Elections

Michigan’s 2012 Presidential Primary

Bloomfield Township voters are encouraged to participate in the state’s 2012 Presidential Primary on February 28, 2012. Several features of this election warrant explanation, including a closed primary, party participation formula and the citizen verification question.

A closed primary establishes the following procedures:

• There will be at least two ballot styles: Republican and Democrat (three if nonpartisan candidates or proposals are added to the election).
• Ballot style selection must be indicated in writing. Voters at the polls will indicate their ballot style on the Application to Vote. Absentee voters will indicate their ballot style on the Absent Voter Ballot Application.
• Ballot style selection (Democrat or Republican) will be recorded in the Qualified Voter File (QVF) for 22 months and will be available to the public during that time, subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The party participation formula determines eligible political parties that can participate in this primary. Only the Republican and Democratic parties are eligible to participate in Michigan’s 2012 Presidential Primary. A political party that received less than five percent of the total vote cast nationwide for the office of president in the last presidential election is ineligible to participate in the primary.

Along with the legislation for the closed primary, a new citizen verification question has been added to both the Application to Vote and the Absent Voter Ballot Application forms (Are you a United States Citizen?). This question will appear on these forms permanently, starting with the Presidential Primary.

Absentee Ballots

Absentee Voter Application - February 28, 2012

Sample Ballots

Ballots are available to view in PDF format.

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Polling Locations for the Presidential Primary Election

The polls will be open on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM at the following locations:

1. Precinct 3, Wing Lake School, has been temporarily relocated, until further notice, to Booth/Doyle Center, 7273 Wing Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301.

2. Precinct 16, Meadow Lake School, has been temporarily relocated, until further notice, to West Maple Elementary School, 6275 Inkster Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301.

3. Precinct 21, Farm Activity Building – Bowers Farm, has been temporarily relocated, until further notice, to the Bowers Farm School House, 1219 East Square Lake Road,Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304.

ALL POLLING PLACES ARE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. BRAILLE AND AUDIO VERSIONS OF VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

VOTING EQUIPMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE.

Accessibility

ALL POLLING PLACES ARE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. BRAILLE AND AUDIO VERSIONS OF VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

NEW VOTING EQUIPMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE.

Voter Identification at the Polls

As of the November 6, 2007 election, every Michigan voter who votes at the polls must show picture identification or sign an affidavit attesting that he or she is not in possession of picture identification.  A ballot cannot be issued unless the voter displays picture identification or signs the affidavit.

To satisfy the requirement, voters must show a Michigan driver’s license or a Michigan personal identification card.

In the absence of either document, a voter may show any of the following forms of picture identification as long as they are current:

• 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
• Tribal identification with photo

Note:  The photo identification requirement does not apply to absentee ballot requests.

Redistricting in Michigan

Use this link to view the new state and federal redistricting boundaries.

 

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