Election Officials' Manual

The Election Officials' Manual is distributed at Accreditation training and should be considered your daily resource for finding information.  Over the last several months, BOE staff has been reviewing the Election Officials' Manual and has made several updates.  Each chapter has been updated to clarify common questions, update voting system references, eliminate references to MERIT email, etc. In addition, we have consolidated much of the other BOE instructional documentation into this manual for easy reference and availability. 

Each chapter has been formatted and posted individually so information can be accessed quickly via a clickable table of contents and can be easily searched for specifics on election policy and procedures. A revision date can be found in the upper right hand corner for easy reference. The Appendix is also a great resource for finding examples of the most current version of various forms. 

The full listing of chapters can be found on the Information for Election Administrators webpage as well as in the eLearning Center.  On the homepage, in the Browse by Subject box, click on Election Officials' Manual.

Submit Ballot Proofs to the Bureau of Elections

For counties that are having a November election please forward a copy of your ballot to the Bureau prior to production in PDF format. Bureau staff will review all ballots to ensure that they conform to the current ballot production standards.

Submit all proofs by email to the attention of Carol Pierce at piercec1@michigan.gov. Please include "Ballot Proofs" and the name of your county in the subject line of your email submission. If corrections are needed or any changes are made to the ballots following submission and/or approval, the PDFs must be re submitted.

National Voter Registration Day

This
year's National Voter
Registration Day is scheduled for September 22nd. This organization is conducting a webinar titled How to Hold a Successful Voter Registration Drive on August 24th.

Events for National Voter Registration day are scheduled around the country to
encourage citizens to register to vote. Consider hosting your own voter registration event. For
more information, visit the National
Voter Registration Day website.

Online Absent Voter Ballot Application Form

The Bureau of Elections online Absent Voter Ballot Application has been updated for the November election.

The following formats are available:

• Printable
• Fillable
• Large Print
• Spanish

As a reminder, voters may use any absent voter ballot application or simply send a note with a signature and reason for the request.

BOE Question of the Week:

Do we still have to send mastercards to the precincts on Election Day?
 

Answer:  No!  A precinct list (on paper or in the ePollbook) is the only thing necessary to verify registration.

Have a question you'd  like to see in the Question of the Week?  Send them to elections@michgian.gov.