The Farmington Hills Clerk’s Office will stay open until 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, and reopen Saturday, Oct. 31, giving residents two extra windows for election business before the Nov. 3 general election.
The city announced the extended schedule Oct. 26. On Thursday, Oct. 29, the office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office normally closes at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and is closed weekends.
On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Clerk’s Office opens early at 7 a.m. and stays open until 8 p.m. Polls across the city have the same hours.
The office, led by City Clerk Carly Lindahl, is inside City Hall at 31555 W. Eleven Mile Road. Residents can use the extended hours to return absentee ballots, register to vote in person with proof of residency and handle other election-related business.
Residents registering on Election Day can obtain and vote an absentee ballot at the office or vote at their assigned polling location, according to the city’s election information page.
Most absentee ballots must be received by the Clerk’s Office by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Qualifying military and overseas ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within six days afterward, according to state guidance.
The deadline to request that an absentee ballot be mailed to you is 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Voters registered at their current address can request an absentee ballot in person until 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2.
Early voting at Costick is separate
The extended Clerk’s Office hours are separate from early in-person voting at the Costick Activities Center, 28600 W. Eleven Mile Road.
Early voting there runs through Sunday, Nov. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, except Thursday, Oct. 29, when hours are noon to 8 p.m., according to the city’s early-voting announcement.
Residents can reach the Clerk’s Office at 248-871-2410.
