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June 30, 2017
Time for a "Cool Change"
This week, the Michigan Bureau of Elections bids a fond farewell to Christopher Thomas after a long and prestigious career in elections. Election Line Weekly honors Chris this week with an exit interview. "times they are a changing and Thomas, Michigan’s election director since 1981, is retiring on June 30." Click here to read the full article. We know he will thoroughly enjoy his retirement and wish him well as he makes his "Cool Change"!
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson has named Chris' successor as Sally Williams, who brings to the director role many years of experience with the Michigan Secretary of State office as well as the Bureau of Elections. “Sally’s breadth of experience with Michigan elections and her
established relationship with local clerks make her an excellent choice to lead
the Bureau of Elections,” said Ruth Johnson.
“I’m honored to be Michigan’s next elections
director,” said Williams. “We have a great team in the Bureau of Elections, and
Chris Thomas has prepared us well. I look forward to continuing my work with
local clerks so Michigan voters have their voices heard on Election Day.”
Congratulations to Chris and Sally!
Election Email Process Update
As announced multiple times this month, the MERIT Email contract is ending soon.
What does this mean?
We will be forwarding voter emails to you at the email address you submitted on the Jurisdiction Election Email form.
But what about the News Update Newsletter?
The News Update is not associated with your MERIT account, it was previously emailed to the MERIT email for your jurisdiction. Now the newsletter will be sent directly to every Clerk and Deputy Clerk's regular email address. Anyone else that would like to receive a copy should simply Subscribe using the Subscribe link at the very bottom of this page.
How will voters know how to contact me?
The Bureau of Elections will continue to provide email accounts for each jurisdiction that are listed on websites like the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), the Michigan Voter Information Center (MVIC), the Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF), as well as others. When a voter emails those accounts, the email will be forwarded to the email address you provided in the Jurisdiction Election Email Form.
How do I check which email address was submitted for my jurisdiction?
Login to the eLearning Center and in the menu bar, click on Home > My Profile. Under the Additional Information section view the "Jurisdiction's Forward To email".
What if I want to change that email address to something else?
The clerk or his/her designee can resubmit the Jurisdiction Election Email Form in the eLearning Center. There is only 1 "forward to" email per jurisdiction. You can set additional forwarding through your email service to others in your office, if you desire.
As stated in the previous communications, BOE recommends an email address that is checked frequently and accessible during absences. Many jurisdictions have a generic elections@jurisdiction.gov address that multiple employees in the office can access to respond efficiently to their citizens requests.
Please email electionselearning@michigan.gov if you have questions about this process.
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