Auburn Hills residents can vote in the August 3rd primary election.  Residents will be voting on:

• Governor
• Congressman
• State Senator
• State Legislator
• County Commissioner
• Precinct Delegates

* Registration deadline is July 6th.  For more information contact the Auburn Hills city clerk office at 248-364-6816 OR e-mail sdey@auburnhills.org.

Pontiac Residents can vote in the August 3rd primary.  Residents will be voting on:

Partisan Ballot:

• Governor
• Congressman
• State Senator
• State Legislator
• County Commissioner
• County Convention Delegate

Non-partisan Ballot:

• probate judge
• the renewal of three county millages

* Registration deadline for the primary election on July 6th.  For information on voting precints in Pontiac, see Document section of our homepage.  Or you can contact the clerk's office at 248-758-3000.

* To find out if you are a registered voter, or if you need to find where your voting location is, please visit www.Michigan.gov/vote

To register to vote, you must be all of the following:

• A United States citizen
• At least 18 years old by election day
• Resident of Michigan
• Resident of the city or town where you register to vote

You must be registered to vote at least 30 days before the election, so keep that in mind if you are registering with the intention of voting in an upcoming election.)

You may obtain the application at one of the following:

• Your local Secretary of State branch office
• Your local county, city, or township clerk's office
• Offices of several state agencies, like the Department of Human Services, the Department of Community Health, and the Department of Labor and Economic Growth
• Military recruitment centers
• Voter registration drives
• Online at www.Michigan.gov/sos

Michigan law states that the same address must be used for voter registration and driver's license purposes. That means, if the residence address you provide on the application differs from the address shown on a driver's license or personal identification card issued by the state of Michigan, the Secretary of State will automatically change your driver's license or personal ID card address to match the residence address entered on this form. If a change is made, the Secretary of State will mail you an address update sticker for your driver's license or personal ID card.

If you hand-deliver your application, the staff person helping you will take your form and you don't need to do anything else.

If you have never registered to vote in Michigan and choose to mail in your application, you will need to meet an identification requirement. This means you must:

• Enter your driver's license number or personal identification card number where requested on the form. OR
• Send a copy of one of the following forms of identification with your application:
  1. A photocopy of your driver's license or personal ID card, or
  2. A photocopy of a paycheck stub, utility bill, bank document or government document that lists both your name and your address.

      NEVER SEND AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENT!

If you have never voted in Michigan and choose to submit the form by mail or through a third party, such as at a voter registration drive, you must appear in person to vote in the first election in which you wish to participate. This requirement does not apply if (1) you personally hand-deliver the form to your county, city or township clerk's office instead of mailing the form (2) you are 60 years of age or more (3) you are disabled or (4) you are eligible to vote under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

Your city or township clerk will send you a voter registration card upon processing your application. Keep it in your wallet or purse so you know where to go to cast your ballot.

When you go to the polls on Election Day, you will be asked to present voter identification. If you don't have acceptable photo ID, you can vote by signing an affidavit. The affidavit can be used by 1) voters who don't have acceptable photo ID or 2) voters who have photo ID - but didn't bring it to the polls.

Acceptable photo ID includes:

• Michigan driver's license
• Michigan personal identification card
• Driver's license or personal identification card issued by another state
• Federal or state government-issued photo identification
• U.S. passport
• Military identification card with photo
• Student identification with photo from a high school or an accredited institution of higher education, such as a college or university
• Tribal identification card with photo.

If you do not have a driver's license or other acceptable photo identification, you can get a state identification card at your local Secretary of State branch office for $10. State ID cards are free to individuals who are 65 or older, blind, who have had driving privileges terminated due to a physical or mental condition, or who can show another good cause for the fee waiver. Proof of identity and residency are required when applying for a state ID card.