Maple City, Michigan Public Records

Registration must be completed at least 15 days before an election to vote by mail, though same-day registration is available in person at the clerk's office or polling places through Election Day. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and Michigan residents. Since the village is unincorporated, there are no municipal elections for mayor or city council. Instead, residents vote in Kasson Township elections for township supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and trustees, along with county, state, and federal contests. Leelanau County Board of Commissioners elections happen in even-numbered years with commissioners elected from single-member districts. Local voters also participate in races for Michigan State Senate (District 37), Michigan State House of Representatives (District 103 or 104 depending on township boundaries), U.S. House of Representatives (Michigan's 1st Congressional District), and statewide offices. Voters can find their polling place, sample ballot, and registration status at www.michigan.gov/vote by entering their name and date of birth or by contacting the Leelanau County Clerk. Michigan offers absentee voting, any registered voter may request an absentee ballot without stating a reason, a right approved by constitutional amendment in 2018. Absentee ballot applications can be submitted online through the Michigan Voter Information Center, by mail, or in person at the Leelanau County Clerk's office. Absentee ballots are mailed roughly 40 days before each election. Completed ballots must arrive by 8:00 PM on Election Day either by mail (postmark doesn't count; actual receipt by 8:00 PM required), by official ballot drop box, or by in-person delivery to the clerk's office or polling place. The state also provides in-person early voting for nine days before Election Day at designated sites. Public election records include voter registration files (available to campaigns and political organizations but restricted for commercial use), precinct-level results (published by the Leelanau County Clerk and Secretary of State at www.michigan.gov/sos), campaign finance disclosures for candidates and committees (searchable at www.michigan.gov/sos under Campaign Finance), and candidate filings and petitions (available from the Leelanau County Clerk for local races and the Secretary of State for state races). Voter registration lists show name, address, date of birth, and voting history (which elections someone voted in, not how they voted), but aren't freely available to the general public under Michigan law MCL 168.522 and 168.523.