August Proposal Deadlines

Proposal deadlines for the August 7, 2018 election are approaching.

Important dates to note:

by May 1st - Petitions to place proposals on the ballot must be filed with county and local clerks.

by 4 p.m. May 15th - Ballot wording of proposals qualified to appear on the ballot should be certified to county and local clerks.

Precinct Delegate Filing Deadline

As a reminder the precinct delegate filing deadline is Tuesday, May 8th at 4 p.m.. Precinct delegate candidates for the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties must file their Affidavit of Identity with their County Clerk. 

QVF Refresh Update

The Qualified Voter File Refresh software changes for Friday, April 27, 2018 are as follows: 

• AV Scan activity log order now shows the most recent transaction at the top
• Candidate List Report order has been corrected
• Election Inspector error when saving now corrected

In preparation for the upcoming May Election, we will not be releasing software publicly until after the election.  We will, however, continue our development work during this timeframe which will be released after the election.

As a reminder, please use the updated QVF Refresh Troubleshooting Guide found in eLearning to assist you with setting up your printers and Dymo label printer to print out labels, notices, reports, etc.

Problems reported to QVFHelpDesk@michigan.gov or in the QVF voicemail box are being addressed. Many times the problems reported are items others have reported. If you don't receive a response, please know we have noted the problem and are working to correct it as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience as we work through the defects you are reporting.

BOE Question of the Week:

Our schools will be under construction for the August election and we need to temporarily move our polling location.  What do we do?

Answer:  A temporary relocation of a polling location must be approved by your city or township board at least 60 days prior to the election.  Voters must be sent notice of the temporary change. You may also wish to use local media resources to advertise this temporary change and on Election Day be sure to post signs at the old polling location redirecting voters .

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