Aanii!  I want to encourage all of Michigan’s tribes to sign up as many new voters as possible in the few days remaining prior to Michigan’s voter registration deadline.  We need a big push over the weekend to register new tribal voters for the upcoming Presidential election.  Indian Country is going to be critical to this closely-contested election and could make the difference in Michigan.

Below is the link for a Michigan Voter Registration Application. It is a PDF file and can be filled out right on your computer. Voter applicants will then have to print out the form and sign it.  I urge all of our readers  – especially elected tribal officials – to forward this link on to people in your communities, and to print out copies of this application and pass them along to people you know.

www.michigan.gov/documents/MIVoterRegistration_97046_7.pdf

Voter applicants can either mail a completed form to their county clerk (who will forward the application to the appropriate township or city clerk) or turn it in, in person, to their township or city clerk.

Here are a couple of things to remember:

1.) The addresses for the different county clerks are on the instruction pages.

2.) Mailed applications must be postmarked by the registration deadline: Monday, October 6th.

3.) First time voters cannot vote absentee unless they register in person by hand-delivering their application to the Township or City Clerk.

4.) The address on the application must match the address on a Michigan driver’s license. If an applicant does not have a valid Michigan driver’s license, or Michigan ID, they can send in a copy of another acceptable form of ID with a current address. These include: Tribal ID cards; copy of paycheck stub with address; copy of utility bill; a copy of any other government-issued ID.

5.) If the applicant does not receive a voter ID card within 3 weeks, they should call their township/city clerk IMMEDIATELY. They may want to keep a copy of their application in case any dispute arises.