As we prepare for a busy election year, it is a good time to remind you of the options available to cast your ballots for our 2026 gubernatorial elections taking place on August 4, 2026 (state primary) and November 3 (state general). We have been receiving phone calls regarding news stories and changing legislation. However, we hold off on discussion of potential changes in procedure until confirmed by the State of Michigan Bureau of Elections.

At the present time, voters have three options for voting. In addition to voting in your polling location on Election Day, Early Voting and Absentee Voting remain options to cast your ballot.

Absentee Ballots become available 40 days prior to Election Day. All voters on the Permanent Ballot List will be sent an absentee ballot for each election they are eligible to vote in. If you are on the Permanent Absent Voter Application List instead, you will be sent an application to request an absentee ballot. You may request to be added to the Permanent Ballot List at any time, but your request must be in writing with a matching signature.

Please note: You may bring your Absentee Ballot to your Early Voting Center during early voting, or to your polling location on Election Day, when you will be able to tabulate your ballot yourself.

You may also cast your vote in the county’s Early Voting Center at the West Bloomfield Township Public Library – Main Campus at 4600 Walnut Lake Road, right next to Town Hall. The Early Voting Center will be available for early voting beginning the second Saturday prior to Election Day through the Sunday prior to Election Day for nine (9) consecutive days.

The Early Voting Center will be open every day outlined above from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the exception of Thursdays when the center will be open from 12:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m.

All Absentee Ballots must be received at the Clerk’s Office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, except for military and overseas ballots as outlined by statute.

Just a reminder: we have consolidated precincts from 26 to 20, as is now allowed by law. You may have a new polling location for the 2026 elections and most likely will have a new precinct number. If you have any questions about your new polling location or precinct number, you can either call the Clerk’s Office at (248) 451-4848 or email us at AVvoters@wbtownship.org.

We look forward to serving you in 2026 for the state primary and state general elections! In the meantime, don’t forget the Clerk’s Office is a Passport Acceptance Agency. Appointments can be scheduled online or by calling the Clerk’s Office. Contact the Clerk’s Office for additional information about items needed to request a passport.