Michigan
Michigan voters head to the polls on May 6 – here's what they'll be voting on
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(FOX 2) – May 6 is election day for some local municipalities around Michigan and the first opportunity of 2025 to vote.
While none of the races are statewide or have any bearing on Congress or Michigan governance in the legislature, there are hundreds of local races across dozens of counties.
Local Michigan elections
Just like during the previous presidential election in November, the May 6 special election includes multiple days of early voting – which is part of Michigan’s expanded voting options that residents approved in the past.
Local perspective:
Most of the elections deal with school district millage renewals, which help fund public school buildings and curriculum. Here is a full breakdown of all special elections in metro Detroit.
Livingston County
- Dexter Community Schools
- Webberville Community Schools
Macomb County
- Mt. Clemens Community School
Monroe County
- Mason Consolidated Schools
- Summerfield Schools Whiteford
- Agricultural Schools
Oakland County
- Clawson City
- Ferndale City
- Ferndale Public
- Grand Blanc Community Schools
- Lamphere Schools
St. Clair County
- Algonac Community School District
- Kenockee Township
- Yale Public Schools
Washtenaw County
- Dexter Community Schools
- Pittsfield Charter Township
Wayne County
- Redford Union School District
- Southgate Schools
- Wyandotte City
How to vote in Michigan
How to register
There are three different ways to register: online, by mail, or in person at your clerk’s office.
The state of Michigan makes it simple to register to vote – just go to the Secretary of State’s website and fill out the information.
If you’ve moved recently, you should check that your address is correct so that you’ll be able to vote in person or receive your mailed ballot
Voting by mail
Voting by mail – also known as absentee voting – requires you to request an absentee ballot. Michigan will not automatically send you an absentee ballot.
You can do this by registering on the Michigan Secretary of State website, calling your city clerk and asking for an application to be mailed to you, downloading the application from the state’s website and mailing it in, or going directly to your clerk’s office.
There are applications available in other languages, including Arabic, Spanish, Bengali, and Farsi.
When do polls open?
In Michigan, polls open at 7 a.m. local time and remain open until 8 p.m.
Polls in Michigan close at 8 p.m. local time.
For most of the state, that’s 8 p.m. ET. However, there’s the far west corner of the Upper Peninsula that’s in central time – which means those polls will close at 8 p.m. CT, (9 p.m. ET).
What’s on my ballot?
The state makes it really easy to find out what someone will be voting on.
All it takes is filling out some basic information on the Secretary of State’s website. After that, a sample ballot of what the registered voter will see when they head to the polls will appear.
That can be done by going to this link here.
The Source: The Michigan Secretary of State
Before-and-after images of homes on Black Lake near Onaway provide perspectives on how the community was affected by April flooding.
Snowmelt and rain have stressed dams and caused lakes to flood in northern Michigan.
The Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Office shared on social media photos and videos that the agency captured of Cheboygan County floods on Friday, April 17 from both the ground and air.
Deputies “observed a level of destruction that simply cannot be understood from ground level,” the sheriff’s office said in the post.
Google Maps images taken from two locations on Black Lake in 2024, compared with the Friday images, show how the floodwater has changed the landscape.
On North Black River Road and Taylor Road, the water has overflowed to North Black River Road.
In the 400 block of South Black River Road, water has also flooded homes and lakeside property.
“Black Lake, Black River, Cheboygan River, Burt Lake, Mullet Lake, the Sturgeon River − and nearly every waterway in the county have overflowed beyond their banks, swallowing docks, roads, yards, and in far too many cases, homes,” the sheriff’s office post said. “What should be familiar shorelines are now unrecognizable expanses of water.”
“Our hearts are with every family affected by this flooding,” Cheboygan County Sheriff Todd Ross said in the post. “We know many of you are facing significant damage to your homes and property, and the emotional toll that comes with it. Please know you are not alone. We are working around the clock with our partners to ensure safety, provide support, and begin the process of recovery. Stay strong, stay connected, and don’t hesitate to reach out for help, we will get through this together.”
Nearby, the UAW Black Lake Conference Center shared images on social media of floodwater threatening its Old Lodge.
The conference center is located at 2000 Maxon Road in Waverly Township.
The Cheboygan County Road Commission and the Cheboygan County Office of Emergency Management closed the bridge at Five Mile Point Road on Saturday, April 18 due to significant road washout in the area of South Black River Road and Red Bridge Road.
The sheriff’s office had encouraged residents in parts of the area to evacuate earlier in the week and said Saturday it had completed evacuation efforts on the west side of the lake.
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 20-year-old Kalamazoo man is dead after crashing his vehicle into a tree Friday evening in Texas Township, according to Michigan State Police (MSP).
It happened on South 3rd Street and West PQ Avenue around 6:50 p.m., troopers said.
While he was driving in a no-passing zone, the Kalamazoo man swerved off the road to avoid an oncoming vehicle and subsequently crashed into the tree, according to MSP.
The 20-year-old died at the scene. A passenger was hurt, but police said their injuries were non-life threatening.
Troopers do not believe alcohol or drugs were a factor, and the two were reportedly wearing seatbelts.
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This incident remains under investigation by MSP.
A Southfield man has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing driver’s licenses, Social Security cards and equipment to create fake documents, federal prosecutors said.
Jerome Antwan Andrews, 41, pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing the driver’s license information and Social Security numbers of more than 250 people in a scheme that caused more than $550,000 in fraud losses, U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. said.
As part of his plea agreement, prosecutors say Andrews admitted to having an embosser, a laminator, a card cutter and an ID card printer and admitted that his business model was aimed at creating and selling fake Social Security cards and driver’s licenses in the names of real people.
“Jerome Antwan Andrews and his criminal associates stole more than $1.5 million by submitting hundreds of fraudulent claims to a pandemic program intended to help unemployed American workers. Today’s conviction of Andrews represents yet another attack in our war against fraud. It sends a stern warning that my office will relentlessly investigate those bad actors greedily lining their pockets with U.S. taxpayer funds,” said Anthony P. D’Esposito, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General.
Andrews faces up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine or twice the pecuniary gain or loss, according to prosecutors. He will be sentenced at a later date.
Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Department of Labor investigated Andrews’ case.
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