Antrim County voters will be asked on November 5 whether or not to approve a bond proposal for the construction of a Public Safety Center. If it is built, the public Safety Center will include a jail, flexible programming space, community training space, emergency management, 911 dispatch center, and sheriff administrative, patrol, and investigation facilities. To help voters with this decision, tours of the existing 1955 jail are currently scheduled on:
Friday, July 12, at 3pm
Friday, July 26 at 3 pm
Tuesday, August 6 at 6pm
Tuesday, August 20 at 6 pm
Friday, August 23 at 3 pm
Sunday, August 25 at 3 pm
Friday, September 13 at 3 pm
Friday, October 11 at 3 pm
Friday, October 25 at 3 pm
Tours will last approximately half an hour. The jail’s address is 207 E Cayuga St., Bellaire. Parking is available in the County Building’s parking lot at 203 E Cayuga St. The tours are restricted to 15 people per tour and are on a first come first serve basis.
Ballots for the August 6 Primary Election arrived at our office on July 9 and all Absentee Ballots were mailed before 3pm on July 10. Thank you for your patience.
MVIC (Michigan Voter Information Center) is a great site with available information for voters. Michigan Voter Information Center (state.mi.us)
Another helpful link for early voting information: Early in-person voting (michigan.gov)
For anyone interested in running for any local positions the nominating petition cover letters are below. You must stop by the township clerk’s office to get the complete packet.
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For those of you who will be voting via absentee ballot and are not presently on the permanent ballot list, below is an absent voter ballot application that can be printed and mailed to the above address.
Absent Voter Ballot Application Fillable
2024 Elections:
- Tuesday, May 7-Local School Election
- Tuesday, Aug. 6: Michigan primary election
- Tuesday, Nov. 5: Michigan general election
