All registered voters in Michigan have the right to vote by absent voter ballot (vote by mail). You must be a registered voter to receive an absent voter ballot. Your request must be in writing and submitted to the City Clerk's office. Requests to have an absent voter ballot mailed must be received by the City Clerk no later than 5pm the Friday before the election. You must apply for an absent voter ballot each election, even if you previously voted by absent voter ballot.
Important Dates and Deadlines for Absent Voter Ballots
OPTIONS TO APPLY FOR AN ABSENT VOTER BALLOT
You must apply for an absent voter ballot each election, even if you have previously voted by absent voter ballot.
- Apply online through the Michigan Voter Information Center, or [this option ends at 5pm 11/4]
- Use this link to download and print an Absent Voter Ballot Application, or [this option ends at 5pm 11/4]
- To request an application by mail, call 248-449-9914, or [this option no longer available]
- Apply in person at the City Clerk's office. [This option available Sat. 11/5 8am-4pm, and Mon. 11/7 8am-4pm. On 11/7, you must vote the ballot at City Hall.]
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS CIVILIAN/CITIZEN ABSENTEE BALLOTS
- Use this link for an absentee ballot application specific to military and overseas civilian/citizens
RETURN YOUR SIGNED APPLICATION BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS [This option ends at 5pm 11/4. In person absentee ballots available Sat. 11/5 8am-4pm, and Mon. 11/7 8am-4pm. On 11/7, you must vote the ballot at City Hall.]
- Use the 24-hour drop box located at City Hall, or
- Mail the application, after affixing the necessary postage, or
- Fax the completed application to 248-349-9244, or
- Scan or take a photo of the signed application and email it to the Clerks office, or
- The voter or any member of the immediate family of the voter may deliver the application to the Clerk's office, or
- In the event an applicant cannot return the application in any of the above methods, the applicant may select any registered elector to return the application. The person returning the application must sign the Certificate of Authorized Registered Elector Returning Absentee Ballot Application found on the application form.
RETURNING AN ABSENT VOTER BALLOT
The voted ballot must be returned to the Clerk's office by 8pm Election Day. Postmarks are not accepted. Voters are encouraged to return their voted ballot as soon as it is completed. Deliver your completed and signed ballot by one of the following methods:
- Place in the City of Northville 24-hour drop box located at City Hall [recommended to avoid postal delays], or
- Mail the ballot through US mail. Postage is required and the postage amount is found on the instructions that accompanied your absentee ballot, or
- The voter or any member of the voter's immediate family may mail or deliver the ballot to the Clerk's office
- Use this link to see when the Clerk marks your absentee ballot as received and ready for processing on Election Day