Rides to Vote
We will provide a ride to and from early voting (which runs between October 24 and November 1), and on election day, to anyone who requests it. Call Marcia at 231-250-9818 or Jan at 231-301-0928 to request a ride, preferably a day or two in advance, so we can accommodate everyone who needs one. MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE! AND VOTE!
Where Is Your Precinct?
Below is a comprehensive list of the main 17 polling locations on Oceana County.
Benona Township, 7169 W. Baker Rd., Shelby, MI 49455, (231) 861-2154
Claybanks Township, 7577 W. Cleveland Rd., New Era, MI 49446 (231) 861-5342
Colfax Township, 5594 N. 192nd Ave., Walkerville, MI 49459 (231) 301-5685
Crystal Township, 1499 E. Hammett Rd., Hart, MI 49420, (231) 855-2065
Elbridge Township, 2266 E. Polk Rd., Hart, MI 49420, (231) 873-7164
Ferry Township, 3222 Green St., Shelby, MI 49455, (231) 571-8712
Golden Township, 5527 W. Fox Rd., Mears, MI 49436, (231) 873-4413
Grant Township, 7140 S. Oceana Dr., Rothbury, MI 49452, (231) 894-6336 (Contact via Township Hall)
Greenwood Township, 5589 S. 200th Ave., Hesperia, MI 49421, (231) 854-0202
Hart, City of, 407 State St., Hart, MI 49420, (231) 923-0012
Hart Township, 3437 W. Polk Rd., Hart, MI 49420, (231) 873-2734
Leavitt Township, 2401 N. 184th Ave., Walkerville, MI 49459, (231) 873-5740
Newfield Township, 3890 S. 198th Ave., Hesperia, MI 49421, (231) 854-1681
Otto Township, 5458 S. 128th Ave., Hesperia, MI 49421, (231) 861-5342
Pentwater Township, 500 N. Hancock St., Pentwater, MI 49449, (231) 869-6231 (Township Main Line)
Shelby Township, 204 N. Michigan Ave., Shelby, MI 49455, (231) 301-8045
Weare Township, 6506 N. Oceana Dr., Hart, MI 49420, (231) 301-0071
Early Voting Precinct Location and Hours
Early voting runs from October 24 through November 1. In Oceana County, during this window of time, the ONLY in-person voting location is the Hart Community Center, at 407 S. State St., Hart MI. Hours will run as follows: Every day of the week except Wednesdays, 8 am to 4 pm; Wednesdays, noon- 8 pm.
Your Absentee Ballot
IMPORTANT: We recommend that you do not mail an Absentee ballot. Instead, if the early voting window is active, take it to the Hart Community Center at 407 S. State St., Hart, or your precinct’s drop box. At any other time, you can take it to your precinct drop box or your township clerk’s office. We expect poll workers to be very busy, so if you received an Absentee ballot but decide to vote in person, instead, please take your Absentee ballot with you when you go to vote in person. Your Absentee ballot works anywhere. You can fill it out while at your voting location in your privacy booth, or you can fill it out ahead of time (without putting it in the mailing envelope), and then simply deposit it in the voting machine at your regular poll location like you would any other ballot.
NOTE: if you requested and Absentee ballot or are on the permanent absentee ballot list, and you have not received your ballot in the mail by October 18, please call your township clerk’s office.
What Is On Your Ballot?
Due to overlapping local districts and boundaries, ballots vary depending on a person’s residential address. Please use the official Michigan Voter Information Center site page: https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/PublicBallot/Index to enter your address to see a sample ballot for your specific address. Or you can visit your township clerk’s office listed above to get a sample ballot. You may even be able to receive a sample ballot by calling your township clerk and requesting one be sent to you by email.
You can also request a sample ballot or get answers to any voting questions you might have through the Oceana County Clerk’s office: https://oceana.mi.us/departments/county-clerk/, Oceana County Building, 100 S. State Street, Suite M-1, Hart, MI 49420, (231) 873-4328.
Keep in mind, the clerks all have different, sometime limited office hours, and are extremely busy during the months leading up and to and even after elections. So, using the website: Michigan Voter Information Center is your best option if you have access to internet.
IMPORTANT: There will be two proposals on the back of your ballot, and even if you are voting a straight ticket, you must still submit separate votes on each of these proposals.
Also, we have produced a voter guide for your use. You can download and print it by clicking on either of the images below.
Changing Your Vote After Submitting Your Ballot
If you have submitted your ballot, but want to change your vote, you can spoil your submitted ballot you submitted and request a new one. See the pink image titled “How to spoil…” for simple directions on how, or visit this page on the League of Women Voters’ website for additional information on spoiling a ballot.
Information and Our Perspectives On the Two, State-wide Ballot Proposals You Will See On the Back of Your Ballot
You will have to turn your ballot over to see these. Be aware that if you are voting a straight ticket, you must still separately vote on these two measures.
Please know that the Election Committee of your Oceana County Democratic Party has agreed to perspectives on these initiatives as described in the following proposal summaries.
1) Proposal 1, Constitutional Convention Question: Voters have decided on state constitutional conventions ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, this refers to measures that propose holding a convention to revise a state’s constitution or to change the rules governing how such conventions are held. The topic is grouped within the governance policy area.
This proposal would begin the process of holding a constitutional convention to revise Michigan’s constitution: By law, this proposal must appear on the ballot every 16 years.
WE DO NOT LIKE THIS PROPOSAL. If adopted, it could open a Pandora’s Box, and anything could happen.
2) Proposal 2, Michigan Utility and Government Contractor Campaign Finance Regulations Initiative: This proposal plans to prohibit certain organizations and individuals—such as regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government contracts, and people and organizations with substantial connections to those utilities or contractors—from making direct or indirect contributions to those who run for office, and also provide further regulations for campaign finance laws and spending on political communications.
WE ENDORSE THIS PROPOSAL. Who doesn’t want money out of politics, except the wealthy, corporations, and sometimes nefarious PACs?
For more information on these measures visit Ballotpedia.com
