City Elections are held in the City of Ann Arbor every year. Elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August (Primary) and November (General). School Board elections and other special elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May. Other special elections may also be scheduled for the fourth Tuesday in February as needed. The City Clerk is the City's chief elections officer and is responsible for the administration of all City Elections. One councilmember from each of the City's five wards is elected each year in November. The Mayor is elected in even-year elections in November. 

August 3, 2010 State Primary Election

The August 3 State Primary Election to elect candidates for the Ann Arbor City Council in all five wards is the next election in the City of Ann Arbor. NOTE: All City Polling Places will be open on August 3, 2010 for this citywide election. Polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

The last day to register to vote for the August 3, 2010 Primary Election is Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Please call the City Clerk at 734-794-6140 for more information or to check the status of your voter registration in the City.

Current Precinct Polling Place Updated List

Avoid the lines on Election Day! If you meet one of the following criteria, you are eligible to appy for an absentee ballot:

• 60 years of age or older
• absent from the community on Election Day
• physically unable to vote at the polls without assistance of another person
• unable to attend the polls because of religious beliefs
• appointed a pollworker in a precinct other than your own
• confined to jail awaiting trial or arraignment

Call the City Clerk for more information about absentee ballots or complete the attached request form and return it to the City Clerk at 100 N. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, email: cityclerk@a2gov.org;  or fax: 734-994-8296. Absentee ballots for the August 3, 2010 Primary Election are expected to be available beginning the week of June 19, 2010.

Absentee ballot application form

All returned absentee ballot envelopes are sent to the precincts on Election Day for processing and tabulation. Your absentee ballot is counted in your assigned ward and precinct, or at an absent voter counting board, along with all of the in-person votes cast on that day!

City residents can check their voter registration status on the web by accessing the Secretary of State's voter information center at www.Michigan.gov/vote.

Check back after the May 11 filing deadline for up-to-date candidate and proposal information.