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Absentee Election Ballots 2020

This Jurisdiction is Elk Rapids Township There is a lot of confusion and criticism of Mail in Voting in the news right now. View our detailed explanation of the absentee ballot process that Elk Rapids Township ​has been using for many years now.  Check this link:  Absentee Voting Process People who choose to vote absentee have options: casting a ballot by mail, by putting it in a ballot drop box, or by heading into the clerk’s office to vote absentee in-person.  Voting in person on Election Day is still an option for any eligible voter, and polling places will be asked to take extra safety precautions to help people maintain distance and keep high-touch surfaces clean.  Download  Absentee Ballot Application Form Michigan General Election -11/3/20  Fillable Ballot Application Printable Ballot Application Request  Absentee Ballots Deadline to request Ballot be mailed to you: Oct. 30 by 5:00 p.m. It is illegal to apply for an absentee ballot in someone else’s name, make sure you’re representing only yourself.  Return Ballot Application Requests by USPO, Fax, Email or Hand-Deliver to Twp Offices Shelley Boisvert, Elk Rapids Twp Clerk Elk Rapids Township, 315 Bridge Street, PO Box 365, Elk Rapids, Mi 49629  By Fax: (231) 264-6676 By Email: sboisvert@elkrapids.com Returning Completed Absentee Ballots Return by Mail - Postmarked by Nov. 2 Return in Person at Twp Offices Mon - Fri  9am-3pm What happens to a ballot if returned to the wrong precinct? First, do NOT drop your absentee ballot off at your voting precinct.  Absentee ballots should be returned to a ballot drop box  or the clerk’s office in the city that issued your ballot.  If you show up at your precinct, election workers will reroute you there.  If you’re voting in person, check where your voting  precinct is by entering your voter information here.  You can vote only at your designated precinct.  If you accidentally drop your absentee ballot off at a clerk’s  office or ballot drop box in a city that you aren’t registered  to vote in, it won’t be counted. Election officials recommend you go  get the ballot from the clerk where you dropped it and take it to the  ​correct clerk, or ask your clerk to spoil/void your ballot and cast a new one in your city.  After Hours Deposit  Deposit completed  ballots in the Twp Ballot Drop Box located next to Entrance Doors at Government Center 315 Bridge St. Elk Rapids, Mi 49629 Drop Box is Available 24 Hours/7 Days Until 8pm November 3rd at the Twp polling place The Elk Rapids Township Clerk will hold office hours on  ​Saturday October 31, 2020 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm  and on Sunday November 1,  2020 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, in case there are any last minute voters who may need an absentee ballot for the November 3rd, 2020 General Election