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Election administrator information
Election administrator information
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- Information for election administrators
- Calendars & voting instructions
- Absentee voting
- Ballot production
- Challengers and poll watchers
- Election day materials
- Election officials manuals / Accreditation study guide
- HAVA and polling place accessibility
- Post-election audits
- Provisional ballots & Federal ID requirement
- Recall
- Recounts and canvassing
- School district elections
- Training materials
- Voting equipment
- Voting identification requirements
- Troubleshooting for Qualified Voter File (QVF)
Information for election administrators
Calendars & voting instructions
Absentee voting
Documents
- pdf Absent Voter Ballot Application (English) Download
- pdf Absent Voter Ballot Application (Large Print) Download
- pdf Affidavit of Lost or Destroyed Absent Voter Ballot Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 6: Michigan's Absent Voter Process Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 8: Absent Voter Ballot Processing Download
Ballot production
Challengers and poll watchers
Election day materials
Documents
- pdf Managing Your Election Day Polling Place: Election Inspectors Procedure Manual Download
- pdf Election Crimes Manual: Obligations and Penalties Imposed by State Election Laws Download
- pdf Overview of Current Voter Intimidation and Firearms Laws Download
- pdf Conduct Prohibited at Voting Related Locations Download
- pdf Clerk Office Campaigning Instructions Download
- pdf Mandated Ballot Instructional Language Download
- pdf Application to Vote: Poll List Download
- pdf Spanish Application to Vote: Poll List / Solicitud para votar Lista electoral Download
- pdf Bengali Application to Vote: Poll List Download
- pdf Sample Polling Location Layout Download
- pdf Determining the Validity of Ballot Markings Download
Election officials manuals / Accreditation study guide
Documents
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Introduction and Table of Contents Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 1: The Structure of Michigan's Election System Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 2: Voter Registration Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 2, Addendum: Voter Registration Cancellation, Challenge, Correction Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 3: Candidate Filings and Financial Disclosure Requirements Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 4: Write-In Candidates Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 5: Precinct Delegate Candidates Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 6: Michigan's Absent Voter Process Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 7: Military and Overseas Voters, Federal Voter Registration and Absent Voting Programs Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 8: Absent Voter Ballot Processing Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 9: Election Ballots Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 10: Preparation of Election Equipment Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 11: Early Voting Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 12: Election Day and the Voting Process Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 13: Closing the Polls and the Precinct Canvass Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 14: Appointing and Training Election Inspectors Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 15: Establishing Voting Precincts, Polling Places, and Early Voting Sites Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 16: Election Dates and School Election Coordination Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 17: Election Preparation, Post-Election Duties, and Reporting Requirements Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 18: Recounts and Special Mail Elections Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 19: The Recall Process Download
HAVA and polling place accessibility
Post-election audits
Provisional ballots & Federal ID requirement
Recounts and canvassing
Documents
- pdf Recount Manual Download
- pdf Procedures and Duties of the Boards of County Canvassers Download
- pdf Recount Deposit Worksheet Ballot Question Download
- pdf Recount Deposit Worksheet more than One Candidate Download
- pdf Recount Deposit Worksheet State Representative Download
- pdf Recount Deposit Worksheet State Senate Download
- pdf Recount Deposit Worksheet Statewide Office Download
- pdf Recount Deposit Worksheet Vote for One Download
School district elections
Documents
- pdf School District Election Coordinating Committee Meetings Download
- pdf Report Template for ISD, RESA and Community College Special Elections Download
- pdf Report Template for School District in one City or Township Download
- pdf Report Template for School District Falling in more than one Jurisdiction Download
- pdf Reimbursement for Costs Related to the Conduct of School Elections - Claim Form Download
- pdf Reimbursement for Costs Related to the Conduct of School Elections - General Information Download
- pdf School Board Members - Acceptance of Office and Oath of Office Download
Training materials
Documents
- pdf Disability Etiquette - Assisting Senior Citizens and Voters with Disabilities Download
- pdf Election Officials Manual - Chapter 14: Appointing and Training Election Inspectors Download
- pdf Election Inspector Application Download
- pdf Document Retention Schedule Download
- pdf Receiving Board Checklist and Instructions Download
- pdf Tabulator Testing and Security Certification Download
- pdf Test Procedure Manual for Tabulators and Voter Assist Terminals Download
- pdf Precinct Board's Role in Securing and Maintaining a Fully Accessible Polling Place Download
- pdf ED-105: Circulating Countywide Nominating and Qualifying Petition Forms Download
- pdf ED-106: Circulating City and Township Nominating and Qualifying Petition Forms Download
Voting equipment
Documents
- pdf Sealing Process for New Voting Systems Download
- pdf Tamper Evident Seal Placement - New Voting Systems Download
- pdf Test Procedure Manual for Tabulators and Voter Assist Terminals Download
- pdf Tabulator Testing and Security Certification Download
- pdf Election Commission Certification Addendum to Tabulator Program Testing & Security Certification Form Download
- pdf VAT Testing & Security Certification Form Download
- pdf Time Adjustment Instructions for Tabulators and Voter Assist Terminals Download
- pdf Accessible Voting Signage Download
- pdf Sample Polling Location Layout Download
- pdf Ballot Container Inspection Guide Download
Voting identification requirements
Documents
- pdf Affidavit of Voter Not in Possession of Photo ID Download
- pdf Acta Juramentada para electors sin identificacion con fotografia Download
- pdf Voter Processing Flow Charts Download
- pdf Application to Vote: Poll List Download
- pdf Spanish Application to Vote: Poll List / Solicitud para votar Lista electoral Download
- pdf Bengali Application to Vote: Poll List Download