Train the Trainer Sessions Scheduled

Ten sessions throughout the state are scheduled in December and January to help prepare county clerks and clerks of larger jurisdictions to fulfill their duties as election inspector training coordinators.

Who is required to attend:

• County clerks - Michigan election law (MCL 168.683) states that county clerks are responsible for training all election inspectors appointed to serve within their respective county. County clerks please note: if you are attending the MACC Winter Quarterly Conference on December 2, you do not need to register for one of these sessions. Credit will be given for attending the MACC session.

• City and township clerks responsible for training election inspectors - Michigan election law (MCL 168.683) permits any city or township with a population of 10,000 or more to conduct its own election inspector training sessions. If you do not conduct your own election inspector training sessions and have no plans to assume the training duties in the immediate future, you are not required to attend.

Others who should attend:

• Staff members who have been designated by their county, city or township clerk to conduct election inspector training sessions.

Registration for the 2020 Train the Trainer sessions is required via the eLearning Center.

QVF Passwords

Remembering or storing your QVF password securely is a critical safeguard to protect the integrity of the QVF. In today's world, we understand that managing passwords is a daily challenge. We can all relate to the frustrations of remembering passwords but it is important to understand that we all play a key role in protecting the voter registration database. Because the security of QVF is so important our password standards are high.   

The QVF Help Desk staff does not know your password. If you need password assistance, you should use the QVF Refresh Password Reset feature on the home page. It is a self-serve feature that permits all users to either reset or change their password. The Help Desk cannot provide any additional service for this process.

We recommend printing the QVF Refresh User Password Guide so you have it available when you need it.

Daylight Saving Time Ends

Clocks turned back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 3, 2019.

Tabulators and Voter Assist Terminals must be manually adjusted to the correct time.

Review the Time Adjustment Instructions for instructions.

Tomorrow is Election Day

More than 600 jurisdictions will be conducting elections in some manner tomorrow. View the list of November elections for more details.

If your jurisdiction does not have an election tomorrow, please note we must make Election Day related calls and emails a priority. We will answer non-Election Day related questions as we have time and as soon as possible after the election.

BOE Question of the Week:

Are we still having a Presidential Primary?

Answer: Yes! The Presidential Primary will be conducted on March 10, 2020. A series of articles related to the details of the Presidential Primary will begin later this month. A March 10, 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar of Dates and Deadlines is also available.

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