Elections

City Clerk - 248.524.3317

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The City Clerk is responsible for administering all federal, state, county and local elections held in the City of Troy. In addition, the City Clerk maintains City of Troy voter registration records through direct access to Michigan's Qualified Voter File (QVF) system in cooperation with Michigan's Secretary of State. Michigan election law designates the Secretary of State as "chief election officer" with supervisory control over local election officials in the performance of their election related duties.

If you've ever wondered how to become more active in government, there are plenty of opportunities for you that do not involve running for elected office. Election Inspectors are people who are paid to assist voters at the polls on Election Day. If you are a registered voter interested in serving as an Election Inspector, you may apply by forwarding the Election Inspector application or by directly contacting the City Clerk's office.

• Voter ID Requirement Information
• Picture Identification at the Polls FAQ
• Political Signs - What You Need to Know
• Voter Information Request

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Presidential Primary Election

Request for Absent Voter Ballot

Public Act 163 of 2011, signed into law with immediate effect on October 4, 2011, amends Michigan election law to schedule the state's 2012 presidential primary in conjunction with the regular February 28, 2012 election date.

The legislation provides that in order to participate in the presidential primary, an elector must indicate "in writing" which political party ballot he or she wishes to vote. The legislation declares that the political party ballot selection is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 1976 PA 442 and requires the Secretary of State to make available to the public the compiled political party ballot selection information within 71 days after the presidential primary. The legislation requires that the Secretary of State and County, City and Township Clerks "shall destroy the information indicating which political party ballot each elector selected at the presidential primary... immediately upon the expiration of the 22 month federal election records retention period." Upon expiration of this retention period, no political party data will be available in the Qualified Voter File program, and shall cease to be available to the public in any format.

There will be two (2) ballot types for the February 28, 2012 Election: Republican Party and Democratic Party

Voters will be required to choose which ballot they would like to vote by checking a box on their Absentee Ballot Application or their Application to Vote at the polls.

• Federal Post Card Application Form
• Federal Post Card Application Form Instructions
• State of Michigan Voter Information and Sample Ballots
• Absentee Ballot Tracker

DID YOU KNOW?

• 2012 Elections: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - Presidential Primary Election.
• Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Primary Election & Tuesday, November 6, 2012 General Election
• Electronic Poll Books (E-Poll Books), piloted at the February 23, 2010 Special Election and paid for with Federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds, is the electronic version of the Paper Poll Book and voter registration list formerly used in the precincts. Utilization of the E-Poll Book will streamline the election process for voters and precinct workers, and expedite the updating of voter history.
• There are currently 401 citizens serving as election inspectors in Troy.