Lansing residents who missed the Oct. 19 deadline to register online or by mail can still register in person for the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election.

Residents must now register at their local clerk’s office or a satellite office with proof of residency, according to Michigan’s registration guidance. Anyone in line by 8 p.m. on Election Day can still register and vote. Voters will be asked for photo ID; those without it can sign an affidavit. Proof of residency is still required.

Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope said there were more than 1,500 voter registrations in Lansing during the week before WLNS’s Oct. 19 report.

Lansing voters will decide on an Essential Services Millage Restoration Proposal that would restore the city’s authorized charter millage to 20 mills, up from 19.2214 mills after constitutionally required rollbacks. The increase of 0.7786 mills would fund police, fire protection and road and sidewalk maintenance.

If approved and levied in full, the restoration would generate roughly $2,585,101 in its first year, according to ballot language published by Lansing City Pulse. It would run five years, from January 2027 through December 2031.

The ballot also includes a charter amendment to create a Citizens' Advisory Healthcare Action Board and two statewide proposals. Voters living within Holt Public Schools will also decide an operating millage renewal, while Lansing voters in Eaton County will consider transportation and road millage questions, according to the city's official registration notice.

In a Sept. 24 report, WLNS said the Lansing Elections Office was preparing about 23,000 absentee ballots for a mailing scheduled to begin Sept. 25. Swope warned voters about the ballot’s length.

"This is a long ballot. We've got two sides on it. We've got several proposals that people might not be aware of," Swope told WLNS on Sept. 24.

Residents who still need to register can register in person at the following locations during regular office hours. Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., ninth floor, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Lansing Elections Office, 701 W. Jolly Rd., is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours until 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. Those regular hours apply through Oct. 30. The city’s registration notice lists Election Day registration at the Elections Office from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Applications to have an absentee ballot mailed must reach the clerk by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.

Lansing’s early-voting locations open Saturday, Oct. 24:

  • Lansing Elections Office, 701 W. Jolly Road: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Oct. 24–27; 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Oct. 28; 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Oct. 29–Nov. 1; and 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Nov. 2.
  • Foster Community Center, 200 N. Foster Ave.: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Oct. 24–Nov. 1 and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Nov. 2.