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Voting in Michigan.

Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Michigan Secretary of State at the link.

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Official source of record
Michigan Secretary of State — Elections
Verify →
2Live ballot · Michigan Consolidated Election · 2026-05-05

Sample of the Michigan ballot

Pulled live from the Google Civic Information API for a state-capital address. Your specific ballot depends on your address — confirm with the Michigan Secretary of State.

INGHAM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND PROPOSAL
Ingham ISD
State election info →Ballot info →Register to vote →Polling place lookup →
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle

Money in the Michigan federal races

Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.

U.S. SENATE
Haley Stevens (D)$8.9Mfec.gov →
Mallory Mcmorrow (D)$8.6Mfec.gov →
U.S. HOUSE
D7Thomas More Barrett (R)$5.0Mfec.gov →
D8Kristen Mcdonald Rivet (D)$4.4Mfec.gov →
D9Lisa Mcclain (R)$4.3Mfec.gov →
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries

Every district in Michigan, on one map

Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.

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true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders

Who represents Michigan now

Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.

GOVERNOR
Gretchen Whitmer (Democratic)
U.S. SENATE
Slotkin, Elissa (Democratic)· since 2025
RANKING MEMBERAgriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryCommodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
Armed ServicesAirlandEmerging Threats and Capabilities
Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsDisaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census
Veterans' Affairs
Peters, Gary C. (Democratic)· since 2015
AppropriationsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies+3
Armed ServicesAirlandEmerging Threats and Capabilities
Commerce, Science, and TransportationCoast Guard, Maritime, and FisheriesScience, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness+2
Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsDisaster Management, District of Columbia, and CensusPermanent Subcommittee on Investigations
U.S. HOUSE
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature

Michigan legislators

State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.

STATE SENATE · 37 members · 37 districts
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
Photo ID requestedNo-excuse absenteeOnline voter registrationSame-day registrationAutomatic voter registration
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-05-03Verify with state SOS →
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Michigan requests but does not require photo ID. Voters without photo ID may sign an affidavit and vote a regular ballot.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may vote absentee by mail. No excuse required.
Register to vote →Find polling place →
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Michigan are administered by your City / Township Clerk. For ballot or registration help, contact your city or township clerk.
Official action — MI

The state’s own tools, with links to verify.

Each card below routes to the official Michigan system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.

Statewide→
Check my registration
MVIC returns polling place + sample ballot + AV status all in one.
Statewide→
Register / update online
MI DL/state ID + SSN-4. Same-day reg through Election Day at clerk's office. Online deadline 15 days pre-election.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Per-voter ballot lookup by name+DOB or by jurisdiction. State-level coverage — uncommon.
Statewide→
Request a mail ballot
Online absent-voter application.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
MCL 168.764c requires every jurisdiction to use a tracker; surfaced through MVIC.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Statewide nominees (governor / SOS / AG) chosen by PARTY CONVENTION in MI, not primary — separate timeline. Major-party filing 2026-04-21.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Proposal 1 confirmed for Nov 2026: Constitutional Convention Question (auto-referral every 16 years). (Old `/Upcoming-election-information/voters/candidatesproposals/statewide-ballot-proposal-status` deep-link path retired in 2026 SOS site rebuild; ballot-proposal information now lives under /elections/ballot-access.)
Statewide→
Live + past results
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-08-04, general 2026-11-03. Mandatory early voting from 2026-10-24.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters

Federal deadlines for Michigan

Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.

2026-08-04Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-08-04Ballot Return — State PrimaryReturn by Mail: Postmarked by*
2026-08-04Ballot Return — State PrimaryReturn by Online: Received by
2026-08-04Ballot Return — State PrimaryReturn by Mail: Postmarked by*
2026-08-04Registration — State PrimaryNo Deadline
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionReturn by Mail: Postmarked by*
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionReturn by Online: Received by
Full FVAP MI guide →
Local authorities — MI

First-class county / borough sources.

For some tasks — especially sample ballot, drop-box lists, and live local results — the county or borough is the authoritative source. We list them here as peer authorities, not delegates.

SHIM
Wayne County Clerk Elections Division
MI is city/township-administered, so Wayne County is largely a state shim. Aggregates results across 43 munis post-canvass. Does NOT publish drop-box list (each muni does). Detroit is the actual first-class authority for Detroit voters — see 26163-DET.
~1,400,000 registered voters
→FIRST-CLASS
Detroit Department of Elections
Detroit is its own first-class authority under MI law (city clerk). Independently runs BallotTrax (detroitmi.gov/node/12141) on top of the state MVIC tracker — only city-clerk in the sweep with a county+vendor tracker pattern in an otherwise state-deferred state.
~480,000 registered voters
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