The polling place for all elections for the City of Allegan is located at City Hall - • 231 Trowbridge. Election hours are from 7:00 am - 8:00 pm.  The Clerk's Office will be taking the following safty recommendations during COVID -19 Pandemic.  Please click here to see the recommendations for Polling Centers.

City of Allegan Voter Information

Michigan Online Absent Voter Ballot Application

Michigan Online Voter Registration

 To register to vote, you must be all of the following:

• A U.S. Citizen
• At least 18 years old by Election Day
• A resident of Michigan
• A resident of the city or township where you are applying to register to vote.

Michigan has a permanent registration system which continues the registration of any person once registered who has not moved out of the state. Residents may register to vote for federal, state, and local elections by mail; at your county, city or township clerk's office; or by visiting any Secretary of State branch office.

For more Michigan Voter Information please click here.  For information about publication and forms, please see the SOS - Publication and Forms

City of Allegan residents can register at Allegan City Hall-
• 231 Trowbridge Street or the nearest Secretary of State office is located at 430 Western Avenue in Allegan.

Absentee Voting

All registered voters are eligible to vote via an absentee ballot. If you are a resident of the City of Allegan, please complete this application or request one to be mailed to you by emailing the Clerk ctapper@cityofallegan.org  Requests to have an absent voter ballot mailed to you must be received by the Clerk no later than 5:00pm the Friday before the election.  An application must be received before a ballot can be mailed. Ballots may also be picked up the voter in person at the City Clerk's office. Ballots cannot be given to anyone other than the voter. The voter will be asked to present a valid photo ID when obtaining an absentee ballot in person at the Clerk's office. Voters who do not have an acceptable form of photo ID or did not bring it with them can still vote. They will be required to sign a brief affidavit stating  that they are not in possession of photo ID. 

After receiving your absent voter ballot, you have until 8:00pm on election day to complete the ballot and return it to the clerk's office. Your ballot will not counted unless your signature is on the return envelope and matches your signature on file. If you received assistance voting the ballot, then the signature of the person who helped you must also be on the return envelope. Only you, a family member or a person residing in your household, a mail carrier, or election official is authorized to deliver your signed absent voter ballot to your clerk's office. 

FOIA Request Information

• FOIA Procedures and Guidelines
• Detailed Itemization of Costs Form
• FOIA Request Form