Silverwood, Michigan Public Records

Michigan residents can register to vote online through the Michigan Voter Information Center at michigan.gov/vote, maintained by the Michigan Secretary of State. Voters can register up to and including Election Day, a right extended in 2018 following a constitutional amendment that established same-day registration. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Michigan residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and not currently serving a jail or prison sentence. Online registration requires a Michigan driver's license or state ID number. In-person registration is available at the Lapeer County Clerk's office, any Secretary of State branch office, or the local township clerk. As an unincorporated community without municipal government, Silverwood has no city council or mayoral elections. Instead, residents vote in Evergreen Township elections for township supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and trustees. These township contests occur in even-numbered years during the August primary and November general election. Residents also cast ballots for Lapeer County offices including County Commissioners - Silverwood falls within District 5 - along with Sheriff, Prosecutor, Clerk/Register of Deeds, Treasurer, and Drain Commissioner on four-year cycles. Voters can locate their assigned polling place using the Michigan Voter Information Center at michigan.gov/vote by entering their name and date of birth or address. Most area residents cast ballots at Evergreen Township Hall, 4154 Barnes Lake Road, Columbiaville, MI 48421, though precinct boundaries should be verified before Election Day. Polls are open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Election Day. Michigan public election records include voter registration lists available to campaigns and political organizations, campaign finance reports searchable at michigan.gov/sos, candidate filings available from Lapeer County Clerk, and precinct-level results published by the Lapeer County Clerk and Secretary of State. Individual voter history, whether someone voted, but not how they voted, is public record in Michigan. The county has historically leaned Republican in most elections. Voters will elect a new Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General. Michigan State Senate seats in odd-numbered districts will also be contested. At the Lapeer County level, Lapeer County will hold elections for County Commissioner seats in even-numbered districts and potentially other county offices depending on term expirations. Evergreen Township will elect township officers including supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and trustees. There is no U.S. Michigan offers absentee voting; any registered voter can request an absentee ballot without providing a reason. Voters can apply for absentee ballots online through the Michigan Voter Information Center, by submitting a paper application to the Lapeer County Clerk, or by appearing in person. Absentee ballot applications must be received by 5:00 PM the Friday before the election, though voters can request and vote an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's office up until 8:00 PM on Election Day. Michigan voters can also join the permanent absentee voter list to automatically receive applications for every election. Completed absentee ballots must be returned by 8:00 PM on Election Day either by mail - postmarks do not count - by drop box, or in person to the county or township clerk.