Elections

​Percentage of Registered Voters in Peninsula Township Who Voted in 2024
Presidential Primary on February 27: 42.87 percent
State Primary on August 6: 55.25 percent
General Election on November 5: 84.50 percent
 
To view specific results for any given race for the General Election, visit www.gtcountymi.gov and click on Official Election Results. Scroll down until you find the race you’d like to see. At the bottom of that race, click on "View Contest Detail." Scroll down past the map. Right before the blue bar labeled "Party/Candidate" are two tabs that say “Results” or “Vote types.” Click on "Vote types" to see the breakdown of absentee, early voting, and election day votes. You can even see the results by precinct if you scroll a bit further down the page.

​Although no elections are scheduled for 2025, we will be gearing up for midterm elections the following year. If you would like to volunteer to work as an election inspector in 2026, please fill out and return an election inspector application in early 2026. ​Note: even if you've filled out an application in the past, you will need to do so again, as state law requires a new application every two years. Certification training from the county is also required every two years.
 
The clerk’s office takes applications and fills openings for election inspectors on a first come, first served basis while attempting to balance party representation. In the last few election cycles, we have had many more Democrats than Republicans express interest in working. We need all of you, so please consider setting a calendar invitation and reaching out 12 months from now.

Helpful Reminders:​

• If you have joined the permanent absentee ballot list but realize you need your ballot sent to a different address for a given election, notify the clerk’s office via email at [email protected]. State law requires us to have this request in writing.
• Absentee ballot applications can be forwarded through the mail, but ballots cannot.
• If you move within the state of Michigan and update your voter registration address, your status on the Permanent Absentee Ballot List will move with you.
• Check your voter registration status and determine your polling location at the Michigan Voter Information Center Website (website opens in new tab).
• ​To update your voter registration information, including your address, visit https://www.mymove.com/moving/paperwork/change-voter-registration/
• You can register to vote in person at the clerk’s office or online at Michigan Online Voter Registration (website opens in new tab).
• Voters who register to vote on election day must do so in the township clerk’s office.​
• You do not have to be a registered Democrat or Republican to participate in Michigan’s state primary or general election because there is no political party registration requirement in Michigan.
• You do not have to vote in the same party in the state primary or general election as you did during the presidential primary.

​Electronic Notifications on the Status of Absent Voter (AV) Ballot Applications and Ballots

Voters can subscribe to receive electronic notifications on the status of their AV ballot applications and ballots at Michigan.gov/Vote, when registering to vote, or when submitting an online AV application. Voters will then receive emails whenever the status of their application or ballot is updated. 
Once subscribed, voters will be notified when their AV ballot or application has been received by their local clerk, when their AV ballot has been sent by their local clerk, if their AV ballot or application has been rejected for any deficiency, and instructions for how to cure any deficiency.   
Clerks do not manage the electronic notification subscriptions and cannot remove voters from the electronic notification list. Voters must unsubscribe themselves, either by following the “unsubscribe” link in the email or by visiting Michigan.gov/Vote.

Way to Go, Michigan!
In case you didn’t know, MIT’s Election Data and Science Lab’s most recent Elections Performance Index ranks Michigan as #2 in the country for election administration! To see the map and key indicators, visit https://electionline.org/electionline-weekly/2024/03-21/. 

​​Please reach out to the clerk's office if we can answer any questions. You can reach Clerk Becky Chown at [email protected] 
or Deputy Clerk Robin Noval at [email protected].

Information

• Need to register to vote or update your address?
• Have a question about absentee ballots?
• Want to know how the qualified voter file works? ​

Contact Clerk Becky Chown at [email protected] or Deputy Clerk Robin Noval at [email protected].​