Yes - but you can register to vote in-person up to and including Election Day. Please refer to Registering to Vote - A Step-by-Step Guide for more information.

• At the office of your county, city, township, or village clerk.
• At any other registration locations established by the local clerk.

Last Day to Register by Mail - A resident mailing in a voter registration application or update of address must do so on or before the fifteenth (15th) day before the next regular or special election or primary election.

NEW! Last Day to Register in Person - Local city or township clerks can accept voter registration applications up to and on Election Day. If registering to vote less than 15 days before an election or on Election Day, residents must visit the city or township clerk's office and show proof of residency (utility bill, Michigan ID with current address, etc.) to be eligible to vote in that election. 

Voter registration applications can originate at any of the following, but are not registrations until accepted by your local clerk:

• Secretary of State driver’s license office
• Secretary of State "renewal by mail"
• State and federal mail-in forms

• Family Independence Agency
• Department of Community Health
• Michigan Jobs Commission
• Commission for the Blind
• Armed Forces Recruiters
• Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)

Registration in this state is considered permanent, however, any time you move out of one community and into another in this state you must re-register. The same is true if you move out of state. Re-registration is also necessary if for any reason your registration has been cancelled and it cannot be reinstated.

• If you move within your city, township or village, a change of address should be made with your local clerk or at a Secretary of State Branch Office. If you have not completed a change of address prior to election day, you will not lose your right to vote. A change of address card will be completed at the polling place when you vote.
• If you move outside your city, township or village, a change of address should be made at a Secretary of State Branch Office. The change of address may be made by mail as well as in person.
• If you submit a change of address on your driver’s license at a Secretary of State Branch Office, the address on your voter registration record will automatically be changed as well.

Any name change due to marriage or legal action may be reported to the clerk by:

• Mail
• In Person
• At the Secretary of State Branch Office

A person changing name should re-register, but may vote under former name.

Am I registered to vote? 

Check the Michigan Voter Information Center to access your registration information, find clerk contact information, preview an upcoming ballot, and track absent voter ballots. 

Where do I vote? 

Due to the passage of the statewide Ballot Proposal 18-3, all eligible and registered voters in Michigan may now request an absent voter ballot without providing a reason.

How do I obtain an Absent Voter Ballot? 

Track your absent voter ballot at the Michigan Voter Information Center 

With the passage of Ballot Proposal 18-3, all registered voters are now eligible to vote early (by mail or in person) without providing a reason. I want to make it even more convenient by inviting you to be on your local clerk’s Permanent Absent Voter Ballot Application List.

Benefits of being on the Permanent Absent Voter Ballot Application List:

• You will automatically receive an absent voter ballot application before each scheduled election in your jurisdiction.
• If you choose to return the application, your local clerk will send you a ballot as soon as they arrive in their office.
• You can vote at a time convenient for you and avoid any potential lines on Election Day.
• You can take your time studying the ballot and vote from home when you are ready.

 Fill out this form and send it to your clerk to be put on the list. 

Help America Vote Act 

BARB BYRUM, County Clerk
inghamclerk@ingham.org

Liz Noel, Election/Clerk Coordinator

Please be advised that as of Monday, August 1, 2016, there will be non-refundable service fees applied to all credit card transactions conducted with the Ingham County Clerk’s Office.

As of that date, my office will be able to accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and Debit Cards.
The service fee schedule below reflects the fee for each transaction amount, whether the credit card is swiped or if the card information is manually entered.

Credit Card Service Fee Schedule (as of June 30, 2017):

Transaction                         Amount                            Fee

$0.01 >                                 $50.00                           $1.75

$50.01 >                               $75.00                           $2.00

$75.01 >                              $100.00                          $3.75

$100.01 >                            $150.00                          $5.75

$150.01 >                            $200.00                          $7.25
; 
(For each additional increment of $50.00, or portion thereof, add $2.00.)

Please know that a service fee will not apply to payments made by check, money order or cash.