Custer, Michigan Public Records

Michigan residents can register to vote online via the Michigan Voter Information Center at michigan.gov/vote, which handles both new registrations and updates to existing records. The state offers Election Day registration, allowing eligible residents to register and cast a ballot on the same day at their local clerk's office or polling location with proof of residency. For advance registration, the deadline is 15 days before an election when registering by mail or online, but in-person registration at the clerk's office remains available through Election Day. Acceptable forms of identification include a Michigan driver's license, state ID card, or other documents establishing residency. As an unincorporated community, Custer does not conduct municipal elections for a mayor or city council. Instead, residents participate in Riverton Township elections for supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and trustee positions, typically held in even-numbered years during the August primary or November general election. Mason County offices including sheriff, prosecutor, clerk/register of deeds, treasurer, and county commissioners are also elected, with major contests occurring in presidential and midterm election cycles. The Governor's office, currently held by Gretchen Whitmer, is term-limited, meaning Michigan will elect a new governor in 2026.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Custer voters are published by the Michigan Bureau of Elections (https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections). At the Mason County level, voters will elect county commissioners, the sheriff, prosecutor, clerk/register of deeds, treasurer, drain commissioner, and surveyor, depending on the election cycle schedule. Riverton Township offices may also appear on the ballot. Michigan voters can request absentee ballots (called "absent voter ballots" in Michigan) for any reason, no excuse is required. Applications can be submitted online through the Michigan Voter Information Center, by mail, or in person at the Mason County Clerk's Office. Absentee ballot applications must be received by 5:00 PM the Friday before Election Day, though voters can request and vote an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's office up until 8:00 PM on Election Day. Residents can find their assigned polling place by visiting the Michigan Voter Information Center at michigan.gov/vote and entering their address, or by contacting the Mason County Clerk at (231) 843-0236. Election records that are public in Michigan include voter registration lists (available for purchase for election purposes only), campaign finance disclosures filed with county and state authorities, candidate filing information, and precinct-level election results. The Michigan Secretary of State maintains a campaign finance database at michigan.gov/campaignfinance where contributions and expenditures for state and county candidates can be searched. Precinct results from past elections are typically published by Mason County Clerk and archived on the Mason County website, showing vote totals by precinct for each race and ballot proposal.