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September 20, 2010
DETROIT - With the Oct. 4 deadline to register to vote in the November election just weeks away, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Ismael Ahmed and partners today reminded Detroit residents that MDHHS offices are federally mandated voter-registration sites.
"Access to voting did not come without great cost or tremendous efforts from leaders of our past like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. or Susan B. Anthony," Ahmed said. "And, once again, it is time for us to exercise our voice.
"I believe every Michigan voice deserves to be heard because one vote can - and does - make a difference."
As a federally mandated voter-registration agency, MDHHS is required to offer voter registration to adult assistance applicants seeking assistance, redetermination or a change of address.
For example, MDHHS workers help clients fill out voter registration forms, if they request, and then forward the completed forms to the appropriate local clerk in a timely manner.
Additionally, select MDHHS offices statewide, including the Fort Wayne, Hamtramck and Gratiot/Seven Mile district offices, have computer stations that people can use to access the voter registration application, print it, fill it out and leave the completed application at the same office for submission. The computer stations can also be used to apply for food or emergency energy assistance online at www.michigan.gov/mibridges.
"Take your soles to the polls," said Derek Blackmon, field operations director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Detroit branch.
While MDHHS does not stop registering voters beyond the Oct. 4 deadline, if the appropriate clerk's office doesn't receive the application form in time, that person will not be able to vote in the November general election.
MDHHS rolled out a large civic engagement effort in 2008 to ensure compliance with the National Voter Registration Act. As a result of those efforts - marketing, training and statewide voter fairs - the MDHHS registered 27,266 new, Michigan voters. Of those, 5,648 new voters were registered in Wayne County.
The department's successful efforts to increase access to voter registration made it a national model in 2008, garnering national media attention and recognition at a conference of voter rights organizations in New York City.
"It is imperative that you register to vote before Oct. 4 if you are to participate in the Nov. 2 general election," said Janice M. Winfrey, Detroit city clerk. "It is essential that Detroiters vote in all elections, but critical that we vote in the Nov. 2 election. Let your voices be heard and get out and vote."
Renata Polk, secretary, League of Women Voters, Detroit Local League, said there are many resources available to people as they make their voting decisions. For example, the league's voter/citizen resources page at http://lwvmi.org/votingInfo.html offers a voting tutorial.
"Voting is our civic duty, and couldn't be easier today with the vast amount of resources that are available with a click of a button," Polk said.
Ahmed additionally quoted Edmund Burke, a 19th century Irish political philosopher.
"He made one of the most famous statements in history when he said that all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing," Ahmed said. "In order for us to get the best government we can, we need the most people to participate in it.
"One way we can do that is to help people register to vote."
For more information on MDHHS or a list of our local offices, please visit www.michigan.gov/dhs. Follow MDHHS on Twitter @MichiganDHS or become a fan at www.facebook.com/MichiganDHS.