Ballot applications for the February 27, 2024 Presidential Primary election are available starting Thursday, December 14.
Voters can apply for an absentee ballot for the February 2024 election in all the usual ways: online (with a current Michigan driver’s license or state ID card), completing a paper application in person at their city or township clerk’s office, or mailing a completed paper application to their city or township clerk. Any Michigan voter can vote in the Presidential Primary election – they do not have to be a member of a political party. However, to vote in the Presidential Primary, voters DO have to choose a ballot, either a Republican ballot, a Democratic ballot, or a ballot without the presidential primary:
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Selecting a partisan ballot is not the same as joining a political party, and your selection does not carry over from the previous presidential primary. So, even if you voted in the 2020 Presidential Primary, you’ll have to choose a ballot again in 2024.
And remember: voters can sign up for the **NEW** Permanent Mail Ballot List at the same time they apply for their ballot for the Presidential Primary. To do so, they can simply check the relevant box on the application: