As of Oct. 20, 2026, if you still need to register to vote, you must do it at Detroit City Clerk’s Office, 2 Woodward Ave. #200 Detroit, MI 48226. Here’s what to do.
Step 1. Check your registration
First, verify if you are already registered by putting your information into https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/Index and it will tell you.
You need the following qualifications to vote:
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Be at least 17.5 years old and turn 18 before Election Day
- Have lived in Detroit for at least 30 days
- Not actively serving out a jail or prison sentence
Step 2. Go to the clerk’s office
You can register to vote at the Detroit City Clerk’s office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office will have special hours the weekend before the election.
- Saturday, Oct. 31: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 1: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
You need to prove that you live at your address, so you must bring a printed record of one of the following:
- Your Michigan driver’s license or state ID card
- A utility bill, bank statement, pay check, government check or any other government document with your name and Detroit address on it.
Step 3. Decide how you will vote
Want to vote before Election Day? You can vote in person at the Detroit City Clerk’s office or at an Early Voting Site starting nine days before Election Day.
When you vote at an Early Voting Site, your voting experience will be similar to that of voting at a polling place on Election Day. You will complete your ballot, place it in a secrecy sleeve and then deposit it into the voting tabulator.
Early in-person voting centers with dropboxes
- City Clerk’s Office, 2 Woodward Ave. Ste 106 48226
- WCCCD Northwest Campus, 8200 W. Outer Dr. 48219
- Northwest Activities Center, 18100 Meyers Rd. 48235
- Farwell Recreation Center, 2711 E. Outer Dr. 48234
- WCCCD Eastern Campus, 5901 Conner St. 48213
- Department of Elections, 2978 W. Grand Blvd. 48202
- Clark Park, 1130 Clark St. 48209
- Adams Butzel Recreation Complex, 10500 Lyndon St. 48238
Drop box only locations
- District 1:
- Crowell Community Center, 16630 Lahser Rd. 48219
- Rouge Park Golf Course, 11701 Burt Rd. 48228
- North Rosedale Park Community House, 18445 Scarsdale St. 48223
- Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. Seven Mile Rd. 48219
- District 2:
- Liberty Temple Baptist Church, 17188 Greenfield Rd. 48235
- Greater Emmanuel Institutional COGIC, 19190 Schaefer Hwy. 48235
- Tindal Recreation Center, 10301 W. Seven Mile Rd. 48221
- Palmer Park Community Center, 1121 Merrill Plaisance St. 48203
- District 3:
- Perfecting Church, 7616 E. Nevada St. 48234
- Faith Temple, 19000 Conant St. 48234
- Greater St. Paul, 15325 Gratiot Ave. 48205
- Heilmann Recreation Center, 19601 Crusade St. 48205
- District 4:
- Balduck Park, 5271 Canyon St. 48236
- District 5:
- Considine Center, 8904 Woodward Ave. 48202
- Greater Christ Baptist Church, 3544 Iroquois Ave. 48214
- Horatio Williams Foundation, 1010 Antietam Ave. 48207
- Renaissance Baptist Church, 1045 E. Grand Blvd. 48207
- Butzel Family Center, 7737 Kercheval Ave. 48214
- District 6:
- Detroit Pistons Performance Center, 690 Amsterdam St. 48202
- WCCCD Downtown Campus, 1001 W. Fort St. 48226
- Unity Baptist Church, 7500 Tireman Ave. 48204
- Kemeny Recreation Center, 2260 S. Fort St. 48217
- District 7:
- Davison Service Yard, 8221 W. Davison 48238
- William S. Ford Memorial Church, 16400 W. Warren Ave. 48228
- Edison Library, 18400 Joy Rd. 48228
- Christ Temple Baptist Church, 10628 Plymouth Rd. 48204
Note: Some drop box locations are at the buildings listed. Some are located elsewhere in the parks or campuses. The addreses will take you to the correct locations.
Want to vote in person on Election Day? You must vote at your assigned polling place. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line by 8 p.m. at your polling place, you will be able to vote.
You can find your polling place online at the Michigan Voter Information Center or by calling the Detroit City Clerk at (313) 224-3270.
Your polling place will likely be near the address you registered to vote with. But it may have changed from last year, so verify before you show up to the polling place.
Step 4: Get familiar with the issues
- See your sample ballot here.
- Learn about the candidates here.
- Detroit has two school board races on the ballot. Get familiar with the candidates so you don’t get confused and accidentally spoil your ballot.
- Learn what’s at stake in the US Senate race here.
- Learn about the ballot issues here.
If you encounter what you believe to be misinformation, you can report it to the state by emailing misinformation@michigan.gov. Read more about how to be an informed voter and detect misinformation.
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- Complete voter guide: Everything you need to know
- Still need to register to vote? Here’s what to do.
- Get to know the ballot issues Detroiters can vote on
- Need special accommodations to vote? What you need to know.
- Early in-person voting begins in Detroit. What to know.
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