Sixteen Jurisdictions are Piloting a new version of the Qualified Voter File for Smaller Jurisdictions: In late September, the Bureau of Elections released a new version of the Qualified Voter File (QVF) that provides direct access to QVF for jurisdictions not currently connected.  This new version of QVF has been released to 16 jurisdictions in the past two week.  The 16 jurisdictions are:

Algonac City, St Clair County

Bear Creek Township, Emmet County

Odessa Township, Ionia County

Brady Township, Kalamazoo County

Brooks Township, Newaygo County

Chelsea City, Washtenaw County

Clio City, Genesee County

Eaton Rapids City, Eaton County

Grass Lake Charter Township, Jackson County

Lake Charter Township, Berrien County

Montrose City, Genesee County

Petoskey City, Emmet County

Richfield Township, Roscommon County

Thompson Township, Schoolcraft County

Williamstown Township, Ingham County

Unadilla Township, Livingston County

This new version of the Qualified Voter File is designed to accommodate jurisdictions with 5,500 Voting Age Population or less and will allow clerks to administer their voter registration files locally.  Each participating jurisdiction  must use a computer  operating with Windows 2000 or Windows XP and must also have an Internet connection.

The Bureau and the 16 pilot sites will be testing the new version of QVF to ensure it provides a good fit for all future users.  The Bureau of Elections anticipates the release of the new version of software in the next few months.