Passport
• Military ID with photo
• Federal or State government issued photo identification
• Student identification with photo from a high school or accredited institution of higher learning
• Tribal identification card with photo