Mount Clemens, Michigan Public Records

The Mount Clemens Michigan Police Department is responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing the law within the city. The department's website at https://www.cityofmountclemens.com/sheriff provides information on crime statistics, community programs, and contact details for the local law enforcement agency.

Mount Clemens voters are served by the Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds Elections Division, located at 40 North Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043 (phone: 586-469-5209, website: www.macombgov.org/elections). Michigan residents can register to vote online through the Michigan Secretary of State at www.michigan.gov/sos up to 15 days before an election, or in person at their local clerk's office including on Election Day with proof of residency. Voters must be U.S. citizens, Michigan residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and not currently serving a jail sentence. Acceptable ID includes Michigan driver's license, state ID, or other documentation showing name and current address. Mount Clemens is a home rule city with its own municipal government, holding nonpartisan municipal elections for mayor and city council. The mayor serves a two-year term, while council members serve staggered four-year terms. Mount Clemens municipal elections typically occur in odd-numbered years in November. The next Mount Clemens municipal election is scheduled for November 2025 for mayor and three council seats. Candidate filings and local ballot proposals can be accessed through the Mount Clemens City Clerk at City Hall (phone: 586-469-6402). Mount Clemens residents find their assigned polling locations through the Michigan Voter Information Center at www.michigan.gov/vote by entering their address; polling places are typically schools, churches, or municipal buildings within the city. In the November 2024 presidential election, Macomb County reported approximately 63% voter turnout with over 400,000 ballots cast from roughly 640,000 registered voters; Mount Clemens mirrored these trends. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Michigan voters will decide the Governor's race (incumbent Gretchen Whitmer is term-limited), all Michigan House of Representatives seats (110 districts), state Senate seats in even-numbered districts, Macomb County positions including County Executive, commissioners, clerk, treasurer, sheriff, prosecutor, and register of deeds, and potentially Mount Clemens municipal offices if scheduled. No U.S. Senate seat from Michigan is up in 2026 (next in 2028 and 2030). Public election records in Michigan include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance disclosures accessible through the Michigan Secretary of State's Campaign Finance Reporting system at www.michigan.gov/cfr, candidate filings and petition signatures (available through clerk's offices), and precinct-level election results published on county websites. Michigan offers no-reason absentee voting; any registered voter may request an absentee ballot online through www.michigan.gov/vote, by mail, or in person at their local clerk's office. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. the Friday before Election Day, though in-person requests at the clerk's office are accepted through Election Day. Voted ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Michigan also offers early in-person voting beginning nine days before Election Day at designated early voting sites.