What if I want to vote but I’m not registered?

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — If you’d like to vote in the August primary but you are not registered to vote in Michigan or are listed at the wrong address, county clerks say there’s a way to fix that.

The first step is to check your registration status at michigan.gov/vote. If you need to register, you have a few options.

“If you are not (registered), you want to get with your local clerk, or you can fill it out online,” Kent County Clerk Lisa Posthumus Lyons said. “You can register online or at your local clerk’s office.”

You can register to vote up until 8 p.m. on Election Day. But the closer you are to that day, the fewer options you have.

“It’s important to note that 14 days (or fewer) away from any election, the only place that you can go and register to vote is with your local clerk’s office,” Ottawa County Clerk Justin Roebuck said.

When you register, you’ll need to show identification and proof of residency, like a utility bill.

You’ll also want to ensure that you’re registered at the correct address, especially if you’ve recently moved. This affects where you go to vote. But if you happen to show up to the wrong location on Election Day because your address hasn’t been updated, you can still fix it.

“If you have moved into a jurisdiction and not registered, you’re able to go to that local clerk’s office, even on the day of election up until 8 p.m.,” Roebuck explained. “It does not happen at the precinct. It happens at the local clerk’s office.”

Again, you’ll have to show some ID and proof of residency. If you don’t have that proof on hand, you’ll get a provisional ballot.

“We don’t generally turn people away from the polls, unless you’re at the wrong location,” Posthumus Lyons said. “A provisional ballot is issued, and that will not be counted until the voter then provides the documentation that’s necessary to allow that vote to count.”

The primary is set for Aug. 6.

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