LANSING, Mich. (WJMN) – The Michigan Secretary of State’s office released information on Friday about city and township clerk offices holding hours over the weekend. The release also included information on the number of absent voter ballots requested, issued, and returned. Below is the release from the S.O.S. office.
More than 2.6 million Michigan citizens have already voted in the Nov. 3 election. That’s nearly half the 5.08 million total turnout in the 2008 presidential election, which was the highest turnout in Michigan history.
A breakdown of absentee voting by jurisdiction is available here.
“Michigan citizens are making their voices heard, confident that our elections will be an accurate reflection of the will of the people,” said Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. “Every valid absentee ballot will be counted by a pair of election workers – one from each major political party – trained to tally them without political bias.”
Benson also encouraged voters who would like to cast an absentee ballot but haven’t yet requested one, as well as voters who have requested an absentee ballot but have not yet received it, to visit their city or township clerk this weekend. There they can request, fill out, and submit an absentee ballot all in one trip.
Michigan law requires that city or township clerk offices be open a minimum of eight hours the weekend prior to Election Day.
Voters who already have their ballot can also fill it out at home, sign the back of the envelope and return it to a secure ballot drop box in their jurisdiction. If the drop box is not in their jurisdiction, the ballot will not be counted.
This close to Election Day, voters should not mail absentee ballots or request that they are mailed to them. Voters may give their ballot to immediate family or a member of their household to drop off for them. All ballots must be received by the voter’s city or township clerk by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3.
Voters can track their absentee ballot and find their clerk’s hours, locations and drop boxes at Michigan.gov/Vote.
We took the information from the Secretary of State and broke out only the counties in the U.P. which are further divided by township. We started with a County by County look at absent voter ballots.
U.P. ABSENT VOTER TOTALS
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RETURNED | |
| ALGER | 184 | 1835 | 1829 | 1487 |
| BARAGA | 237 | 2018 | 2029 | 1375 |
| CHIPPEWA | 1301 | 8361 | 8366 | 6834 |
| DELTA | 1488 | 10236 | 10152 | 8444 |
| DICKINSON | 940 | 7335 | 7350 | 6058 |
| GOGEBIC | 443 | 4009 | 4108 | 3336 |
| HOUGHTON | 1486 | 8692 | 8654 | 7070 |
| IRON | 246 | 1774 | 1748 | 1164 |
| KEWEENAW | 76 | 780 | 782 | 665 |
| LUCE | 185 | 1216 | 1228 | 1010 |
| MACKINAC | 325 | 3445 | 3455 | 2734 |
| MARQUETTE | 2122 | 22057 | 21998 | 18331 |
| MENOMINEE | 875 | 6421 | 6354 | 5262 |
| ONTONAGON | 176 | 1956 | 1934 | 1607 |
| SCHOOLCRAFT | 260 | 1987 | 1973 | 1545 |
| TOTAL | 10344 | 82122 | 81960 | 66922 |
COUNTY BY COUNTY
ALGER COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| AU TRAIN TOWNSHIP | 25 | 341 | 341 | 275 |
| BURT TOWNSHIP | 10 | 210 | 213 | 187 |
