Precinct Boundary Changes Due January 9th

Pursuant to Michigan election law, the boundaries of all precincts which will be used to administer the May, August and November elections in 2018 must be finalized by a resolution by the local Election Commission no later than January 9, 2018.

Any precinct with more than 2,999 active registered voters must be split at this time. Precinct boundary alterations made by the January 9, 2018 deadline must go into effect no later than February 8, 2018. (MCL 168.661(2)).

If your jurisdiction alters any precinct boundary, please submit the following: 1) a copy of the Election Commission resolution authorizing the precinct boundary alterations 2) a copy of the jurisdiction’s current street index marked to show the changes 3) a map of your old (current) precinct boundaries 4) a map of your new (proposed) precinct boundaries 5) a written description of your new precinct boundaries and 6) a list of your new precincts along with the corresponding polling location.  Please include the name of the building and the address of each polling location.  Please mail, fax, or e-mail to the attention of Nicholas Daum, Bureau of Elections, PO Box 20126, Lansing, MI 48901-0726.  Email: daumn1@michigan.gov.  Fax: 517-636-6133. 

The information will be used to ensure that the Statewide Street Index is properly coded for your city or township.

Updating the QVF street index with new precinct boundary information takes a tremendous amount of staff time and effort. Please submit your precinct boundary change requests to the Bureau of Elections as soon as you possibly can to ensure that we are able to process the numerous requests we expect to receive in a timely manner.

For more information on precinct boundary alterations, review the new online course Voting Precincts & Polling Locations or  Ch. 14 - Establishing Voting Precincts and Polling Places of the Election Officials' Manual.

Election Assistance Commission Releases Newest Deep Dive

The EAC released their newest Deep Dive into the data of the biennial EAC Survey this past month.  The focus was on Poll Workers and Polling Places.  Michigan was highlighted as a state in the top 5 in the nation for recruiting poll workers under the age of 25!

We know the recruitment of younger poll workers is a challenge and requires a lot of  effort.  But it's an effort with great reward.  Congratulations on putting Michigan at the top of these efforts.  Keep up the great work!

Systems Down!

The Qualified Voter File, Election Management Portal, Michigan Voter Information Center website and mobile access will all be shut down beginning at 6:00 p.m. on December 1, 2017 and will remain down for the duration of the weekend.  We will send out another News Update on Monday, December 4, 2017 to confirm that the applications are back up.  If you have further questions, please contact the QVF Help Desk at 800-310-5697.

Congratulations to Port Huron Township!

Port Huron Township won the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) 2017 Clearinghouse Award for Recruitment, Training and Retention of Poll Workers. 

Congratulations to Clerk Benita Davis and her staff on this great honor.   We hope to share some of their ideas in our next round of Train the Trainer sessions!

BOE Question of the Week:

Are emails from ces.mail@csod.com safe?

Answer:

Yes, csod stands for Cornerstone onDemand.  This is our software vendor for the Elections eLearning Center.   You will occasionally be sent emails from ces.mail@csod.com for system message, assignments, and class registrations.  To make sure you are receiving all important emails for the Bureau of Elections, please add the follow to your contacts or safe senders list in your email program: 

elections@michigan.gov electionselearning@michigan.gov
ces.mail@csod.com
MISOS@public.govdelivery.com

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