Elections
LETTER FROM JASON VANDERSTELT, NC CLERK
NEWAYGO COUNTY BALLOT ISSUES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 AT 2:30 PM, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE 78TH DISTRICT JUDGE RACE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE NEWAYGO COUNTY BALLOTS. JUDGE H. KEVIN DRAKE FILED WITH THE STATE BUREAU OF ELECTIONS TO RUN FOR THE 78ᵗʰ DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ON JANUARY 3L5T, 2020. DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS, HE WAS NOT LISTED ON THE PRELIMINARY CANDIDATE LISTING FROM THE STATE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2020, APPROXIMATELY 6145 ABSENT VOTER BALLOTS WERE SENT TO NEWAYGO COUNTY
VOTERS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL ELECTION. OUT OF THESE BALLOTS, ONLY 41 HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE LOCAL CLERKS. THE NEWAYGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE BALLOT PRINTERS AND THE CORRECTION HAS BEEN MADE. NEW BALLOTS ARE BEING PRINTED AT THE TIME OF THIS STATEMENT AND SHALL ARRIVE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2020 TO THE LOCAL CLERKS. UPON ARRIVAL OF THESE NEW BALLOTS, OUR CLERKS WILL BE DILIGENTLY WORKING TO REISSUE NEW ABSENT VOTER BALLOTS TO ALL VOTERS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT A BALLOT. THESE NEW BALLOTS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER EXPLAINING THE ERROR AND THE VOTER'S OPTIONS. THESE OPTIONS INCLUDE:
IF THE VOTER HAS NOT ALREADY RETURNED THE ORIGINAL BALLOT, THEY ARE REQUESTED TO VOTE AND RETURN ONLY THE REPLACEMENT BALLOT AND DESTROY THE ORIGINAL BALLOT.
IF THE VOTER HAS ALREADY RETURNED THE ORIGINAL BALLOT, THEY HAVE TWO OPTIONS:
• VOTE AND RETURN THE REPLACEMENT BALLOT EVEN IF THEY HAVE ALREADY VOTED AND RETURNED THEIR ORIGINAL BALLOT. THE ORIGINAL BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
• IF THEY DO NOT VOTE AND RETURN THE REPLACEMENT BALLOT, THEIR ORIGINAL BALLOTWILL BE COUNTED, BUT THEY WILL HAVE NO VOTE RECORDED FOR THE 78ᵗʰ DISTRICT COURT RACE.
EVERY VOTER WILL HAVE THEIR VOTE COUNTED. NEWAYGO COUNTY HAS PROCEDURES IN PLACE THAT WILL ENSURE ONLY ONE BALLOT FOR EACH VOTER WILL BE COUNTED PER STATE ELECTION LAWS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
SINCERELY,
JASON VANDERSTELT NEWAYGO COUNTY CLERK
Upcoming 2020 Elections:
POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
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NEWAYGO COUNTY BALLOT ISSUES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 AT 2:30 PM, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE 78TH DISTRICT JUDGE RACE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE NEWAYGO COUNTY BALLOTS. JUDGE H. KEVIN DRAKE FILED WITH THE STATE BUREAU OF ELECTIONS TO RUN FOR THE 78ᵗʰ DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ON JANUARY 3L5T, 2020. DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS, HE WAS NOT LISTED ON THE PRELIMINARY CANDIDATE LISTING FROM THE STATE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2020, APPROXIMATELY 6145 ABSENT VOTER BALLOTS WERE SENT TO NEWAYGO COUNTY
VOTERS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL ELECTION. OUT OF THESE BALLOTS, ONLY 41 HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE LOCAL CLERKS. THE NEWAYGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE BALLOT PRINTERS AND THE CORRECTION HAS BEEN MADE. NEW BALLOTS ARE BEING PRINTED AT THE TIME OF THIS STATEMENT AND SHALL ARRIVE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2020 TO THE LOCAL CLERKS. UPON ARRIVAL OF THESE NEW BALLOTS, OUR CLERKS WILL BE DILIGENTLY WORKING TO REISSUE NEW ABSENT VOTER BALLOTS TO ALL VOTERS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT A BALLOT. THESE NEW BALLOTS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER EXPLAINING THE ERROR AND THE VOTER'S OPTIONS. THESE OPTIONS INCLUDE:
IF THE VOTER HAS NOT ALREADY RETURNED THE ORIGINAL BALLOT, THEY ARE REQUESTED TO VOTE AND RETURN ONLY THE REPLACEMENT BALLOT AND DESTROY THE ORIGINAL BALLOT.
IF THE VOTER HAS ALREADY RETURNED THE ORIGINAL BALLOT, THEY HAVE TWO OPTIONS:
• VOTE AND RETURN THE REPLACEMENT BALLOT EVEN IF THEY HAVE ALREADY VOTED AND RETURNED THEIR ORIGINAL BALLOT. THE ORIGINAL BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
• IF THEY DO NOT VOTE AND RETURN THE REPLACEMENT BALLOT, THEIR ORIGINAL BALLOTWILL BE COUNTED, BUT THEY WILL HAVE NO VOTE RECORDED FOR THE 78ᵗʰ DISTRICT COURT RACE.
EVERY VOTER WILL HAVE THEIR VOTE COUNTED. NEWAYGO COUNTY HAS PROCEDURES IN PLACE THAT WILL ENSURE ONLY ONE BALLOT FOR EACH VOTER WILL BE COUNTED PER STATE ELECTION LAWS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
SINCERELY,
JASON VANDERSTELT NEWAYGO COUNTY CLERK
Upcoming 2020 Elections:
November 3 - General Election
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HOW TO BECOME A REGISTERED VOTER
- Must be 18 years of age by the next election date
- Be a citizen of the United States
- Be a resident of the city 30 days prior to the election
VOTER REGISTRATION
- The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk for the November Election is Monday, October 19, 2020
Please visit or contact the Clerk's Office in City Hall or any Secretary of State Branch Office to register to vote PAPER FORM (click link for a Voter Registration Application) OR click the link to register to vote ONLINE.
For more information, please reference the Michigan Secretary of State website.
Key dates and deadlines
Registration deadlines
Online: Oct. 19
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 19
In person: Nov. 3
Absentee ballot deadlines
Request: Received by Oct. 30 by 5:00 p.m.
Return by mail: Postmarked by Nov. 2
Return in person: Nov. 3 by 8:00 p.m.
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