Absent Voter Ballots

Upcoming Elections

On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, a Presidential Primary Election will be held for the purpose of voting for candidates seeking nomination for the office of PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. There are no other offices or proposals on the ballot for Farmington Hills’ voters.

IMPORTANT: This is a closed Primary. In order to receive a ballot, voters must request either a Republican Party or Democratic Party ballot type. By law, this must be in writing.

Please be sure to select your ballot type by checking the appropriate box in the lower right hand corner of the application. If you do not request a ballot type, your ballot delivery will be delayed until we obtain that information from you in writing.

Absentee Ballot Application for February 28, 2012 Presidential Primary

Applications for the August and November, 2012 Elections will be posted by June 1, 2012.

General Information

Absent Voter Ballots are ballots that electors can receive and vote prior to Election Day as long as they meet one of the following criteria:

• Voter is 60 years of age or older
• Voter is physically unable to attend the polls with assistance from another
• Voter is an appointed Precinct Worker in a precinct other than where they reside
• Voter expects to be absent from the community in which they are registered for the entire the entire time the polls are open on Election Day
• Voter cannot attend the polls due the tenets of their religion
• Voter cannot attend the polls as they are confined to jail awaiting arraignment or trial

Absent voter ballot applications will automatically be mailed to all persons who have requested to be placed on our permanent absent voter list for each Election. Applications are mailed out approximately 2 months prior to each Election. An application must be signed and received by the Clerk’s Office for each Election before a ballot can be issued.

If you meet any of the above criteria for receiving an absent voter ballot and wish to be placed on our permanent list, please call our office at (248) 871-2416 or email us. If you have already done so, you will automatically receive an application for each future Election.