Voter Registration

Webinar: How to Transform Voter Registration in Indian Country Through NVRA Designation

Matthew Campbell

While many Native Americans face challenges to exercising their fundamental right to vote, there is an opportunity to break through voting barriers and transform voter registration in Indian Country through designation of federally and tribally run Indian Health Service facilities. Join us for a discussion hosted by tribal leaders, Native organizers, and voting rights experts as they walk through what IHS has already committed to, the potential impact of IHS designations, and a roadmap for how to pursue designations for your Tribal Nation. Register here.

When: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT

Speakers:
Regina Cuellar – Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Chairwoman
Heidi Todacheene – Senior Advisory to the Secretary, Department of Interior
Maggie Toulouse Oliver – New Mexico Secretary of State
Jacqueline De León (Moderator) – Native American Rights Fund, Senior Staff Attorney
Saundra Mitrovich – National Congress of American Indians, Director of External Engagement

Register to Vote in Michigan

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Here is the link for a Michigan Voter Registration Application. It is a PDF file and can be filled out right on the computer. Voter applicants will then have to print out the form and sign it.  Please read the instructions carefully (there are only a few).

www.michigan.gov/documents/MIVoterRegistration_97046_7.pdf

Applicants can then either mail the 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.  Addresses for each of Michigan’s 83 county clerks appear on the form’s instructions page.

Here are a couple of things to remember:

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

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

3.) The address on the application must match the address on the applicant’s 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.

4.) 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.