| GRAND ISLAND TOWNSHIP | 1 | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP | 13 | 121 | 120 | 90 |
| MATHIAS TOWNSHIP | 11 | 113 | 112 | 83 |
| MUNISING CITY | 74 | 587 | 590 | 498 |
| MUNISING TOWNSHIP | 55 | 549 | 541 | 443 |
| ONOTA TOWNSHIP | 8 | 178 | 176 | 142 |
| ROCK RIVER TOWNSHIP | 22 | 272 | 275 | 223 |
| TOTAL | 184 | 1835 | 1829 | 1487 |
BARAGA COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| ARVON TOWNSHIP | 18 | 194 | 193 | 167 |
| BARAGA TOWNSHIP | 80 | 580 | 568 | 211 |
| COVINGTON TOWNSHIP | 11 | 94 | 102 | 71 |
| LANSE TOWNSHIP | 117 | 1,042 | 1,067 | 842 |
| SPURR TOWNSHIP | 11 | 108 | 99 | 84 |
| TOTAL | 237 | 2018 | 2029 | 1375 |
CHIPPEWA COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| BAY MILLS TOWNSHIP | 69 | 391 | 393 | 316 |
| BRUCE TOWNSHIP | 82 | 532 | 543 | 402 |
| CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP | 15 | 33 | 32 | 22 |
| DAFTER TOWNSHIP | 55 | 186 | 189 | 126 |
| DETOUR TOWNSHIP | 35 | 305 | 307 | 269 |
| DRUMMOND TOWNSHIP | 34 | 365 | 364 | 324 |
| HULBERT TOWNSHIP | 4 | 37 | 35 | 24 |
| KINROSS TOWNSHIP | 158 | 560 | 563 | 431 |
| PICKFORD TOWNSHIP | 59 | 342 | 333 | 276 |
| RABER TOWNSHIP | 29 | 224 | 223 | 136 |
| RUDYARD TOWNSHIP | 47 | 278 | 276 | 231 |
| SAULT STE MARIE CITY | 527 | 3,339 | 3,354 | 2,804 |
| SOO TOWNSHIP | 106 | 952 | 939 | 807 |
| SUGAR ISLAND TOWNSHIP | 20 | 189 | 190 | 156 |
| SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP | 38 | 293 | 296 | 231 |
| TROUT LAKE TOWNSHIP | 10 | 105 | 101 | 80 |
| WHITEFISH TOWNSHIP | 13 | 230 | 228 | 199 |
| TOTAL | 1301 | 8361 | 8366 | 6834 |
DELTA COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| BALDWIN TOWNSHIP | 21 | 173 | 174 | 138 |
| BARK RIVER TOWNSHIP | 58 | 309 | 306 | 243 |
| BAY DE NOC TOWNSHIP | 15 | 110 | 108 | 103 |
| BRAMPTON TOWNSHIP | 40 | 294 | 294 | 239 |
| CORNELL TOWNSHIP | 22 | 148 | 148 | 108 |
| ENSIGN TOWNSHIP | 18 | 212 | 208 | 175 |
| ESCANABA CITY | 517 | 3,386 | 3,382 | 2,858 |
| ESCANABA TOWNSHIP | 149 | 944 | 858 | 664 |
| FAIRBANKS TOWNSHIP | 8 | 80 | 80 | 69 |
| FORD RIVER TOWNSHIP | 69 | 647 | 657 | 542 |
| GARDEN TOWNSHIP | 20 | 281 | 282 | 227 |
| GLADSTONE CITY | 205 | 1,446 | 1,448 | 1,195 |
| MAPLE RIDGE TOWNSHIP | 19 | 168 | 163 | 120 |
| MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP | 83 | 459 | 456 | 379 |
| NAHMA TOWNSHIP | 24 | 135 | 136 | 105 |
| WELLS TOWNSHIP | 220 | 1,444 | 1,452 | 1,279 |
| TOTAL | 1488 | 10236 | 10152 | 8444 |
DICKINSON COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| BREEN TOWNSHIP | 9 | 105 | 103 | 91 |
| BREITUNG TOWNSHIP | 204 | 1,896 | 1,907 | 1,593 |
| FELCH TOWNSHIP | 16 | 111 | 114 | 88 |
| IRON MOUNTAIN CITY | 324 | 1,992 | 1,988 | 1,575 |
| KINGSFORD CITY | 210 | 1,471 | 1,466 | 1,232 |
| NORWAY CITY | 86 | 761 | 762 | 639 |
| NORWAY TOWNSHIP | 36 | 488 | 498 | 421 |
| SAGOLA TOWNSHIP | 31 | 264 | 261 | 209 |
| WAUCEDAH TOWNSHIP | 22 | 230 | 234 | 194 |
| WEST BRANCH TOWNSHIP | 2 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| TOTAL | 940 | 7335 | 7350 | 6058 |
GOGEBIC COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| BESSEMER CITY | 56 | 487 | 500 | 395 |
| BESSEMER TOWNSHIP | 26 | 309 | 309 | 261 |
| ERWIN TOWNSHIP | 7 | 62 | 60 | 53 |
