Elections

Voting & Elections

Visit the Michigan Voter Information Center. To verify if or where you are registered to vote, apply for your Absentee ballot, find answers to your questions, view/track your ballot, AND MORE! If you still need help, email or call the Township Clerk.

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Working Elections

• Everything You Need to Know to Work as an Election Inspector & Application.

If you are interested in working an election, please email the Township Clerk, Marty Meert: mmeert@gunplain.org or call 269-685-9471.

Early Voting

• Read Public Notice regarding early voting information.

Voter Registration Information

To register to vote, you may submit your application online or download the form to submit by mail or return form in-person from the Michigan Voter Information Center.

Residents of Gun Plain Charter Township may register to vote Monday-Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gun Plain Charter Township Clerk’s office. You may also register to vote at any Secretary of State Branch office.

The Clerk holds 8 office hours on the Saturday or Sunday prior to each election for voter registration. 

Polling Location & Precinct Information

Gun Plain Charter Township oversees one precinct and hosts voters for elections that include Gun Plain Charter Township residents, Plainwell Community Schools, Delton Public Schools, and Martin Public Schools.

Polling Location for Gun Plain Charter Township residents:

Gun Plain Charter Township Hall
381 8th Street
Plainwell, MI 49080

Sample Ballots

To view a sample ballot, follow the prompts to input the election, county, jurisdiction and precinct you vote in to see the appropriate sample ballot. 

Incorrect Mailings

If you receive mail for persons who are no longer living at your address or who are deceased, do not open it; please just write on the envelope “not at this address” or “deceased” and return to your mail carrier or the post office. They will return the mail to whoever sent it so they can correct their records.

Absentee Voter Information

Any registered voter can vote by absentee ballot at any time. Voters can request to be put on the permanent absentee ballot list which will trigger the automatic mailing of the application in advance of each election.

For more information about Absentee voting, visit the Michigan Voter Information Center.

Need to Apply for an Absentee Application, Ballot, or to be added to the Permanent Absentee Ballot List? Here are your options:

1. Apply Online through the Michigan Voter Information Center
2. Call the Township Clerk
3. Download the absentee voter application form to return by mail, via the Township Hall Drop Box, or in person to the Township Clerk
4. Apply in person at the Township Office

Receipt of Multiple Absentee Applications

You may receive more than one Absentee Application. The Township mails one to each person on our Permanent Absentee Voter List and to those who request them for individual elections. Often, the political parties send Absentee Applications, too.

What to do in the case of receiving multiple applications?

Just pick one and send it to the Township office. Even if we receive multiple applications, you will only receive one ballot.

Absentee Ballot Procedures

• If you decide you would rather vote in person on Election Day, you can surrender your absentee ballot at the Township office prior to Election Day or at the polls on Election Day, then you can vote in person on Election Day.
• Make sure you put your ballot back inside the secrecy sleeve before placing it in the return envelope.
• MAKE SURE YOU SIGN THE ENVELOPE! Ballots without signatures cannot be processed. If your signature does not match what we have on file for you, we may ask you to come into the office so we can verify your signature.
• Please return your ballot as soon as possible; with more absentee voters, we need more time to check them in.