Michigan Election Central

Every registered Michigan voter can cast a ballot early and in person this year — but the hours depend on exactly where you live, and the first sites open this week.

Michigan's early-voting period is a recent but permanent part of how elections work here. Voters approved Proposal 22-2 in November 2022, writing the right to vote early and in person into the state constitution. It sits between the other two ways to vote: showing up at your precinct on Election Day, or voting by absentee ballot.

Under state law, early voting must span at least nine consecutive days — from the second Saturday before Election Day through the Sunday before it — with sites open at least eight hours each day. For this election, that statewide minimum runs Saturday, October 24, 2026, through Sunday, November 1. But November 1 is the floor, not the universal end: local officials can add days and hours, some communities opened earlier, and beginning this year, some extend early voting to Monday, November 2. If you'd rather wait, Election Day itself is Tuesday, November 3, with precincts open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time.

Hours vary block by block

There is no single statewide early-voting clock. Each city and township sets its own location and hours, so the schedule can change entirely two towns over — including a different closing day.

Detroit's Early Vote Centers are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 24 through November 2, across eight listed locations, though the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center City Clerk's Office at 2 Woodward Ave. closes at 4 p.m. on November 2.

Ann Arbor offers early voting at six sites. Larcom City Hall and three library branches run October 24 through November 1, while the UMMA and Duderstadt Center start earlier, on October 21. Larcom City Hall is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the three library branches and the two university sites run 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Grand Rapids' four early-voting sites are open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., with no early voting on Monday, November 2.

Lansing has two sites — the Lansing Elections Office at 701 W. Jolly Rd. and Foster Community Center at 200 N. Foster Ave. — open October 24 through November 2, 2026. The Elections Office runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on October 28, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 2, while Foster runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. most days and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 2.

Oakland County's early-voting period runs October 24 through November 1, with most days open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and extended hours of noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 29.

The variation can be jarring even within a few miles. Cascade Township's Cascade Library–Wisner Center (2870 Jacksmith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids) is open 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily from October 24 through November 1, with no early voting on Monday, November 2 — while Grand Rapids, right next door, runs an entirely different set of hours.

Find yours in two minutes

To find your own community's early-voting sites, dates, and daily hours, the state posts them at mi.gov/earlyvoting, generally up to 60 days before Election Day. The process is two steps: enter your registered residential address and open "Your voter information." If your early-voting site does not appear, contact your city or township clerk — their office is also listed on the site.

And don't assume you know where to go. You may vote early only at the site or sites assigned to your address, which may differ from your Election Day precinct. Confirm before you leave the house.

Plenty of voters are already ahead

As of 7 a.m. on October 20, 2026, 789,572 Michigan voters had already cast a ballot — 789,476 returned absentee ballots plus 96 votes cast at early-voting sites — representing 10.7% of active registered voters. And while the statewide window opens October 24, some jurisdictions had already opened theirs.

If you have a mail ballot sitting on the counter, Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie has a straightforward message: "With Election Day only two weeks away, now is the time to return your mail ballot if you have not already done so."

The only step left is to jot down your own dates and hours — not to wade through campaign noise. As Election Day approaches, this page will add practical updates: new hours, site changes, and reminders. Check back here rather than hunting for news.