Election Information

Election Dates

Polls are open on election dates from 7 AM until 8 PM
in the Chassell Township Fire Hall.
Houghton County Election Results

VOTER REGISTRATION
Township residents can register to vote in-person at the Clerk’s Office during regular business hours through 8 pm on Election Day. Voters registering to vote in-person during the last 14 days prior to an Election will be required to provide proof of residency.
Voters who have moved within the Chassell Township can update their address at any Secretary of State Branch Office, online, or in-person at the Clerk’s Office.

ACCESSIBLE VOTING
Ballot marking devices are available to all voters with special accommodations for hearing, visual, physical and other disabilities. This provides voters the opportunity to independently vote a ballot in complete privacy. This terminal marks the voter’s selections on paper that becomes their ballot. Voters can select their choices using a touch screen. Personal adaptives may also be used to assist voters in making their selections. The completed ballot is then fed into a tabulator, which scans and records the votes.

VOTING REQUIREMENTS
Every Michigan voter who offers to vote at the polls must show picture identification or sign an affidavit attesting they are not in possession of picture identification. (MCL 168.523)
IMPORTANT – Voters without ID will not be turned away on Election Day. Michigan Election law anticipates not all voters will have picture ID. Voters who do not have acceptable picture ID can vote like any other voter by signing an affidavit. 

POLLING LOCATION
Residents vote at the Chassell Fire Hall located at 22115 7th St. Chassell, MI

View Your Ballot

https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/Index/

Military and Oversea Civilians

Federal Post Card Application (PDF) 

Absentee Ballots

Absentee ballots are mailed 45 days before each election for voters outside the U.S. and shortly after for all other voters. Voters must submit a signed application for a specific election or to receive an absentee ballot for all future elections in order to receive a ballot.
Absentee ballots are counted by election inspectors at the precinct and cast on Election Day.

Absent Voter Ballot Application

An Absentee Voter Ballot Application can be requested by

  • Electronically requesting a ballot here           
  • Picking up an application from the Clerk’s Office
  • Emailing your request to chasselltownshipclerk@gmail.com

The Clerk’s is available to register voters and for absentee ballot requests on the Saturday before each election from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Voters registering to vote within 14 days of an election will be required to provide proof of residency.

Vote By Mail

US Mail: Allow enough time for your ballot to be received in the Clerk’s Office by 8:00 pm on Election Day. (No postage required – prepaid envelope included)

During Early Voting: During Early Voting, you may bring your ballot inside the secrecy sleeve (make sure numbered ballot stub is visible) to the Early Voting Centers at Houghton City Center, 616 Shelden Avenue, Room 203, Houghton-The site is accessible with an elevator.
Be prepared to show picture ID, or sign an affidavit of no picture ID.

On Election Day: On Election Day, during voting hours 7am-8pm, you may bring your ballot inside the secrecy sleeve (make sure numbered ballot stub is visible) to your voting precinct to tabulate your ballot. Be prepared to show picture ID, or sign an affidavit of no picture ID.

Vote Early
What is Early Voting?
Early voting allows a voter to cast a ballot before Election Day, in an experience similar to voting on Election Day. During the early voting period, voters are issued a ballot and can then insert their ballot directly into a tabulator at our early voting sites. Voters will have the opportunity to vote and put their own ballot in a tabulator at the Early Voting Sites only at the dates and times below. Early Voting is open fourteen (14) consecutive ending the Sunday prior to the election.

How is Early In-Person Voting Different Than Absentee?

Both early in-person voting and absentee voting allow voters to vote their ballot prior to Election Day. However, there are important differences between the two choices in voting. Early in-person voting is similar to how you would at your precinct on Election Day. Voters are issued a ballot, or they bring in their absentee ballot with numbered stub attached and in the absentee secrecy sleeve, vote it at the Early Voting Center, and then insert it into the tabulator, just like at a precinct.

Become Part of Our New Permanent Ballot List

Avoid the lines at Early Voting Sites and on Election Day. With the passage of Proposal 2 in 2022, one single application is required for requesting an Absentee Ballot for all future eligible elections. If you would like an Absentee Ballot automatically mailed to you for every eligible election, you may sign up on your Presidential Primary Application. You may also visit the Michigan Voter Information Center: www.mi.gov/vote

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Voters requesting and picking up absentee ballots in person at the Clerk’s Office will be subject to the Michigan voter identification requirement. Ballots issued in person are only given to the voter. Spouses and family members may return applications, but may not pick up ballots for each other.

You may also place the completed applications in the grey drop box located on the parking lot of Superior National Bank Building. The box is emptied daily.

Election Inspectors

We’re Always Looking for New Election Inspectors

Are you looking for an opportunity to serve your community? Why not consider working as an election inspector? City and township clerks are always seeking Election Day assistance.

Election inspectors are paid to assist voters at the polls on Election Day. Some of their responsibilities include checking voters’ registration records and recording that they voted, distributing ballots, assisting voters, and maintaining order within the voting precinct.

An election inspector must be a registered voter in the State.  An inspector cannot be a challenger, a candidate for nomination or election to any office on the ballot, or a member of a candidate’s immediate family.  Immediate family is defined as the individual’s father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, or any relative residing in the same household with that person. In addition, anyone convicted of a felony or an election crime may not be an inspector.

The first three inspectors appointed to serve on a precinct board must be 18 years of age or older. Additional inspectors appointed to the board may be high school students 16 or 17 years of age. With the exception of being qualified and registered voters, students must meet all of the other requirements. They are also required to receive permission from their school and are subject to the provisions of child labor laws. Students cannot serve as precinct chairpersons; however, the addition of younger workers provides more flexibility in manning the polls on Election Day and allows young people an opportunity to see democracy in action. They also add energy and enthusiasm to the voting precincts on Election Day.

Please contact the Chassell Township Clerk’s Office, at (906) 523-4000 or email chasselltownshipclerk@gmail.com, to request an election inspector application and/or to seek additional information. It’s a very rewarding experience, and training is provided prior to Election Day.

Election Inspector Application

Michigan Bureau of Elections Instructional Videos

Election Day Precinct Activities
Election Day Closing Procedures

Election Inspector Qualifications and Duties