Allouez, Michigan Public Records

Michigan residents can register to vote online through the Michigan Voter Information Center at michigan.gov/vote, by mail using a voter registration application, or in person at the Keweenaw County Clerk's office. The state allows same-day voter registration, meaning eligible residents can register in person at the clerk's office or at their polling place on Election Day with proof of residency. Acceptable proof includes a Michigan driver's license, state ID, current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or government document showing name and current address. As an unincorporated community, Allouez does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council, having no incorporated municipal government. Allouez Township does hold township elections for township supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and trustees. These contests typically occur in even-numbered years during the August primary and November general election cycle. Local residents also vote on county offices including Keweenaw County Commissioner positions, county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, prosecuting attorney, and sheriff, all contested in four-year cycles. To find their assigned polling place, voters can use the Michigan Voter Information Center at michigan.gov/vote by entering their name and birth date, or by contacting the Keweenaw County Clerk at (906) 337-2229. Polling place assignments depend on voter residence and precinct boundaries. Election records that are public in Michigan include voter registration lists (available for purchase for legitimate election or political purposes under MCL 168.522 and 168.523), campaign finance reports (searchable through the Michigan Secretary of State at michigan.gov/sos), candidate filing information, and precinct-level election results. Individual voter history (whether someone voted, but not how they voted) is also public record in the state. However, voters will decide one U.S. U.S. House seat representing the Upper Peninsula (currently Michigan's 1st Congressional District), state legislative races for Michigan House of Representatives (all 110 seats elected every two years) and a portion of Michigan Senate seats (38 seats on staggered four-year terms), and county offices including county commissioners and various county constitutional offices depending on term expiration cycles. Local school board elections and any ballot proposals at the county or township level may also appear on the ballot. Michigan voters can request absentee ballots without providing a reason under the state's no-reason absentee voting law approved by voters in 2018. Residents can apply for an absentee ballot online through the Michigan Voter Information Center at michigan.gov/vote, by submitting a written application to the Keweenaw County Clerk, or by appearing in person at the clerk's office. Applications must be received by the Friday before the election for the ballot to be mailed, though voters may request and submit absentee ballots in person at the clerk's office up until 8 p.m. On Election Day. Completed absentee ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. On Election Day either by mail (postmarked ballots do not count unless received by the deadline), by dropping off at the clerk's office, or by depositing in an official ballot drop box if available in Keweenaw County.