With Michigan’s Presidential Primary on the horizon, those on the permanent absentee ballot list are on another deadline to get their ballot forms in.
The Presidential Primary Ballot Selection form is due February 23 so your ballot can be sent to you in time for the Primary on February 27.
“State law requires voters to select their party preference for presidential primaries,” said Kent County Clerk Lisa Posthumus Lyons. “And it’s important to clarify that this provision does not register voters with the particular party they’ve selected for this election; it simply allows clerks to provide them the correct ballot.”
If you miss the deadline, you will get a ballot with only candidates and proposals available in your district. It will not include possible proposals specific to local townships or cities within a precinct.
“For this election, there are two or possibly three separate ballots, and voters are required to pick one in order to cast their vote,” says Kent County Clerk, Lisa Posthumus Lyons.