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Register to Vote

You can register to vote if you are

A citizen of the United States of America

18 years of age on or before the date of the election at which you seek to vote

A Michigan resident for at least 30 days before the election

Registered to vote on or before the close of registration at the election at which you seek to vote. (The close of registration is 30 days before the date of the election.)

You may register to vote at

The Secretary of State's office

The Berrien County Clerk's office

The Township Clerk's office

By mail through the Secretary of State's office

Election Inspectors

Oronoko Charter Township is always looking for qualified people to work at the polls on Election Day.

If you are a registered voter and you are interested in becoming an Election Day Precinct Inspector, you may work in any city or township in the county where you reside.

Michigan state law requires all precinct inspectors to be trained every two years. This training is conducted by the Berrien County Clerk. Supplemental information is given by the local Oronoko Charter Township's Clerk.

If you are an enthusiastic individual who wants to be involved in the community and help make Democracy work . . . Contact the Clerk at the Township Hall on Snow Road or call 471-2824.

Absentee Ballots

Who can apply?

You may vote by Absentee Ballot if you can check any one of the following criterion

I am 60 years of age or older.

I expect to be absent from the community in which I am registered for the entire time the polls are open on Election Day.

I am physically unable to attend the polls without the assistance of another.

I cannot attend the polls because of the tenets of my religion.

I have been appointed an election precinct inspector in a precinct other than the precinct where I reside.

I cannot attend the polls because I am confined in jail awaiting arraignment or trial.

To Apply for an Absentee Ballot

You must make your request in writing to the Township Clerk either by:

Filling out the Application for Absent Voter Ballot

Writing out your request and give the following information: (You may mail your written request to the Township Office or fax it to the office.)

stating that you are a registered in Oronoko Charter Township

list your home address where you are registered to vote

state one of the statutory reasons (one of those listed above)

give the address where your absentee ballot is to be mailed

sign your request.

Verbal requests cannot be honored.

When to Apply

Applications can be accepted no sooner than 75 days preceding the election.

Applications must be made for each election; with the exception of the August Primary Elections AND the November General Elections. For this exception one application will suffice for both elections.

Those registered voters who are 60 years old or older may request in writing to be placed on a permanent Absentee Voter List. In this case, you will routinely be mailed an Application before every election.

When You Move or Change Your Name

If you change your address within a community, please notify the local clerk. You may also change your address at any Secretary of State Branch office.