{"id":10843,"date":"2020-09-21T22:37:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T02:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/?page_id=10843"},"modified":"2026-07-22T23:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:34:50","slug":"vote-in-michigan-election-day-tuesday-november-3rd-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/2020\/vote-in-michigan-election-day-tuesday-november-3rd-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote in Michigan! ~ Election Day: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can vote IF:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a Michigan resident (when you register) and have lived in your city\/township at least 30 days (when you vote)<\/li><li>you are a United States citizen<\/li><li>you are least 18 years of age (when you vote)<\/li><li>you are not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/\">Voting Access for All<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>for all people awaiting trial, formerly incarcerated with a felony conviction, about to be released from prison:&nbsp; You can vote!&nbsp; And, volunteers can help spread this vital information!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You need to register or update your registration IF:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve moved and need to change your voting address<\/li><li>you have never registered to vote in Michigan before and are over 17.5 years old<\/li><li>you have served a sentence for a felony since you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve registered<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 1:&nbsp; Are You Registered to Vote <\/strong><strong><em>in Michigan<\/em><\/strong><strong>? You need to be, ASAP. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/93wJsJFYY44\">How to Register to Vote in Michigan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>a fresh &amp; lively two-minute video put out by Washtenaw County<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mvic.sos.state.mi.us\/Voter\/Index\">Am I Already Registered to Vote?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the Michigan Voter Information Center.&nbsp; You enter your name and other information to find out:&nbsp; whether you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re registered; absentee ballot status; your polling location; your clerk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office; your voting district information<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mvic.sos.state.mi.us\/RegisterVoter\">Register to Vote Online<\/a> &#8211; <strong>deadline: October 19th, 2020.<\/strong>&nbsp; Aim for Oct. 12th to be safe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-OR-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Register at the UUAA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Voting Clinics!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Wednesday, September 16th, 10 AM to 1 PM<\/em><\/li><li><em>Thursday, September 24th, 10 AM to 1 PM<\/em><\/li><li><em>Wednesday, September 30th, 10 AM to 1 PM<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Bryant Community Center, 3 W. Eden Ct., Ann Arbor 48108<\/em><\/strong><em>.&nbsp; Please wear a mask.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/MIVoterRegistration_97046_7.pdf\">Register by Mail<\/a> &#8211; <strong>postmark deadline: October 19th.<\/strong>&nbsp; Aim for Oct. 5th to be safe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-OR-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Register in Person at <a href=\"https:\/\/mvic.sos.state.mi.us\/Clerk\">Your Clerk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office<\/a>, up to and including Nov. 3rd, but don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait that long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Bring Proof of Residency<\/strong> (one of the following):&nbsp; Michigan driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s license or state ID \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 <em>Current utility bill<\/em> \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Bank statement \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 <em>Paycheck or government check<\/em>&nbsp; \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Other government document<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fvap.gov\/\">Military and Overseas Citizens<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a thorough explanation, see <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/x4nZKG7H35s\">Voter Registration in Michigan<\/a>, a 3:30 video put out by the Michigan Dept. of State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Px-KcxAcigVaTn7Tus4o6EKotTdCg1y28LnyrP38qUY\/edit#heading=h.6dua5um7buow\">The Complete Voting Process<\/a>! &#8211; from registering to dropping off your completed absentee ballot and all the steps in between!&nbsp; This is a Non-Partisan Voting Guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>created by UUCivs, a Faith in Action group of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Ann Arbor<\/li><li>easy to read, about 5 pages long.<\/li><li><strong>Or, get personalized help at <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:VotingHelpline@gmail.com\"><strong>VotingHelpline@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> or call 1-855-VOTE-311 (that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 1- 855-868-3311)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can vote IF: you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a Michigan resident (when you register) and have lived in your city\/township at least 30 days (when you vote) you are a United States citizen you are least 18 years of age (when you vote) you are not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison Voting Access for All [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10843"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10845,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10843\/revisions\/10845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}