Township Clerk

You may register to vote at the Township Offices, the local Secretary of State Office, or the Oceana County Clerk’s office. In order to register to vote, you must: 1). Complete and sign the voter registration form and 2). Show proof of a valid State of Michigan Driver’s License or sanctioned identification from the State of Michigan.

Michigan law requires that the same address be used for voter registration and driver license purposes. Therefore, if the residence address you provide when registering to vote differs from the address shown on your Michigan driver license or personal identification card, the Secretary of State will automatically update your driver license or personal identification card address. If an address change is made, the Secretary of State will mail you an address update sticker for your driver license or personal identification card.

You must first complete an Absentee Voter Ballot application in order to obtain an Official Absentee Voter Ballot. You may request the application by contacting the Township Clerk via telephone, email or in writing.

 After completing and signing the application, the application must be delivered to the Township Clerk by scanning and emailing, faxing, direct mail, or hand delivery by the applicant. In the event an applicant cannot return the application in any of the preceding methods, it may be returned by a member of the immediate family of the voter.  If the voter cannot return the application by any of the previous methods, the applicant may select any registered elector to return the application on their behalf.

The person returning the application must sign the “Certificate of Authorized Registered Elector Returning Absentee Voter Application” on the back of the Absentee Voter Application. All absentee voter applications must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. prior to the Saturday before an election.

Once an application has been received by the Township Clerk, the Clerk will issue an Absentee Ballot via the mail. The Absentee Ballot must then be returned to the Township Clerk no later than the date specified on the Absentee Ballot Envelope which must be signed by the voter, where indicated.

There is only one voting precinct which serves both the Village and Township.

Election and voting information may be viewed by visiting the Michigan "Information for Voters" page.