Regional Election Officials' Accreditation Classes Scheduled

Five new Accreditation Classes for New Election Officials have been scheduled throughout the state.  If you have not taken this two-day course, designed specifically for new election officials to obtain their initial accreditation, now is the time to take advantage of classes offered outside of Lansing.

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

Classes are available at the following dates and locations and will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day:

Marquette - September 9 & 10
Marquette Township Hall
1000 Commerce Dr., Marquette 

Gaylord - September 29 & 30
Gaylord City Hall, Second Floor
305 E Main St., Gaylord

Jackson - October 6 & 7
Summit Township Hall
2121 Ferguson Rd., Jackson

Bay City - October 13 & 14
Bay Arenac Intermediate School District – Academy Room
4228 Two Mile Rd, Bay City 

Big Rapids - October 20 & 21
Big Rapids Department of Public Safety
435 N Michigan Ave, Big Rapids

Street addresses, directions and map links can be displayed by clicking the grey "i" button (expand row) on the class registration page.

New Items in Director's Corner

The EAC held an Election Data Summit last week and invited Elections Director Chris Thomas to participate.  Of particular interest were two talks regarding customer service and data.  The first presented by Matt Boehmer, Director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), titled "Be a shoe company – Serving voters like our customers".  And the second by Amber McReynolds, Director of Elections for the City and County of Denver, titled  "View it from a different angle– How to improve efficiency while serving voters better".

Both offer a unique way to look at the voter experience and how to measure customer service and productivity.

Links to the talks can be found in the eLearning Center, in the Director's Corner listed in the scrolling newsfeed.

August Voter History

Approximately 90 jurisdictions have yet to enter Voter History for the August election. Voter History should be entered as soon after the election as possible to maintain the integrity of the data.

County and local clerks please review the QVF Voter History for August Overdue Report in the

eLearning Center to ensure we have received your voter history. Simply login to the eLearning Center and click on "Forms & Reports Due" in the scrolling News Feed at the top of the Home Page. If we have not received your voter history, please enter it immediately. 

For instructions on how to process voter history, refer to Chapter 5 of the QVF Reference Manual.