Mount Clemens, Michigan Public Records

Acceptable identification includes a Michigan driver's license, state ID, or other documents showing name and current address. As a home rule city, Mount Clemens runs its own nonpartisan municipal elections for mayor and city council. The mayor serves two-year terms while council members serve staggered four-year terms. These municipal elections typically happen in November of odd-numbered years. Candidate filings and information about local ballot proposals can be obtained through the Mount Clemens City Clerk at City Hall (phone: 586-469-6402). Residents find their assigned polling location through the Michigan Voter Information Center at www.michigan.gov/vote by entering their address; most polling places are schools, churches, or municipal buildings within city limits. 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, allowing any registered voter to request an absentee ballot online through www.michigan.gov/vote, by mail, or in person at the local clerk's office. Applications must arrive by 5 p.m. The Friday before Election Day, though in-person requests at the clerk's office are accepted through Election Day itself. Voted ballots must be received by 8 p.m. On Election Day. The state also offers early in-person voting beginning nine days before Election Day at designated early voting sites.