| IRONWOOD CITY | 188 | 1,316 | 1,319 | 1,133 |
| IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP | 59 | 725 | 727 | 596 |
| MARENISCO TOWNSHIP | 6 | 132 | 236 | 94 |
| WAKEFIELD CITY | 59 | 410 | 403 | 362 |
| WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP | 9 | 92 | 91 | 72 |
| WATERSMEET TOWNSHIP | 33 | 476 | 463 | 370 |
| TOTAL | 443 | 4009 | 4108 | 3336 |
HOUGHTON COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| ADAMS TOWNSHIP | 119 | 523 | 518 | 420 |
| CALUMET TOWNSHIP | 326 | 1,474 | 1,448 | 1,176 |
| CHASSELL TOWNSHIP | 78 | 518 | 516 | 434 |
| DUNCAN TOWNSHIP | 3 | 55 | 54 | 40 |
| ELM RIVER TOWNSHIP | 8 | 87 | 86 | 76 |
| FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP | 69 | 264 | 259 | 212 |
| HANCOCK CITY | 186 | 1,177 | 1,179 | 950 |
| HANCOCK TOWNSHIP | 22 | 126 | 127 | 101 |
| HOUGHTON CITY | 214 | 1,365 | 1,378 | 1,145 |
| LAIRD TOWNSHIP | 15 | 85 | 85 | 66 |
| OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP | 75 | 390 | 389 | 284 |
| PORTAGE TOWNSHIP | 125 | 928 | 933 | 774 |
| QUINCY TOWNSHIP | 13 | 65 | 63 | 49 |
| SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP | 86 | 565 | 554 | 472 |
| STANTON TOWNSHIP | 84 | 461 | 458 | 368 |
| TORCH LAKE TOWNSHIP | 63 | 609 | 607 | 503 |
| TOTAL | 1486 | 8692 | 8654 | 7070 |
IRON COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| HEMATITE TOWNSHIP | 10 | 56 | 56 | 35 |
| IRON RIVER CITY | 109 | 641 | 637 | 538 |
| IRON RIVER TOWNSHIP | 52 | 323 | 318 | 268 |
| MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP | 0 | 80 | 84 | 71 |
| MASTODON TOWNSHIP | 25 | 270 | 277 | 241 |
| STAMBAUGH TOWNSHIP | 50 | 404 | 376 | 11 |
| TOTAL | 246 | 1774 | 1748 | 1164 |
KEWEENAW COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP | 51 | 465 | 460 | 398 |
| EAGLE HARBOR TOWNSHIP | 9 | 139 | 140 | 117 |
| GRANT TOWNSHIP | 11 | 111 | 115 | 92 |
| HOUGHTON TOWNSHIP | 1 | 31 | 33 | 25 |
| SHERMAN TOWNSHIP | 4 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| TOTAL | 76 | 780 | 782 | 665 |
LUCE COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| COLUMBUS TOWNSHIP | 7 | 41 | 41 | 32 |
| LAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP | 42 | 305 | 310 | 245 |
| MCMILLAN TOWNSHIP | 86 | 567 | 576 | 486 |
| PENTLAND TOWNSHIP | 50 | 303 | 301 | 247 |
| TOTAL | 185 | 1216 | 1228 | 1010 |
MACKINAC COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| BOIS BLANC TOWNSHIP | 3 | 57 | 53 | 40 |
| BREVORT TOWNSHIP | 8 | 113 | 109 | 14 |
| CLARK TOWNSHIP | 59 | 754 | 762 | 625 |
| GARFIELD TOWNSHIP | 19 | 329 | 331 | 239 |
| HENDRICKS TOWNSHIP | 3 | 40 | 40 | 33 |
| HUDSON TOWNSHIP | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| MACKINAC ISLAND CITY | 32 | 333 | 344 | 273 |
| MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP | 28 | 176 | 168 | 138 |
| MORAN TOWNSHIP | 33 | 390 | 386 | 326 |
| NEWTON TOWNSHIP | 13 | 112 | 106 | 90 |
| PORTAGE TOWNSHIP | 17 | 310 | 316 | 278 |
| ST IGNACE CITY | 70 | 614 | 618 | 516 |
| ST IGNACE TOWNSHIP | 38 | 212 | 217 | 157 |
| TOTAL | 325 | 3445 | 3455 | 2734 |
MARQUETTE COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| CHAMPION TOWNSHIP | 24 | 59 | 57 | 51 |
| CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP | 165 | 2,613 | 2,601 | 2,223 |
