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CITY OF ALLEN PARK NOTICE :

August 3rd - Sample Ballet - click here..

 

NOTICE OF ABSENT VOTER APPLICATIONS AND BALLOTS

Applications for Absentee Voter Ballots for the August 3, 2010 Election are available at the City Clerks Office. You may either come in to the Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or call 313-928-1144 to receive one by mail   ... click for more information ...

NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION FOR GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Monday, October 4, 2010 is the last day to register to vote or change your address for the November 2, 2010 Election.

You may register to vote or change your address in the following manner: ... click for more information...

NOTICE OF ELECTION to be held on NOVEMBER 2nd. 2010

NOTICE TO VOTERS: NEW VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN EFFECT.
Every Michigan voter who offers to vote in the polls must comply with the requirement by showing picture identification or signing an affidavit attesting that he or she is not in possession of picture identification. (See MCL 168.523 for voter identification requirement.).... click for more information...

 

 

Registering to Vote


Requirements:

  • a U. S. Citizen
  • at least 18 years of age by election day
  • a resident of Michigan

Ways to register to vote:
  • * At the Allen Park City Clerks Office – 16850 Southfield Rd.
  • * At any Secretary of State Branch offices located throughout the state .
  • * At the specified agency for clients receiving services through the Family Independence Agency, Department of Community Health, Michigan Jobs Commission   and some offices of the Commission for the Blind.
  • * At the military recruitment offices for persons enlisting in the armed forces.
  • * By obtaining and completing a Mail Voter Register Application to the election official as directed on the application

If you move to a new city you must re-register to vote.

If you move within the same city, the clerk's office can handle the change. All Michigan voters must use the same residential address for voter registration and driver's license. Consequently, if you change your voter registration address your drivers license address will change. The reverse is true as well. Voter registration information may be obtained on the state web site at www.michigan.gov/vote

 

Voting at the Polls


Your voter identification card indicates the precinct location where you vote for all elections. If you do not have a voter registration card or would like a new card please contact the Clerks office. The following are the city election precincts:

Please note: The precincts have changed. Your precinct location and/or number may have changed.

Please see the precinct map for or call the city Clerks Office at 313.928.1144 details.

PRECINCT 1: City Hall Auditorium, 16850 Southfield Road
PRECINCT 2: City Hall Auditorium, 16850 Southfield Road
PRECINCT 3: City Hall Auditorium, 16850 Southfield Road
PRECINCT 4: City Hall Auditorium, 16850 Southfield Road
PRECINCT 5: City Hall Auditorium, 16850 Southfield Road
PRECINCT 6: Allen Park Community Center, 15800 White Street
PRECINCT 7: Allen Park Community Center, 15800 White Street
PRECINCT 8: Allen Park Community Center, 15800 White Street
PRECINCT 9: Allen Park High School, 18401 Champaign
PRECINCT 10: Allen Park Community Center, 15800 White Street
PRECINCT 11: Angelica Lutheran Church, 8400 Park Ave
PRECINCT 12: American Hungarian Reformed Church, 9901 Allen Road
PRECINCT 13: American Hungarian Reformed Church, 9901 Allen Road
PRECINCT 14: Allen Park Church of Nazarene, 10944 Reek Road
PRECINCT 15: Allen Park Middle School, 8401 Vine
PRECINCT 16: Allen Park Church of Nazarene, 10944 Reek Road

 

Voting Absentee


You may apply for an absentee ballot at the clerk's office by mail, fax or request an application by phone or e-mail. All ballots must be back to the clerk's office by 8:00 PM on Election Day. If you are over sixty and would like to be placed on a permanent list for an absentee ballot for all elections, please let us know. If you have registered to vote by mail, you will not be eligible for an absentee ballot until you have voted at the polls at least once.

Reasons for voting Absentee Ballot are as follows:

  • You are 60 years of age or older
  • You expect to be absent from the community in which you are registered for the entire time the polls are open on Election Day
  • You are physically unable to attend the polls without the assistance of another
  • You cannot attend the polls because of the tenets of your religion
  • You have been appointed an election precinct inspector in a precinct other than the precinct where you reside
  • You cannot attend the polls because you are confined to jail awaiting arraignment or trial

 

Voting with Assistance


Federal and state laws require every city to provide accessible registration and voting locations for voters who are disabled. If you require voting assistance, ask the election workers for help and two inspectors will assist you.

If you have any questions regarding your voter registration, please call the Clerks office at 313.928.1144