Last Day To Register To Vote In Primary Is Today

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LANSING, Mich. – Today (July 22nd) is the last day for Michigan citizens to register online or by mail to vote in the state’s Aug. 6TH Primary Election.

Eligible Michigan residents can register to vote online at Michigan.gov/Vote or by mailing, or scanning and emailing, a completed application to their local clerk by today. Applications are available online or at clerk’s offices.

To be eligible to register to vote in Michigan, an individual must be a Michigan resident, a United States citizen, 18 years of age Election Day, and not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison. Michigan residents can check their voter registration status at Michigan.gov/Vote.

Voters who already have their absentee ballot are encouraged to mail it today to avoid postal delays, or hand-deliver the ballot to their clerk’s office or secure ballot drop box. All ballots must be received by clerks by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

Early voting sites will be open statewide Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, Aug. 4.  The early voting site in Lenawee County is at the Human Services Building on South Winter Street in Adrian.  The hours will be 9am until 5pm each day.  Polls will be open on Election Day August 6th from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.