Just in Case There is a Partial Shutdown of State Government:
As you may be aware, there is the potential for a partial shut down of state government.  If a shutdown is ordered, more information on this issue will be forwarded before the end of the week.  In anticipation of this possibility, we are asking that all final ballot proofs for the November 6, 2007 election be immediately forwarded to the Bureau for review.  Please submit all PDFs by e-mail to the attention of Carol Piece at ElectionsPDD@Michigan.gov.   

It is important that you include "Ballot Proofs" and the name of your county in the subject line of your e-mail submission.  If corrections are needed or any changes are made to the ballots following the original submission and/or approval, the PDFs must be re-submitted.  The proofing of all PDFs received this week will be completed by the close of business on Friday, September 28.

As earlier announced, the Bureau will provide AutoMARK programming for all elections conducted this year.  If you wish to have the Bureau prepare your AutoMARK programming, the final PDFs submitted for ballot proofing will be used by the Bureau for the program preparation.  If you intend to prepare your own AutoMARK programming and do not wish to have the Bureau perform this service for you, please make a notation to this effect when submitting your final PDFs for ballot proofing.

Questions:  Contact the Bureau of Elections at 1-800-292-5973