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General Election Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Polls 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Not registered?You can still vote on Election Day.

Two things almost nobody tells you.

  • You can register and vote on the same day.
  • One mark at the top of the ballot votes every Democrat on it.

Polls close in

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Contest 1 of 3 How will you vote?
How will you vote?

Fill in the oval next to one choice

Your steps

  1. Look up your Early voting siteOne of a small number of locations your municipality opens for the nine days before the election. Usually not your Election Day precinct — look it up before you drive. — it is usually not your Election Day precinct.
  2. Go during open hours. Bring photo ID if you have it; if you don't, you can still vote.
  3. Vote and leave. You're done.

Find my early voting site

Early voting has ended for this election. You can still register and vote at your clerk's office, or vote at your precinct, until polls close.

Your steps

  1. Sign the outside of the envelope. A missing signature is the most common reason a good ballot gets set aside.
  2. Put it in a Drop boxA locked, anchored, video-monitored box for returning a mail ballot by hand. Inside the last week it is safer than mailing, because it takes delivery time out of the equation. in the city or township where you live, or hand it to your clerk. Another town's box may not count.
  3. Or carry it to your early voting site or your Election Day precinct and put it into the tabulator yourself — keep it in the envelope your clerk sent. Not offered in Detroit, where it goes to a drop box or the clerk.
  4. Track it online and confirm they got it. Don't assume.

Find my drop box

No ballot yet? Don't start with the mail this close. Vote early in person while the window is open, or go to your precinct on Election Day.

No ballot yet? It is too late to start with the mail, and early voting has ended. You can still register and vote at your clerk's office, or go to your precinct on Election Day.

Your steps

  1. Confirm your precinct that morning. Polling places move.
  2. Preview your ballot at home first — Michigan ballots are long, and that's where people quit halfway.
  3. Bring a marked-up sample ballot or a list on your phone. You're allowed to.
  4. Feed the ballot in yourself. If it rejects, ask for a new one — don't walk away.

Find my polling place

Your steps

  1. Go to your Your clerkThe local official who runs elections where you live — city or township, not the county and not the state. Registration, mail ballots and same-day registration all happen at their office. — not your polling place.
  2. Bring proof of where you live: a Michigan ID, or a utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or other government document with your name and address. A photo on your phone usually works.
  3. Register, then vote right there in the same visit. Any time through 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Find my clerk's office

Contest 2 of 3 One mark, every Democrat
One mark, every Democrat

Fill the straight party oval, then turn the ballot over

You do not have to mark forty ovals. Top-left of the partisan section is a box marked straight party ticket. Fill in the Democratic oval and every Democrat in every partisan race is voted — Senate, Governor, Congress, your state legislator. One mark.

You can still pick a race by hand. Mark someone else in one contest and that mark wins there. Nothing is voided — that rule belongs to the August primary, not to this ballot.

Two things to know about that one mark:

  • It stops at the back of the ballot. Judges, school board, and every proposal are counted separately, and a straight ticket leaves them blank. Turn it over and finish.
  • It needs a Democrat to vote for. State House 34 has none on the ballot, so a straight ticket casts no vote there — the only seat in the state where that is true.

What's on the rest of your ballot →

Contest 3 of 3 Our slate
Our slate

The four races every Michigan voter shares

  • General Election Tuesday, November 3, 2026
  • U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed (backed by our progressive coalition or a partner organization) One of Michigan's two votes in Washington. Six-year term. More →
  • Governor Jocelyn Benson Runs the state. Signs or vetoes everything the Legislature passes. On the ballot as one line with Winnie Brinks for Lieutenant Governor. More →
  • Secretary of State Garlin Gilchrist (backed by our progressive coalition or a partner organization) Runs Michigan's elections, and every branch office in the state. More →
  • Attorney General Eli Savit (backed by our progressive coalition or a partner organization) The state's lawyer. Decides what Michigan sues over, and what it lets go. More →
  • Screenshot this · Bring it to the polls · Vote the whole card

marks candidates backed by our progressive coalition or its partner organizations.

Plus 169 seats down-ballot — 13 for U.S. Congress, 38 for State Senate, 110 for State House, and 8 on the education and university boards. You will only see the ones drawn for your address. See the full slate →

One straight party mark votes all of it — these four and every Democrat below them. It does not reach the two Supreme Court seats, which sit in the Nonpartisan sectionThe part of the ballot with no party labels — judges, school board, and any proposals. It is counted no matter which party's section you voted in, so always finish it. further down. Turn it over and mark those yourself.

Your power goes out when it rains Rent Groceries Your DTE bill The insulin copay Car insurance Child care

Why this one, why here

Michigan is the state where young voters decide the most

Not a pep talk — a ranking. CIRCLE at Tufts scores every state on how much young voters can swing its races. Michigan came out first in the country for both the Senate race and the Governor's race in 2026. The two biggest races on this ballot.

Michigan among all 50 states, 2026 cycle. Source: CIRCLE at Tufts University, Youth Electoral Significance Index and youth turnout estimates.
Measure Michigan Rank
Youth impact on the 2026 U.S. Senate race Highest in the nation 1st of 50
Youth impact on the 2026 Governor's race Highest in the nation 1st of 50
Youth turnout, 2024 general 58% 3rd of 50
Youth turnout, 2022 midterm 37% 1st of 50

The leverage is at the bottom of the ballot

The Senate race will be on the news every night until November 3. Your state representative will not — and that is where school funding and car-insurance law actually get written. It is also the race people most often leave blank. One straight party mark fills it in.

The part that actually moves turnout

Text three people. By name.

Not a broadcast. Three specific people you can picture — the ones you already suspect won't get around to it.

  • Ask one question: "When are you voting?" Getting somebody to name a day is most of the work.
  • Lead with the two unlocks. "I'm not registered" and "I'm not a Democrat" are the reasons they'll give you. Both are wrong.
  • Never follow a listening question with an ask for money. Fastest way to burn the channel — and this channel is the whole program.