The Presidential Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5. Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Voters at the polls must show a picture ID or sign an affidavit that they are “not in possession of a picture ID” before they are allowed to vote. If you are voting via absentee ballot, please read more below.

There are three ways voters can return their absentee ballot:

1. Mail to the Meridian Township Clerk’s Office at 5151 Marsh Road Okemos, MI, 48864. No postage is needed and ballots must be received by 8:00 pm on Election Day, November 5.
2. Drop off at one of four ballot boxes by 8:00 pm on Election Day, November 5. Each box is secured to the ground and includes 24/7 video surveillance:
   • Meridian Township Municipal Building (Outside) | 5151 Marsh Road, Okemos
   • Meridian Township Municipal Building (Inside) | 5151 Marsh Road, Okemos
   • Haslett Library (Outside Front Entry) | 1590 Franklin Street, Haslett 
   • Okemos Library (Outside Front Entry) | 4321 Okemos Road, Okemos
3. Vote absentee ballot through the tabulator at the early voting site (Meridian Township Municipal Building, 5151 Marsh Road, Okemos) on any one of the 9 days prior to Election Day, November 5. Early voting at the early voting site is not allowed on the Monday (November 4) before Election Day.

The boxes will close at 8:00 pm on Election Day, November 5.

Absentee ballots must be returned to the municipality in which the voter lives by 8:00 pm on Election Day or they will not be counted.

For questions, please contact the Meridian Township Clerk's Office at 517.853.4300.