Michigan ballot
1,722 races and 336 measures on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Parties are as printed on the ballot.
How to vote in Michigan
- Election day
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Register by
- Monday, October 19, 2026 · online · same-day registration available
- Early voting
- Mandatory statewide early in-person voting Sat Oct 24 - Sun Nov 1, 2026 (at least 9 consecutive days); communities may offer up to 29 days, including Mon Nov 2. In-person registration with proof of residency at the local clerk's office continues through 8 p.m. Nov 3.
- Mail ballot
- Online/mail applications received by local clerk by 5 p.m. Fri Oct 30, 2026; in person at clerk's office until 4 p.m. Mon Nov 2 (registered voters); voters registering on Election Day can obtain an absentee ballot at the clerk's office until 8 p.m. Nov 3.
- Return by
- Must be RECEIVED by local clerk (mail, in person, or drop box) by 8 p.m. Tue Nov 3, 2026; military/overseas ballots postmarked by Nov 3 and received within 6 days.
- ID
- Photo ID requested at the polls/early voting; voters without one may sign an Affidavit of Voter Not in Possession of Picture Identification and vote a regular ballot.
Check your registration, polling place, early voting site and sample ballot at the Michigan Voter Information Center (Michigan.gov/Vote). Register online or by mail by Monday, Oct 19, 2026 (15 days before the election; mailed applications must be received or postmarked by then). From Oct 20 through 8 p.m. on Election Day, register in person at your city or township clerk's office with proof of residency (same-day registration); voters in line at the clerk's office by 8 p.m. may register and vote. Early in-person voting: the mandatory statewide period runs at least 9 consecutive days, Saturday Oct 24 through Sunday Nov 1, 2026; communities may offer more days (up to 29), including Monday Nov 2. Check your assigned early voting site at Michigan.gov/Vote. Absentee ballots: any registered voter may vote absentee. Online or mailed applications must be received by your local clerk by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct 30, 2026; registered voters may apply in person at the clerk's office until 4 p.m. Monday, Nov 2. Completed absentee ballots must be RECEIVED by your local clerk (by mail, in person, or in an official drop box) by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov 3; postmarks do not count except for military and overseas voters (postmarked by Election Day and received within 6 days). Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ID: you will be asked for photo ID at the polls or early voting site; if you do not have one, you can still vote after signing an Affidavit of Voter Not in Possession of Picture Identification.
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Federal
Statewide and state
County and local
Measures and recalls
Proposal 2026-1 asks whether a convention of elected delegates should be convened in 2027 to draft a general revision of the Michigan Constitution. It is on the ballot automatically: Article XII, Section 3 of the 1963 Constitution requires the question to be submitted to voters every 16 years, so it did not need a petition or legislative vote. Under that section, if a majority votes yes, delegates (one per state House district and one per state Senate district) would be chosen at a partisan election held no later than six months after the result is certified, and any revised constitution the convention adopts would go back to voters for approval. A no vote means no convention is called.
Official document ↗Proposal 2026-2 is a citizen-initiated law placed on the ballot by petition (filed by the committee Michiganders for Money Out of Politics) after the Board of State Canvassers reviewed its signatures. Per the official ballot wording, it would prohibit regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government contracts, and people and organizations with substantial connections to them from making direct or indirect campaign contributions to those who run for or hold offices that impact them. It would also expand campaign finance laws, including donor disclosure, to communications that clearly identify candidates or ballot questions even without expressly advocating a vote, and expressly apply paid-for-by disclosure requirements to internet political communications.
Official document ↗Later elections
Kent County's countywide elected offices, each a four-year term, are next on the ballot in November 2028: Treasurer (Peter MacGregor), Clerk (Lisa Posthumus Lyons), Sheriff (Michelle LaJoye-Young), Prosecutor (Chris Becker) and Drain Commissioner (Ken Yonker). Kent County Board of Commissioners seats are also next elected in November 2028; the City of Kentwood's listing shows Districts 10 (Robin Halsted), 12 (Monica Sparks) and 13 (Michelle McCloud). Candidates have not filed yet.
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