August 3, 2010 State Primary Election

The August 3 State Primary Election to elect candidates for the Mayor and Ann Arbor City Council in all five wards is the next election in the City of Ann Arbor. Other County, State and Federal offices will also appear on this ballot. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions about the August 3, 2010 Primary Election

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 (pdf)

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 (pdf)

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.

August 3, 2010 City Primary Election Candidates

For information on County, State and Federal candidates, please visit the Washtenaw County Clerk website. Candidates appearing on the August 3, 2010 Primary Election ballot for City of Ann Arbor Mayor and Council and County Commissioner Districts representing the City of Ann Arbor are listed below. Please note that the incumbent candidates for 2nd and 3rd ward City Council will not appear on the August ballot as these candidates are running unopposed (City Charter Section 13.4). Mayoral candidates, as well as candidates running for Statewide offices, will appear on all City ballots.

The League of Women Voters will be hosting candidate debates for the August 3, 2010 Primary. CTN will be taping at its studio and the debates will be aired live on CTN Channel 19.  Replay schedules will be available after the debates are taped.  All questions should be submitted to the League of Women voters via their website at www.lwvannarbor.org by July 1, 2010.

Ann Arbor City - Mayor

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Ann Arbor City - Ward 1 Councilmember

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Ann Arbor City - Ward 4 Councilmember

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Ann Arbor City - Ward 5 Councilmember

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County Commissioner - District 8

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County Commissioner - District 9

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County Commissioner - District 10

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County Commissioner - District 11

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