Update On Partial Shutdown of State Government:  It is possible that the Bureau of Elections will be closed on Monday, October 1, 2007.  

At 4 p.m. yesterday, Governor Granholm issued an executive directive to her cabinet instructing them to begin taking the steps necessary to shut down all non-essential state government operations at midnight this Sunday, September 30, when the new fiscal year begins.

According to the state Constitution, without a balanced budget in place, state government cannot operate.  We remain hopeful that productive negotiations already underway will head off this government shutdown before Monday.

Michigan state employees have been directed not to report to work on Monday, October 1, 2007, unless otherwise notified.   We will continue to monitor this situation over the week-end. 

At this point all Bureau sponsored training programs scheduled for next week, are moving forward as planned.  If it becomes necessary to reschedule any of these programs, you will be notified.  We apologize for any inconvenience that may cause. 

The following is a complete list of the Bureau sponsored training programs scheduled for the week of October 1, 2007:

Tuesday, October 2
City of Lincoln Park - AutoMARK Refresher Training
1355 Southfield Rd.
Lincoln Park, MI

Thursday and Friday, October 4 and 5
Oakland County - Train the Trainer Accreditation Training
Southfield Municipal Complex
Parks & Recreation Building
26000 Evergreen Rd.
Southfield, MI 

Thursday and Friday, October 4 and 5
Tuscola County - Train the Trainer Accreditation Training
Tuscola County Tech Center
1401 Cleaver
Caro, MI