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B.C. City Scene
BY REBECCA FLEURY Battle Creek City Manager
Election, is coming up on February 27. As you read this, anyone in Mich-
We believe early voting will be a great benefit to our neighbors, giving you another option to make your voice heard during the election process. Please prepare by making sure you
are registered to vote, and with your current address. Check your status at mi.gov/vote.
igan can apply for your absentee ballot, and you don’t need a reason to do so. If you received your application in the mail, mail it back to us complet- ed – City Clerk, City Hall Room 216, 10 N. Division St., Battle Creek, MI, 49014. You can drop it into our drop boxes at City Hall, too. You can also apply online for an absentee ballot. Start at mi.gov/vote.
on where you are registered to vote. You cannot vote early at your Election Day precinct.
• Kool Family Community Center, 200
Save the date for this year’s State of the Community address! This year’s event is planned for Friday, Feb. 2 from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Kool Family Community Center, 200 W. Michigan Ave. in Battle Creek. We will hold this in person for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
We expect to start mailing absentee ballots to voters who requested them after January 18. The ballots are due back to your clerk’s office by 8pm on Election Day.
W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek – Cit- ies of Battle Creek and Springfield, Townships of Bedford and Pennfield. 8am-4pm each day of early voting.
The biggest voting news this year is that Michigan voters have the option to vote early and in person. Michigan voters approved that change in the November 2022 election.
• Calhoun County Building, 315 W. Green St., Marshall – Cities of Albion and Marshall, Townships of Albion, Athens, Burlington, Clarence, Clar- endon, Convis, Eckford, Emmett, Fredonia, Homer, Lee, Leroy, Maren- go, Marshall, Newton, Sheridan, and Tekonsha. 9am-5pm each day of early voting
This event is free and open to
the public. We expect to hear from Calhoun County, Albion, Battle Creek, Marshall, and Springfield leaders about 2023 accomplishments, and what is coming in 2024. We are still confirm- ing the details, so please mark your calendars and stay tuned! As always, we have many great topics to discuss with you.
Early voting in Calhoun County will be available for nine days before each state and federal election, at one of two Early Voting Centers, depending
In-person early voting is avail- able from the second Saturday before
The 2024 election season has begun, and I want to spend most of this update sharing election infor- mation The first election, the Pres- idential Primary
Election Day to the Sunday before Elec- tion Day. In 2024 that looks like this:
• Presidential Primary – Feb 27
Happy New Year, neighbors!
Early Voting Feb. 17-25
• Primary Election – Aug. 6
July 27-Aug. 4
• General Election – Nov. 5
Oct. 26-Nov. 3
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