News Update - Temporary Precinct Consolidations, E-Wizard, and More

Michigan Secretary of State sent this bulletin at 08/14/2015 10:00 AM EDT

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.

August 14, 2015

Temporary Precinct Consolidations for November Elections

Election Commission Requirements

The deadline for temporary precinct consolidations for the November election is Friday, September 4th. Things to remember:

  • the Election Commission must pass a resolution　
  • a "consolidated" precinct cannot contain more than 5,000 active registered voters
  • only whole precincts may be combined　
  • voters must be notified by mail if their polling location has changed　
  • notice must be posted at the "closed" polling location & provide directions to the new polling location　
  • temporary consolidations are only permissible in non-state/federal elections

For more information regarding the temporary consolidation of precincts, please refer to Chapter 14 of the Election Officials’ Manual  

If you are consolidating precincts for the November election there are important steps you must complete in QVF prior to issuing absentee ballots. More details will be forthcoming.

=============

County Clerks: November EWizard Stage 1 and 2

In preparation for the November 3, 2015 Election, please complete the entry of all QVF E-Wizard Stage 1 (Offices and Proposals) and Stage 2 (Candidate, Office, and Proposal Detail) data as soon as possible, but no later than August 21, 2015 so that the Bureau of Elections can quickly create geographically correct elections in the QVF.

We encourage you to enter all of the information you have available into both Stage 1 and Stage 2 immediately.

If your county is not conducting an November 2015 Election, please access QVF E-wizard Stage 1 and answer "No" to all office and assign a "0" for all proposals prior to the August 21st deadline. <<Read more »

=============

IN THIS ISSUE

  • Temporary Precinct Consolidations
  • E-Wizard
  • Election Officials' Accreditation
  • August Provisional Ballot Report
=============
=============

Election Officials'

Accreditation

is a class specifically for newly elected or appointed election administrators.

Register for a class in the eLearning Center under the Category Classes or by searching for the key word classes

eLearning Center under the Category Classes or by searching for the key word classes.

  

Space is still available in a class scheduled in the Upper

Peninsula:

 

September 9th and 10th at the Marquette Township Hall

 

=============

August Election Provisional Ballot Reports

Over 100 jurisdictions have yet to complete the Provisional Ballot Report for the August election. Please review the Overdue Provisional Ballot Report Listing to make sure you have completed this statutory requirement.

 

If you are on this list, please login to the eLearning Center immediately to complete the it.

 

Counties may view the data provided at any time by accessing the County Provisional Ballot Totals

link.

 

Helpful Links

Elearning Center linkEMP ButtonMerit button
=============