Election Information
November 8, 2011 General Election
- Results
- Last Day to Register to Vote: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
- List of Certified Candidates
- Sample Ballot
- Saginaw City Council Candidates Forum - Presented by the League of Women Voters
Absent Voter Information
If you are:
- You are 60 years of age or older
- You expect to be absent from the community in which you are registered to vote for the entire time the polls are open on Election Day
- You are physically unable to attend the polls and vote without assistance from another person.
- You are appointed as a precinct worker in a precinct other than where the one you are registered
- You cannot attend the polls because of your religion
- Or you are confined in jail and awaiting arraignment or trial
You may contact the City Clerk's Office Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM to request an Absent Voter Ballot Application.
NOTE: If you are 60 years of age and older and want to be on the Permanent Absent Voter List, where you will automatically receive an application for each election , there is a special form that must be completed. Call the City Clerk's Office to receive on by mail or stop by and complete the form.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 (2:00 P.M.) – Deadline to submit an application for qualified electors who wish to receive an absent voter ballot by mail. (Note: The City Clerk’s Office is open this day from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011 (4:00 P.M.) – Deadline for qualified electors to obtain an absent voter ballot and vote in person in the clerk’s office.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011 (4:00 P.M.) – Deadline for emergency absentee voting for election.
Frequently Asked Questions
Voting Districts & Information
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NEW ELECTRONIC POLL BOOK
Saginaw, like several other municipalities across Saginaw County, will be introducing the new Electronic Poll Book (E-Poll Book) at the Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Primary Election. In March, the City applied for and received a grant from the State of Michigan for laptop computers and accessories to be used at the City’s twenty-two precincts. The E-Poll Book will replace the hand-written poll book and poll lists and provide a faster and more accurate method of identifying voters. For those voters who have State issued identification cards and driver’s licenses, a mere swipe of that card through the card reader will bring that voter’s information on the screen. From there, a ballot may be issued and the voter’s name automatically added to a computer poll list. Each computer will have a list of registered voters for that precinct and will also include a list of all other City-registered voters. In this way, if someone is at the wrong precinct, they can quickly be directed to the correct precinct without having to call the City Clerk’s Office. Election workers handling the computers have been trained; however, this is a new process and it may take a few elections to become proficient. Combining several tasks by election workers into one will potentially reduce the number of election workers needed at each precinct.
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MICHIGAN VOTES VOTER INFORMATION CENTER
With this tool you can:
- Determine if you are registered to vote
- Find your polling location
- Contact your local election official
- Learn to use your voting equipment
- Find answers to frequently asked questions
City Regulations for Campaign Signs
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Chapter 153: Zoning Regulations - § 153.145 Temporary Signs
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All political signs must be removed within 7 days of the election for which they were erected. Citations will be issued against property owners who fail to remove the sign within the specified time.
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Chapter 94: Nuisances, Health and Safety - § 94.0 Restrictions as to Posting
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No persons shall attach, place, paint, write, stamp, or paste any sign, advertisement, or other matter upon any lamp post, electric light, railway, telephone or telegraph pole, shade tree, fire hydrant, or boxing covering them; or on any bridge, pavement, sidewalk, or crosswalk, public building, or any property or thing belonging to the City, [this includes the right-of-way which is the area between the sidewalk and the street] Campaigns signs found in any of the above locations are subject to confiscation by the City.
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