| ELY TOWNSHIP | 60 | 525 | 526 | 444 |
| EWING TOWNSHIP | 6 | 38 | 38 | 33 |
| FORSYTH TOWNSHIP | 231 | 1,580 | 1,587 | 1,333 |
| HUMBOLDT TOWNSHIP | 16 | 139 | 136 | 121 |
| ISHPEMING CITY | 190 | 1,692 | 1,709 | 1,442 |
| ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP | 99 | 1,170 | 1,158 | 990 |
| MARQUETTE CITY | 681 | 7,199 | 7,149 | 5,803 |
| MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP | 141 | 1,736 | 1,746 | 1,450 |
| MICHIGAMME TOWNSHIP | 15 | 133 | 138 | 115 |
| NEGAUNEE CITY | 145 | 1,487 | 1,498 | 1,245 |
| NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP | 83 | 1,088 | 1,085 | 919 |
| POWELL TOWNSHIP | 24 | 323 | 322 | 272 |
| REPUBLIC TOWNSHIP | 34 | 349 | 315 | 307 |
| RICHMOND TOWNSHIP | 18 | 185 | 190 | 156 |
| SANDS TOWNSHIP | 57 | 845 | 845 | 704 |
| SKANDIA TOWNSHIP | 30 | 213 | 215 | 166 |
| TILDEN TOWNSHIP | 29 | 258 | 255 | 210 |
| TURIN TOWNSHIP | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| WELLS TOWNSHIP | 0 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| WEST BRANCH TOWNSHIP | 66 | 381 | 384 | 304 |
| TOTAL | 2122 | 22057 | 21998 | 18331 |
MENOMINEE COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| CEDARVILLE TOWNSHIP | 5 | 67 | 57 | 48 |
| DAGGETT TOWNSHIP | 17 | 120 | 112 | 97 |
| FAITHORN TOWNSHIP | 4 | 45 | 44 | 38 |
| GOURLEY TOWNSHIP | 19 | 101 | 101 | 70 |
| HARRIS TOWNSHIP | 81 | 387 | 380 | 293 |
| HOLMES TOWNSHIP | 8 | 63 | 59 | 48 |
| INGALLSTON TOWNSHIP | 37 | 325 | 315 | 269 |
| LAKE TOWNSHIP | 17 | 103 | 103 | 80 |
| MELLEN TOWNSHIP | 44 | 211 | 211 | 173 |
| MENOMINEE CITY | 370 | 2,526 | 2,525 | 2,100 |
| MENOMINEE TOWNSHIP | 125 | 1,223 | 1,220 | 1,062 |
| MEYER TOWNSHIP | 29 | 191 | 191 | 162 |
| NADEAU TOWNSHIP | 21 | 333 | 316 | 212 |
| SPALDING TOWNSHIP | 55 | 420 | 416 | 352 |
| STEPHENSON CITY | 24 | 175 | 174 | 147 |
| STEPHENSON TOWNSHIP | 19 | 131 | 130 | 111 |
| TOTAL | 875 | 6421 | 6354 | 5262 |
ONTONAGON COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| BERGLAND TOWNSHIP | 7 | 125 | 127 | 111 |
| BOHEMIA TOWNSHIP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CARP LAKE TOWNSHIP | 17 | 228 | 219 | 191 |
| GREENLAND TOWNSHIP | 18 | 180 | 179 | 144 |
| HAIGHT TOWNSHIP | 7 | 62 | 63 | 45 |
| INTERIOR TOWNSHIP | 10 | 89 | 92 | 72 |
| MCMILLAN TOWNSHIP | 15 | 112 | 107 | 87 |
| MATCHWOOD TOWNSHIP | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| ONTONAGON TOWNSHIP | 76 | 977 | 974 | 823 |
| ROCKLAND TOWNSHIP | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| STANNARD TOWNSHIP | 22 | 174 | 173 | 134 |
| TOTAL | 176 | 1956 | 1934 | 1607 |
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY
| NEW REGISTRATIONS | BALLOTS REQUESTED | BALLOTS ISSUED | BALLOTS RECEIVED | |
| DOYLE TOWNSHIP | 23 | 138 | 140 | 118 |
| GERMFASK TOWNSHIP | 19 | 69 | 68 | 44 |
| HIAWATHA TOWNSHIP | 33 | 404 | 401 | 354 |
| INWOOD TOWNSHIP | 24 | 239 | 238 | 120 |
| MANISTIQUE CITY | 85 | 587 | 581 | 474 |
| MANISTIQUE TOWNSHIP | 32 | 242 | 246 | 206 |
| MUELLER TOWNSHIP | 8 | 69 | 62 | 35 |
| SENEY TOWNSHIP | 1 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
| THOMPSON TOWNSHIP | 35 | 212 | 211 | 171 |
| TOTAL | 260 | 1987 | 1973 | 1545 |