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Welcome to the Village Clerk's Page!
Voting Information
You are qualified to vote if:
You are a citizen of the United States.
You are 18 years of age.
You are a resident of the state of Michigan for 30 days.
You are registered in the Village/Township.
Absentee Voting
Proceedure
Any registered voter who cannot go to the polls because of physical disability
or absence from the Village/Township or by reason of being 60 years of
age or older may apply either in person,by mail or fax to the Village/Township
Clerk as early as 75 days before and up to 2:00 p.m. of the Saturday preceding
an election for an Absentee Ballot. The ballot must be returned by fax,
mail or in person to the Clerk in sufficient time so that it can be counted
in the precinct by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. For School Board elections,
absentee ballots may be obtained at Barnes School 3 weeks prior to the
election. Voting may be completed at Barnes School.
Phone (313) 881-6565 or (313) 884-0234
Fax (313) 881-2622
Note: Absentee
ballot applications may also be made by a written request. The request
must include your signature.
How to Register
for Voting
Apply in person during regular business hours to the Village/Township
Clerk office or at your local Secretary of State Office. The thirtieth
(30th) day preceding an election is the deadline for registering to vote
in that election. Moving, even within the Pointes, requires re-registration,
as does a change of name.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL REGULATIONS, IF YOU ARE A NEWLY REGISTERED VOTER AND YOU REGISTERED
BY MAIL YOU MUST VOTE IN PERSON IN YOUR FIRST ELECTION. IF YOU REGISTERED
THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE YOU MAY WISH TO CONFIRM YOUR REGISTRATION
WITH THE VILLAGE/TOWNSHIP OFFICE. DON'T FORGET THAT YOU NOW NEED A PHOTO ID IF VOTING AT THE POLLS!
Grosse Pointe Shores
voters vote at the following locations:
Grosse Pointe Township (Wayne County) residents: Grosse Pointe Shores
Municipal Building, 795 Lake Shore Road.
Lake Township (Macomb County) residents: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
- Gate House, 1100 Lake Shore Road.
Voting Poll Hours for all Elections: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The above are all
voting poll locations for all Township, State and National elections.
In contrast, ALL Grosse Pointe Shores voters vote at the GPS Municipal
Building in Village elections. If you have any questions regarding
election procedures, please call (313) 881-6565.
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