The Clerk is responsible for conducting all federal, state, and local elections. Some frequently asked questions are here for your review. As always, if you have additional questions, don't hesitate to contact our office.

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• Request an Absentee Ballot - Online
• Find your polling location
• Voter Record for Purchase Form

Election Dates 2024

Upcoming Elections:

General Election - Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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Early Voting Information

October 26th - November 3rd. Hours of operation 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Shelby Township Early Voting Center
52830 Van Dyke Avenue

Early Voting Center Information

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Early voting canvassing will take place on November 5 at 8 p.m. in the municipal offices located at 52700 Van Dyke Avenue.

Please direct any questions to the Township Clerk’s Office at elections@shelbytwp.org or call 586-731-5102.

Visit mi.gov/vote to register to vote, find out where you vote, view your sample ballot, track your ballot, and more!  

       Information for Voters

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Past Election Results

How do I register to vote?

Voter registration is now automatic during driver’s license or state ID transactions at Michigan Secretary of State branch offices. You may also register to vote by mail or in person at the local Clerk's Office, the County Clerk’s Office, military recruitment offices or specified agencies for clients receiving services. It is important to note that the address on your voter registration must match the address on your MI driver’s license or state ID; a change in one will be automatically reflected on the other. Please contact the Clerk's Office for more information.

If you have a Michigan ID or Driver License you can now register online now by clicking here.

Michigan Voter Registration Application (Fillable) Print and sign.

Military and Overseas Voters

If you are in the Military or an American Overseas, please visit FVAP.gov for further information and to request an absentee ballot via the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA).

You have the option to receive your ballot by email. Scan or take a picture of your completed FPCA and email to Elections@shelbytwp.org or mail to the Township Clerk’s office. 

Where do I vote on Election Day?

There are 32 precincts in Shelby Township, each with an assigned polling location. Newly registered voters and voters who move into the township are sent a voter ID card with polling location and district information. This information is also available on the Michigan Voter Information Center website at the link above.

You are not required to show your voter ID card to vote, just present photo ID. Acceptable forms of ID include:

• a driver’s license
• state ID
• school ID
• tribal ID

 Voters who are not in possession of their ID while in the polls may sign an affidavit.

You must have lived at your registered address for the 30 days preceding an election in order to vote. If you move during the 30 days preceding an election you may be eligible to vote one last time in your prior polling location. We can help determine where you should vote.

The polls are open on Election Day from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

All polling locations are handicap accessible and equipped with voter assist terminals. These terminals are available to any person and provide voters with ballot language using audio output, large print or high contrast readouts. Selections can be made via touch screen, key pad, or sip-puff technology. Ballots indicating the voter’s selections are printed by the terminal to be inserted into the precinct tabulator by the voter.

Shelby Township Precinct Locations

• Precinct Map Precinct Map Interactive 

Absent Voter Information

In 2018 Michigan voters approved Proposal 3, making some changes to election law. One of those changes is that voters can now request an absentee ballot without stating a reason.

Requests must be made in writing. Use the generic application below for an absentee ballot or contact the Clerk's Office for a voter-specific application

The Clerk’s Office maintains a list of voters who would like to be mailed an application each time they are eligible to vote. Let us know if you would like to be added to our mailing list.

Michigan law requires voters to sign an application each time they wish to be issued a ballot. Being on our mailing list means we will automatically send a convenient application for you to sign and return if you wish to be issued an absentee ballot.

Ballots are mailed promptly to your registered address in response to a completed application. If you are temporarily away, you may request that your ballot be mailed to an address outside our jurisdiction. Voters in medical or long-term care facilities in or out of our jurisdiction may have election mail sent to them there. Election mail is not forwarded.

The last day the Clerk's Office is permitted to mail an absentee ballot for ANY election is 5 p.m. the Friday prior to Election Day. Following that deadline, voters must request their own ballots only, in person at the Clerk’s Office. The office is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. the Saturday before Election Day. You may also request your ballot in person on the Monday prior to Election Day until 4 p.m. Ballots issued on Monday before Election Day must be voted in the office and returned that day.

Active members of the armed services, their spouses and dependents, citizens residing outside the United States and voters affected by emergencies that occur after the absentee voter deadline should contact the Clerk’s Office for assistance.

• Absentee Voter Application  Electronic or Paper

Mail completed applications to:

Shelby Township Clerk's Office
52700 Van Dyke Ave.
Shelby Township, MI 48316

Deposit your application in any four convenient drop boxes.

• Drive-up drop box located on the Municipal Grounds at the 24 Mile exit (Click Here for Directions Google Maps)
• Walk-up Dropbox on the left side of the north doors of the municipal building
• Walk-up Dropbox on the right side of the Clerk’s Office counter
• Drive-up box located at the Shelby Township Activities Center (14975 21 Mile Rd, Shelby Charter Twp, MI 48315) (Click Here for Directions Google Maps)
• Drive-up box located at the Shelby Township Nature Center (4101 River Bends Drive, Shelby Charter Twp, MI 48317)(Click Here for Directions Google Maps)

Fax applications to 586-726-7227.

Election Worker Information

Those interested in being involved in the electoral process can serve as an election worker. Candidates must be U.S. citizen and registered to vote. Senior citizens and high school or college students are encouraged to apply. Election workers will be compensated for their time working on Election Day.

 Election Worker Application

In addition to those items required by law, the Clerk's office in Shelby Township prepares the agendas for the meeting, handles the ordering of all office supplies, schedules meetings and provides a secretary to all committees and commissions, oversees the purchase and maintenance of all business machines in the municipal offices, acts as the main switchboard (and has responsibility for the phone and answering system), accepts passport applications, and putting the agenda online with streaming video.

The position of Clerk in Shelby Township is an elected one. Some of the duties and responsibilities of the Clerk are defined by state statute, and include:

• Maintaining custody of all township records
• Maintaining general township ledger
• Preparing warrants for township checks
• Recording and maintaining township meeting minutes
• Keeping the township book of oaths
• Responsible for special meeting notices
• Publishing board meeting minutes
• Keeping voter registration file
• Conducting elections
• Keeping township ordinance book
• Preparing financial statements
• Delivering tax certificates to the supervisor & county clerk
• Must appoint a deputy
• Must post a bond

Click here for all Committees and Commissions

Contact the Clerk's Office at 586-731-5102 for specific committee meeting information. Below is the link to an Application for Committees and Commissions:

• Application for Committees, Commissions and Boards (printable)
• Application for Committees, Commissions and Boards (e-fill)

The Board of Trustees meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of every month, beginning at 7 p.m. Find posted notice of special meetings and work sessions on the website.

Agendas are final, usually the Thursday before the meetings. Find a copy of the agenda on this website. You can keep track of all the happenings at the Board meetings by reading the minutes of the Board meetings here on the site.

• Watch Board of Trustees Meetings Online
• View Board of Trustees' Meeting Agendas