By WKTV Staff
The Nov. 6 general election is less than a month away and voters in Wyoming and Kentwood who have not yet registered to vote have only one more day to do so. But easy last-minute registration information is available online on the Michigan Secretary of State’s website, as is the ability to see a sample ballot based on a voter’s Zip Code.
Information is also available at the city clerk’s office and website in both Wyoming and Kentwood.
In summary, to register, applicants must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old by election day, and residents of the city or township in which they register. Voters may still register by mail or in person at their county, city or township clerk’s office, or by visiting any Secretary of State branch office.
Voters can check their registration status — are they registered or not? — by visiting the website of the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office. After confirming their voting status, they can also see a sample ballot based on their Zip Code.
Voters who need to register to vote can find the address of their local clerk, and specific information about mail-in registration — which must be postmarked by Tuesday, Oct. 9 — by visiting Michigan.gov/vote. Information on absentee voting as well as ballot proposals can also be gained from this website. Information about the City of Wyoming clerk’s office can be found here and information about the City of Kentwood clerk’s office can be found here.
As of Oct. 6, the number of people registered to vote in the election was 7,436,194, Secretary of State’s Office spokesman Fred Woodhams said Monday to other media. In October 2016, a presidential election year, the number was 7,481,074; in October 2014, the last mid-term and non-presidential election, the number was 7,413,142.
In addition to select city and county elections, Michigan residents will vote for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state House and select Senate, the Michigan Supreme Court, the one U.S. Senate, and all members of the U.S. Congress. There are also proposals on recreational marijuana, gerrymandering and increasing access to voting.
