IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR BENTON CHARTER TWP. PCT 3 & 6 REGISTERED VOTERS-BECAUSE OF CONCERNS REGARDING MDOT CONSTRUCTION ON MLK: The Sammie Smith Family Investment Center (301 Martin Luther King Dr) polling location will be open & accessible for voting on 11/3/26 from 7am-8pm.

THE CLERK'S OFFICE ENCOURAGES USING THE EARLY VOTING OPTION AT BENTON CHARTER TWP. HALL 10/24/26 THRU 11/1/26 (weekdays 9am-5pm; weekends 8am-4pm). Early voting dates and times are also listed below.

ABSENTEE VOTER BALLOT PROCESSING - Early Processing: 10/31/26 (10am-6pm); Election Day Processing: (3pm-9pm).

Election Day, Early Voting and Early AV Processing days and times are also listed below.

Township Clerk Carolyn Phillips, along with staff, manages and coordinates the elections & voting

Always visit the State of Michigan's website for the most up to date information. State of Michigan Election Info

How to Register to Vote

Step 1: You Must Be...	Step 2: Fill Out Application	Step 3: Submit Application	Step 4: Clerk Mails Voter Card	Step 5: Vote!
A US citizen A Michigan citizen A citizen of the town where you're registering At least 18 years old	Obtain an application at one of many locations, and fill it out.	Hand-deliver or mail in application. If never registered to vote in Michigan and choose to mail in application, remember to include identification information.	Card will show location where to cast ballot.	Present acceptable photo ID at polls or sign an affidavit if no photo ID is available.

Points to Remember

1. If you move to a new city or township, you must re-register. If you move within a city or township and are already registered to vote, you only need to update your address.
2. If you are in jail, awaiting arraignment or trial, you may register to vote. If you are in jail after being convicted and sentenced, you may not register to vote or vote while you are confined.
3. Visit the Michigan Voter Information Center at www.Michigan.gov/vote for information about registering to vote and voting, voting equipment, polling place locations, state and local ballots, the candidates, campaign finance and more. Your local clerk can help with questions about your voter registration, polling place location and working at the polls.

Always visit the State of Michigan's website for the most up to date information. State of Michigan Election Info

Absentee Voting

• Download an absent voter ballot application

Absent voter ballots are available for all elections. They provide voters with a convenient method for casting a ballot when they are unable to attend the polls on election day.

A person who registers to vote by mail must vote in person in the first election in which he or she participates. The restriction does not apply to overseas voters, voters who are disabled or voters who are 60 years of age or older. (Voting in person on one governmental level clears the restriction on the other levels. For example, if a voter subject to the restriction votes in person at a school election, the voter would be free to obtain an absentee ballot for the first state election in which he or she wishes to participate.)

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EARLY VOTING WILL BE AT BENTON CHARTER TWP. HALL ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMES FOR THE 11/3/2026 STATE GENERAL ELECTION:

IN-PERSON VOTING POLLING LOCATIONS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026. POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

PRECINCTS 1 & 2 - Benton Charter Twp. Hall - 1725 Territorial Rd., Bldg. B

PRECINCTS 3 & 6 - Sammie Smith Family Investment Center - 301 S. Martin Luther King Dr.

PRECINCTS 4 - Benton Charter Twp. Fire Station #2 - 181 Enterprise Way

PRECINCTS 5 - Benton Charter Twp. Fire Station #1 - 781 N. Crystal Ave.

Benton Charter Twp. has a secure/monitored Election Material drop box at the Benton Charter Twp. Hall front door entrance for your convenience.

PUBLIC NOTICE - Early AV processing and tabulation will be conducted on the days and times below at Benton Charter Township Hall.

There will be two (2) AV counting boards with three (3) election inspectors each. Any question or concerns please call the Clerks office at 269-925-0616.