Welcome to 2024! This year is the first year for the implementation of a majority of the Proposal 2022-2 election law changes, and there are many changes.
2024 means Early Voting for State and Federal Elections starts. Fenton Township mailed post cards with the Public Notice on the establishment of early voting site and dates and times. The image of this post card is included above along with the PDF version below in the supporting documents section. For the February 27, 2024 Michigan Presidential Primary Election, early voting will start on Saturday, February 17, 2024.
New, since the passage of Proposal 2022-2, is the Permanent Absentee Ballot List. Registered voters on the Absentee Ballot List were mailed a form to select which style of a primary ballot they would like. The options on the form are Democratic Party Presidential Primary Ballot, Republican Party Presidential Primary Ballot, or Local Only Ballot. This selection does not tie the voter to a party, it just selects which ballot style the voter wants for the closed Michigan Presidential Primary Election. Additionally, Fenton Township does not have a local election (i.e., school board) taking place on February 27, 2024; therefore, if as a voter you select local only you will not receive a February 2024 ballot.
The Permanent Absentee Ballot Application List is which has been in practice for several years, since the passage of no reason absentee voting. Those that have been receiving the absentee ballot applications they will once again receive this application. The application will also have a selection for the ballot style for Presidential Primary like the form for the Permanent Absentee Ballot List form.
If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask to contact the Township Clerk at the Township Office by phone (810) 629-1537 or email at elections [at] fentontownship.org