Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope Announces Early Voting For Primary City Election

Lansing, Michigan – With the distribution of over 22,800 ballots now underway in the mail to Lansing City voters, voting in the Lansing City Primary Election has kicked off. There is still time to request a ballot via mail until August 1^st. The USPS recommends allowing at least 1 week for ballots to arrive. For more information, please visit www.LansingVotes.gov.

On the Primary ballot, voters will narrow down the list of candidates for Mayor, City Council At Large, and 4^th Ward City Council, and vote on a proposal to renew the City Park Millage.

On Wednesday July 30^th, Saturday August 2^nd, and Sunday August 3^rd, the Reo Elections Office will be an early voting site for Lansing City Voters. In a similar experience to Election Day, early voters can feed their own ballot into the tabulator. Results will not be known by anyone until 8 pm on Election Day. Hours and more details available at www.lansingvotes.gov. 

The Reo Elections Office has free parking, and a secure election drop box available 24/7 and is located at 1221 Reo Rd., just a little northwest of the intersection of S. MLK Blvd. and Jolly Rd. and on CATA Route #9. Voters can also visit this office between 9am and 5pm Monday through Friday, and to 7pm on Wednesday, to request an absentee ballot.

“More voters are taking advantage of the opportunities to vote at home and vote early because they can vote on their own time in advance,” said Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope.  “With an increasing number of people wanting to vote at home, we are also seeing an increase in turnout in comparison to similar elections in the past.”

At www.lansingvotes.gov, voters can find the closest drop box to return their absentee ballot, what is on the ballot, Early Voting information, and much more. Voters must return their ballot by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted. or can now take their ballot to their precinct or an early voting site to be tabulated. 24-hour, secure ballot drop boxes are located within 1.5 miles of any Lansing resident or voters can return their ballot via mail with postage paid.

As an alternative to Reo Elections Office, voters can come to Lansing City Hall, 124 West Michigan Ave., to pick up an absentee ballot in-person until Monday, August 4^th at 4pm. For more information, visit www.lansinvotes.gov or call (517) 483-4131.