Your Vote Matters! Steps For Making Your Voice Heard in the 2022 Election

By MUUSJN on Friday, September 30th, 2022

Steps to Make Your Voice Heard in the 2022 Election!

GET REGISTERED – If you haven’t yet cast your ballot, there is still time to exercise your right to have your voice heard.  Here are some tips for making sure your vote is counted:

* VERIFY THAT YOU’RE REGISTERED TO VOTE AND LEARN IF YOUR POLLING LOCATION CHANGED:

  • Go to https://mi.gov/vote Here you can confirm your voter registration status; your polling place and hours; view a sample ballot; and track your absentee ballot.
  • You can vote if you are homeless or if you have completed a jail or prison sentence or are in jail waiting for trial. Go to the above website for more information.

* IF YOU’RE NOT REGISTERED, DO SO ASAP:

  • To register to vote on-line, click this link: https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/RegisterVoter/Index
  • Register by mail deadline: October 24th. Mail your registration form to the address on the registration form.
  • Michigan law allows same day registration. If you’ve never registered before, go to your clerk’s office before 8pm on voting day and register to vote with a proof of residency.

*LEARN ABOUT THE CANDIDATES AND FIND OUT WHAT’S ON YOUR BALLOT:

  • Click Vote411.org to visit the Michigan League of Women Voters online voter’s guide. It provides background on all the candidates on your ballot and information on ballot issues. Click HERE for a summary of three ballot proposals supported by MUUSJN.
  • Attend candidate forums and town halls to meet the candidates. Information about these forums is available in the Michigan League of Women Voters guide: Vote411.org.

* VOTE!

  • Go to this website to learn about your options for applying for an absentee ballot: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/all-services/absentee-ballot
  • You can mail your absentee ballot (postmarked) by October 24th or you can take your ballot to a drop box near your clerk’s office. Go to www.mi.gov/vote to learn the drop box location for you. You can also take your absentee ballot to your clerk’s office.
  • Or you can vote in person – the traditional way – at your polling place on November 8th! 

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