Election Information

Voting in Pennfield Charter Township

The Township Clerk administers all federal, state, and local elections for the Charter Township of Pennfield. The Clerk’s Office also maintains the voter registration files of the city. To be eligible to vote in elections, you must be a registered voter.  

Please visit or contact the Clerk’s Office at the Township Hall or any Secretary of State Branch Office to register to vote.  To confirm Voter Registration, click here.

How can I get an Absentee Ballot?

Please reference the Michigan Secretary of State website for information regarding Absentee Ballots. To send in your application you can:  

• Mail it to the Clerk’s Office at 20260 Capital ave N.E  Battle Creek, MI 49017
• Fax it to us at 269-968-2021
• kcase@pennfieldtwp.com
• Drop it in the drop box in front of the Township Hall
• Deliver it in person to the Clerk’s Office at the Township Hall

Become an Election Inspector 
 Application  

For more information, please call 269-968-8549 or email kcase@pennfieldtwp.com

First Steps to Voting

Where

You can register to vote for federal, state, and local elections by mail; at your county, city, or township clerk’s office; or by visiting any Secretary of State branch office. In addition, the following State agencies offer voter registration services to their clients: Department of Human Services, the Department of Community Health and the Department of Career Development. Military recruitment centers also provide voter registration services.

Voter Registration Application

How

Whenever you move to a new city or township, you must re-register to vote. If you move within a city or township, you must update your address. This can be handled through your local clerk,  A Secretary of State branch office, by mail, or at any other location where voter registrations are accepted. Michigan voters must use the same residential address for voter registration and driver’s license purposes. Consequently, if you submit a driver’s license address change, it will be applied to your voter registration. Similarly, if you submit a voter registration address change, it will be applied to your driver’s license.

Please visit the Michigan Voter Information Center Homepage for requirements and guidelines for voting. This website will help you with the following:

• Determine if you are registered to vote
• Find you polling location
• Contact your local election official
• Learn to use your voting equipment
• Find answers to frequently asked questions

Voters should keep in mind that they will be required to present photo ID at the polls, such as a Michigan driver’s license or identification card. Voters who do not have a Michigan driver’s license or identification card can show the following forms of photo ID:

• Driver’s license or personal identification card issued by another state
• Federal or state government-issued photo identification
• U.S. Passport
• Military identification card with photo
• Student identification with photo from a high school or an accredited institution of higher education, such as a college or university
• Tribal identification card with photo

Anyone who does not have an acceptable form of phot ID or is not carrying one can still vote.  They will sign a brief form stating that they are not in possession of a photo ID.  Their ballots will be included with all o thers and counted on Election Day.