Voting Information

The City Clerk's Office reminds all city residents 18 and older to register to vote.
(The deadline to register to vote in any manner other than with the city clerk's office is 15 days before the election.) 

Are you Registered to Vote? 
Where are you registered to vote?
What proposals are on the ballot?
Who are your local candidates up for election? Find out here

Absentee Ballots are available at the City Clerk's Office approximately 45 days prior to every election.
To request an absent voter ballot to vote from home click here.

The City Clerk's office will be open the Saturday (November 2, 2024) before the election from 9am - 5pm to issue absent voter ballots.

All registered City residents vote at the Hillsdale Community Library located at 11 E. Bacon St. Hillsdale, MI 49242.

Polls open at 7:00am and close at 8:00pm.

For more information call the City Clerk's Office at 517-437-6441.

Upcoming Election Notice: ​​

NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024
To the qualified electors of  THE CITY OF HILLSDALE in THE COUNTY OF HILLSDALE, STATE OF MICHIGAN
Notice is hereby given that a General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. All
Hillsdale County precincts will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm. on Election Day, Hillsdale City precincts will be at the following location:

City of Hillsdale, Precincts 1 –4,  Hillsdale Community Library, 11 E. Bacon St., Hillsdale, MI 49242

You are hereby notified that a General Election will be held in all voting precincts in the City of
Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, State of Michigan on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.​

​Absentee ballots are available for all elections; registered voters may contact the local clerk to obtain an
application for an absent voter ballot.

To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in
Braille. Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the
Township or City Clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.
This Notice is given on behalf of the Township and City Clerks of Hillsdale County, in compliance with
MCL 168.653a and 211.203(3)

Sample ballots can also be found at www.mi.gov/vote.

*For a list of City Council Candidates on the General Election ballot click here 

NOTICE OF EARLY VOTING PRECINCT AND HOURS

NOVEMBER 2024 GENERAL ELECTION

To the qualified electors of THE CITIES of Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield and Reading and, THE TOWNSHIPS of Adams, Allen, Amboy, Cambria, Camden, Fayette, Hillsdale, Jefferson, Litchfield, Moscow, Pittsford, Ransom, Reading, Scipio, Somerset, Wheatland, Woodbridge and Wright in THE COUNTY OF HILLSDALE, STATE OF MICHIGAN

Notice is hereby given according to the Agreement for Election Services between the County of Hillsdale and the aforementioned municipalities and under authority granted in Public Act 81 of 2023, that the location of the early voting site for the November 5, 2024 General Election will be the following:

HILLSDALE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
ROOM 2
29 N HOWELL ST
HILLSDALE, MI 49242

All qualified electors in the aforementioned municipalities have the right to mark a ballot and deposit the ballot in a tabulator beginning the second Saturday before an election and ending the Sunday before the election. Early voting will be available at the early voting site for the following hours:

Day 1, Saturday, October 26, 2024: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Day 2, Sunday, October 27, 2024: 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Day 3, Monday, October 28, 2024: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Day 4, Tuesday, October 29, 2024: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Day 5, Wednesday, October 30, 2024: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Day 6, Thursday, October 31, 2024: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Day 7, Friday, November 1, 2024: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Day 8, Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Day 9, Sunday, November 3, 2024: 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m

This Notice is given on behalf of the City and Township Clerks of Hillsdale County, in accordance with Section 9.1 of the Agreement for Election Services between the County of Hillsdale and the aforementioned municipalities. If you have questions, please contact your City or Township Clerk, or call the County Clerk’s Office at 517-437-3391. Marney M. Kast, Hillsdale County Clerk Abe Dane, Chief Deputy Clerk.

Interested in becoming an Election Inspector? 

The City Clerk's office is accepting applications for Election Inspectors. In Michigan, election inspectors (sometimes referred to as “poll workers”) are registered electors of the state, who are responsible for election procedures at the polling location to which they are assigned, such as prep work before opening the polls, issuing ballots, providing assistance to voters, explaining how to mark the ballot or use the voting equipment, monitoring the voting equipment, closing the polls and preparing election returns.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Election inspectors should be able to work a full day. The work day begins at 6 a.m. and ends upon completion of duties after the polls close.

Qualifications: Election inspectors must be a qualified and registered elector of the state of Michigan, have a good reputation, and must be able to perform the mental and physical duties that are required, have a sufficient education and clerical ability to accomplish the responsibilities of the office, and NOT be a candidate or be related to a candidate for any office to be voted on at the polling place at that election.

Interested? Applications are available at the office of the City Clerk, located at City Hall, 97 N. Broad Street. In addition to submitting a completed application, if you are appointed there will be training you will be required to take prior to working the polls. This is a great way to serve your community and get involved in the civic process. For more information, please contact the City Clerk at (517) 437-6441.