Nov 8th General Election Information

Nov 2, 2022

On November 8, 2022 the state-wide General Election will be held. Polls will be open from 7am to 8pm for in-person voting. Beginning October 25th through November 8th at 8 p.m. you must register in person with proof of residency. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm (closed for lunch from 1p-2p). You may register on Election Day during poll hours.

Voters may choose to vote absentee; if doing so please plan ahead for mail delivery delays. Already registered to vote absentee? AV Ballots were mailed out on September 27, 2022 to all voters who had already returned their applications. Want to vote Absentee? You must first submit an application. Ballots will continue to be mailed as applications are received until Friday November 4th. The Clerk’s office will be open Saturday November 5th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to issue absentee ballots only. Please note: no other business will be offered during this dedicated time. The last opportunity to obtain an absentee ballot is by visiting the Clerk’s office on Monday, November 7th before 4:00 p.m. and the ballot MUST be voted on site if requested that day.

All voted ballots must be received by the Clerk before 8:00 p.m. election day November 8, 2022. Ballots can be returned by mail, or City Hall Utility/Ballot drop off box, or to the Clerk’s Office at City Hall during regular business hours. If you make a mistake on your ballot, bring your ballot to the clerk’s office to be spoiled and issued a new ballot. Before sending your ballot, please make sure you sign the outside of your purple envelope; your ballot cannot be accepted without your signature.

Residents in the City of Charlotte will see a question on the back of the ballot as to whether the charter should be amended to change the term of mayor from two years to four years, starting in November 2023. City Council voted to put the question to the voters. If adopted, this would make all elected offices in the city four-year terms. It is important to note that this would NOT affect the current mayor’s term or any council member term length.

Ballot Language:
Subsection (B) of Section 13.1 of the City Charter provides for the election of the mayor in November of each odd-numbered year for a two-year term. It is proposed that subsection (B) be amended to provide that commencing with the election in November, 2023, the mayor shall be elected for a 4-year term. Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?

Have more questions? Visit our elections page at www.charlottemi.org/serviceadministration/city-clerk/election/ or the Secretary of State website for more information mvic.sos.state.mi.us/