Bedford Township,
Michigan                                       

ABSENTEE BALLOT INFORMATION
From Bob Schockman, Bedford Township Clerk

Please Read These Instructions and Then Click On The Image Below For An Absentee Ballot Application  

From the questions I've been getting from concerned residents, I thought it would be a good time to publish the following information regarding absentee ballots.  If, after reading this you still have questions, please give me or one of my staff a call at 847-6791.

You may receive an absentee ballot if you meet the following criteria:

1. You are a registered voter in the jurisdiction that you reside in.  If you are not a registered voter, this must be done 30 days prior to an election.  The date of April 4, 2005, is the last date you can register in order to vote in the May 3, 2005 school election.

2. You respond positively to one of the following reasons for requesting an absentee ballot. (These reasons appear on the application.)

A. You are 60 years of age or older.   

B. You expect to be absent from the community in which you are registered for the entire time the polls are open on election day.

C. You are physically unable to attend the polls without the assistance of another.

D. You cannot attend the polls because of the tenets of your religion.

E. You have been appointed an election precinct inspector in a precinct other than the precinct where you reside.

F. You cannot attend the polls because you are confined to jail awaiting arraignment or trial.

3.  You registered to vote in person (not by mail). Michigan Election Law requires you to vote in person the first time, if you registered to vote by mail.

4.  You request an absentee ballot application, fill it out and return it to the township hall by Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. (for the May 3, 2005 school election)

There are 3 ways to receive an absentee ballot application.

1. Visit the Bedford Township Hall, 8100 Jackman Rd., Temperance, and request an absentee ballot application. (Our hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday thru Friday.)  An application will be printed out for you.

2. Call 734-847-6791 and request an application.  The clerk's department will mail one out to you.

3. Click the image above and download an application.

Downloading the absentee ballot application from our website is a new option to better serve the voting residents of Bedford Township.

08/17/2005