For the latest ballot proposals and candidates, please see below:
Saginaw County Clerk Elections
Click into the article for the direct link to Saginaw County Election proposals and candidates. This will have everything that is going on throughout all of Saginaw County. Some of these won’t pertain to Maple Grove. Once the ballots are created, the link will be posted on this page.
Due to the passage of the statewide ballot proposal 18-3, all eligible and registered voters in Michigan may now request an absent voter ballot without providing a reason. Check your voter registration at Michigan Voter Information Center Michigan.gov/Vote .
Maple Grove has a permanent Absentee Voter (AV) list but due to the statewide ballot proposal 18-3, this will go away in 2024 and be replaced by the permanent Absentee Ballot List. You can request an absent voter ballot in writing and submit it to your city or township clerk. (For assistance in obtaining the address of your city or township clerk, see Michigan.gov/Vote) If you are on the Absent Voter (AV) Application list, we will send you an application for the February Election. You can simply select the box to be added to the Absentee Ballot List. Once your request is received by your local clerk, you will be mailed an absentee ballot. (Note: You cannot call the office to get on the permanent ballot list, you must submit your request in writing) Once you receive your ballot, just fill it out and pick one of these options to return your ballot:
- Mail it back to us in your prepaid envelope.
- Go to the Early Voting site to process your ballot during the 9 days (hours vary) of early voting at
- Saginaw County Governmental Center Complex
618 Cass St.
Saginaw, MI 48602
- Saginaw County Governmental Center Complex
- Bring it in person on Election Day to your normal precinct.
- Have questions about Early Voting, see the latest updates on Michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/early-in-person-voting .
Dates to keep in mind:
November 5, 2024 – Presidential Election
Polls are open from: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Important Note: If you are going to be at a different address during an election, it is on the onis of the voter to keep your address up to date with us. Since there will not be an application sent ahead of the ballot, this ballot will be sent to the address on file. It cannot be forwarded.
To see what your ballot will have on it, go to https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/ . Click on “What’s on the Ballot” and fill in your appropriate information. You will also be able to read the full text of the proposals on this website.
To track your ballot, go to michigan.gov/vote. Voters can now sign up for email notifications on the status of their AV Ballots and applications through that website. Once subscribed, voters will be notified of all the following:
- When their AV ballot or application has been received by their local clerk
- When their AV ballot has been sent by their local clerk
- If their AV ballot or application has been rejected for any deficiency
- Instruction for how to cure any deficiency to have their AV ballot or application accepted.
Keep in mind, clerks do not manage the electronic notification subscriptions and requests to be removed from this list, the voter must unsubscribe themselves either by following the “unsubscribe” link in the email, or by visiting Michigan.gov/Vote.
If you have any questions or would like to receive an application to get on the absentee ballot list, please call us at 989.845.6155 or go to the Saginaw County Clerk webpage.
Early Voting FAQ’s:
- Why did I receive so many postcards to my home?
- Michigan Election Law requires the county to send a notice to each registered elector, not merely the household. MCL 168.662.
- I received a postcard for an individual who does not reside at this address.
- Ask the voter who received the postcard to place a mark across the name and write RTS (return to sender) on the postcard and place back in their mailbox so that the postcard can be returned to the local clerk.
- I do not want to use the Early Vote Center.
- The Early Vote Center is one of three options voters have. Voters may still visit their polling place on Election Day, or request an absentee ballot from their local clerk.
Notice of precinct canvass location and time
This notice is required under MCL 168.720j. No later than Friday, November 8th, municipal clerks must post on their municipality’s website, if available, where the precinct canvass of early votes for their municipality will take place and the time the canvass will begin. This announcement for the November 5th election hasn’t been provided yet but will be posted here as soon as it becomes available.