What You Should Know About Election Day in Farmington, Hills

Have you figured out where your polling place is this year?

Want to see a copy of the ballot before you go to the polls?

Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch has scoured the Internet to find information about Tuesday's elections. Here's what we've learned:

Absentee ballots

Check out "" for the basics about casting your ballot without going to your polling place. You can submit an absent voter application to the city clerk until 2 p.m. this Saturday in either city. You can cast your absentee ballot at your city hall any time before the polls close on election day; it won't be accepted at polling places. Farmington Hills absentee voter applications are posted on-line, as are applications for Farmington absentee voters.

Ballot preview

You can preview the Farmington ballot for all precincts on the city's website.

Sample ballots for Precincts 1-4 and 7-26, Precincts 5 and 6, and Precinct 27 are posted on the City of Farmington Hills website.

Candidate information

Learn more about candidates and issues from a variety of sources:

Farmington, Hills, School Board Candidates Profiled (Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch)

(Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch)

City and school candidate spotlights (SWOCC Studios)

Library millage information

Farmington Hills Public Safety millage information: City millage brochure, Financial Forecast/Public Safety millage, Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch millage-related stories

League of Women Voters candidate profiles

City Clerks

Farmington city clerk Sue Halberstadt, 248-474-5500, ext. 2218, and Farmington Hills city clerk Pam Smith, 248-871-2410, oversee elections in their respective communities. They can also be very helpful if you have questions about where you vote. 

Letters to the editor

We will accept election-related letters to the editor through Sunday. Send yours to joni.hubred-golden@patch.com. Read the letters we have already received.

Polling places

City of Farmington Polling Places and Precincts Map PDF 

City of Farmington Hills Polling Locations and Detailed Precinct Maps

Polls open

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Voter identification

Be sure to bring some form of picture identification along when you go to vote. The Michigan Secretary of State website has a list of identification accepted at polling places and explains how to vote when you don't have a picture ID.

Voter registration

In order to vote, you must be at least 18 years old by election day and be a resident of Michigan and of the city in which you're voting. You must have registered at least 30 days prior to election day. Find out whether you're registered to vote on the Michigan Secretary of State website.