Jurisdictions should update voter history for the 2024 August Primary Election immediately after the election and no later than Monday, Aug. 12. In addition to maintaining orderly election records and updating voter status, the proper recording of voting history provides voters with verification and confidence that their ballot was counted.

Although early voting history is already recorded from the EV electronic pollbook, the provisional affidavit ballot and voter-not-in-possession-of-ID counts from early voting will need to be entered manually via in eLearning: August 2024 Provisional Ballot & Aff of No ID.

When you upload your Election Day voting history from the Election Day electronic pollbook, the provisional affidavit ballot and voter-not-in possession-of-ID counts from Election Day will also be saved to QVF. You need to manually enter only the provisional envelope ballot totals, if any.

There are some circumstances that require you to manually add or remove a voter’s history for an election, including:

• Voters added to the “Unlisted” tab in the ePollbook, or manually added to the Precinct List after voter registration issues have been resolved. Note: any voter with a DL/PID entered on to the Unlisted tab is updated automatically and doesn't need to be manually updated.
• Voters who received and cast provisional envelope ballots (if counted).

You must also manually remove voting history for AV voters whose ballots were received in QVF and rejected after the election (voter ballots rejected by Election Day will not have voting history). A ballot may have been received and then rejected if, for example, a voter returned a ballot and then passed away before Election Day. For instructions on manually recording voting history and/or making corrections, review QVF Manual - Chapter 5 Voting History. For corrections to history recorded during the early voting period, please contact us at ElectionData@Michigan.gov.

Prior to the August election, most chapters of the clerk accreditation manual, as well as a new Chapter 11 covering early voting, were posted in the eLearning Center and on the BOE website. These resources have been updated to be consistent with election training this cycle, incorporating new constitutional and statutory provisions such as early voting, tabulation of AV ballots ahead of Election Day, preregistration for individuals between ages 16 and 17.5, the monitoring and availability of AV drop boxes, in addition to providing the most up-to-date reference point for any questions that may arise. If you have any additional questions, do not hesitate to contact Elections@Michigan.gov.

• Chapter 10: Preparation of Election Equipment
• Chapter 11: Early Voting
• Chapter 12: Election Day and the Voting Process
• Chapter 13: Closing the Polls and the Precinct Canvass
• Chapter 14: Appointing and Training Election Inspectors
• Chapter 15: Establishing Voting Precincts, Polling Places, and Early Voting Sites
• Chapter 16: Election Dates and School Election Coordination
• Chapter 17: Election Preparation, Post-Election Duties, and Reporting Requirements
• Chapter 18: Recounts and Special Mail Elections
• Chapter 19: The Recall Process

Voters have until 5 p.m. on the third day after Election Day to cure a signature deficiency on an AV ballot return envelope. Clerks should ensure that voters have a way to drop off a form on Friday until 5 p.m., even if their office is closed or closes before 5 p.m. This can be via the absent voter ballot drop box or a different secure drop box if staff are not on site. The box must be checked at 5 p.m. on Friday.

MOVE ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received within six days after Election Day are considered timely received. In determining timeliness, if the postmark on the AV ballot return envelope is unclear, the local clerk delivers it to the county clerk, who then determines whether it was timely received.

Local clerks must deliver all MOVE AV ballots to their county clerk by the seventh day after Election Day. In determining timeliness, if the postmark on the AV ballot return envelope is unclear but the county clerk determines that the AV ballot return envelope or voter certificate was dated on or before Election Day, it is considered timely received.

Timely received MOVE AV ballots are tabulated by the county clerk in a meeting of the board of county canvassers. Instructions on processing these ballots are in the eLearning Center.

BOE has completed its review of the Presidential Primary reimbursement submissions and has sent the submissions over to Treasury for payment processing. Treasury will issue payment by Oct. 31. Reimbursement amount is based on the submission amount unless additional correction was needed. If additional correction was needed, BOE provided the reimbursement amount via email. If you have questions about your reimbursement amount, or did not receive a copy of your reimbursement form, please email BOEReimbursement@Michigan.gov, Subject: Presidential Primary.

We began processing Early Voting Grant 1 reimbursement submissions July 29. Please be on the lookout for any emails requesting additional information needed to process your reimbursement.

The submission period for Early Voting Grant August Wage reimbursement will open next week. Wage reimbursement will require a ledger detailing payment amount and employees paid, and proof of wage payment from your payroll software.