East Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Records

After the 15-day deadline, same-day voter registration is available at the clerk's office or polling place with proof of residency. Voters must provide their name, address, birth date, and last four digits of their Social Security number. The city holds municipal elections in odd-numbered years, typically in November. Voters elect a mayor and six city commissioners in staggered terms. City council meetings are held at City Hall, 750 Lakeside Drive SE, and local ballot proposals occasionally appear for library millages, parks improvements, or charter amendments. Candidate information and local ballot language can be found on the City of East Grand Rapids website at eastgr.org or the Kent County Elections website. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the Michigan Voter Information Center at michigan.gov/vote by entering their name and birth date. Kent County provides a polling place locator at accesskent.com/Departments/Clerk/elections.htm. Michigan does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for East voters are published by the Michigan Bureau of Elections (https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections). Michigan voters will elect all 110 state House of Representatives seats; East Grand Rapids is in the 77th House District. County offices potentially on the ballot include Kent County Commission seats (even-numbered districts in 2026), Kent County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Treasurer, and Sheriff (four-year terms). School board positions and potential millage renewals may also appear. Michigan offers no-reason absentee voting. Any registered voter can request an absentee ballot online at michigan.gov/vote, by mail, or in person at the Kent County Clerk's office. Applications must be received by 5:00 PM the Friday before the election, though voters can request and submit absentee ballots in person at the clerk's office up until 8:00 PM on Election Day. Absentee ballots can be returned by mail (must be postmarked by Election Day and received within six days), delivered to ballot drop boxes (available 24/7 until 8:00 PM Election Day), or submitted in person to the clerk's office. Public election records in Michigan include voter registration lists (available to campaigns and organizations for election purposes under MCL 168.522), campaign finance reports (searchable at michigan.gov/campaignfinance), candidate filings and nominating petitions, and precinct-by-precinct election results. Kent County posts unofficial election night results at accesskent.com/Departments/Clerk/elections.htm and certified results are published after canvassing. Poll books showing who voted (but not how they voted) are public records available after elections.