The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Key Dates for the August
2025 Election
​NOW: Request an absentee ballot online or submit a paper application. (If you want to vote from home, we recommend that you request your ballot no later than July 15 to give yourself enough time to receive your ballot, complete it, and return it to your city or township clerk by the deadline.)
JUNE 26 : First day that you can vote in person, with an absentee ballot, at your city or township clerk’s office.
JULY 7: First day that communities may offer in-person early voting at a designated early voting site. Contact your clerk to find out whether and where you can vote early in person for the August 5 Primary Election.
JULY 21: Last day to register to vote online or by mail to vote in the August 5 Primary Election. (Starting July 22, you’ll need to register in person at your city or township clerk’s office with proof of residency.)
JULY 22: For most voters,* this is the last day we recommend returning your ballot by mail to avoid postal delays. (Starting July 23, we recommend returning your ballot in person to your city or township clerk’s office or to a secure drop box in your community.)
AUGUST 3: Last day that communities may offer in-person early voting.
AUGUST 4 at 4 p.m.: Deadline to vote in person, with an absentee ballot, at your city or township clerk’s office if you’re registered to vote where you live. (After today at 4 p.m., you must vote at your polling place on Election Day.)
AUGUST 5: Election Day! Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. If you need to register to vote, you can register and then vote at your city or township clerk’s office until 8 p.m.
*If you’re serving in the military or living overseas, your ballot must be postmarked by Election Day (August 5) and received by August 11 to count
DON’T SIGN
ANTI-VOTER MEASURE PETITION
Did you know that all voter registration forms require the voter to attest to their citizenship under penalty of perjury? Despite this, a proposal to amend Michigan’s constitution is circulating that would require voters to provide documents to prove their citizenship in person at a clerk’s office. If the name on the birth certificate does not match a voter’s current ID, the voter will have to present other paperwork – marriage license, court orders, etc. This will block many voters who don’t have easy access to these documents from exercising their constitutional right to vote. We suggest that voters DECLINE TO SIGN the petition. Read this piece authorized the by the LWVMI co-presidents published in Bridge Magazine titled, “A Solution to a Problem that doesn't exist".
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E. Lansing, MI 48826
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