Voting Under Way In Wayne County: Everything To Know

WAYNE COUNTY, MI — Election Day is here. Many have read into each candidate, looked over every detail of their ballot proposals and have decided who they will be voting for at the polls Tuesday.

Some have even voted already, as a record number of Michiganders have cast ballots early, according to the Michigan Secretary of State office.

But if you need to do some last-second digging on some of the issues on your ballot in Wayne County, this guide can help.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday as voters will cast votes in local, state and federal elections.

In addition to a bevy of proposals on the November ballot, there are also several local candidate races.

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Voters can see what their ballot will look like here by entering their county, jurisdiction and precinct information.

If you're unsure if you're registered, you can double check here.

It's also important to remember that election night results in Michigan may not be available until the early morning hours on Wednesday since clerks in Michigan are not permitted to count ballots received via mail prior to Election Day.

Polling Places

You can see where your polling location here by visiting the state of Michigan election website. Doing so provides voters with their polling location as well as other information, such as if the location is handicap accessible and the address of the location.

Proposals

Wayne County ballots in Tuesday's election will feature several local proposals and millages.

One countywide proposal relates to funding for the Wayne RESA program, which then spreads funding across other county schools.

Wayne County voters on Tuesday will vote on whether to renew a millage funding Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency. Revenue raised by the proposal will be collected by Wayne RESA and then distributed to local public schools districts throughout Wayne County based on pupil membership count.

You can read more about the proposal here.

A full list of Wayne County proposals can be found here. The list of proposals offers the name of the proposal, what the proposal entails as well as where the respective proposal relates.

Candidates

Several local races are taking place in Wayne County, as voters will decide who will be running in the sheriff's race, country treasurer and prosecuting attorney, to name a few.

You can see a list of profiles Patch has published on many of the candidates running in local and state elections here. The list is a running collection of profiles and is updated weekly.

A full candidate list can be found here. In addition to several local elections, Wayne County voters will be participating in U.S. Senator bids and state representative positions.