Elections
Election Information
7A is Baldwin School District
7B is Mason County School District
AV DROP BOX LOCATION:
The AV Ballot drop box is located by the front door to the Township Office building at 15580 S Star Lake Drive. It is the mail slot to left of the front door and is marked “AV Ballot Drop Box”.
Elections scheduled for 2026:
May 5, 2026 Mason County School District voters only!
August 4, 2026 – State Primary
November 3, 2026 – State Elections
Important Notice
ATTENTION ALL VOTERS. All Voters on the Permanent Absent Voters (PAV) and Permanent Ballot (PB) lists,please read.
Those of you on these lists MUST keep the Township Clerks Office notified of your current mailing address and the dates you will be gone when you leave the township for any extended time. Applications for AV ballots and ballots CANNOT be forwarded by the post office. You need to let us know your departure and return dates so we can mail these items to the correct address. You should allow a minimum of 45 days for you to receive the applications, return them, receive the ballots and return them to us so your ballot is received in time to be counted. These temporary address changes should be made in writing. A letter or email is fine. de.ealaketownmi@gmail.com
Also, please be sure that we have a phone number and/or email address where we can reach you in case there is an issue with your applications or ballots.
Thank you.
Contact Information
Clerk
Amy E. Rademaker
Phone
(231) 898-3189
laketwpclerklakeco@gmail.com
Election Director
Jeffrey McKnight Office Hours: Monday & Thursday 8:30 - 11:30
Phone
(231) 898-3189
de.ealaketownmi@gmail.com
If you have ANY election related questions please do not hesitate to contact the Election Director. Contact information is 231-898-3189, email: de.ealaketownmi@gmail.com. I am in the office every Monday and Thursday from 8:30 to 11:30 AM
LAKE TOWNSHIP LAKE COUNTY, MI
June 1, 2026
Dear Voter:
Lake Township is discontinuing our Permanent Absent Voter Application List. Beginning with the November 3, 2026 election, we will no longer be sending AV Ballot Applications to you automatically before every election.
Instead, state law gives you the option to join the Permanent Mail Ballot List and receive an AV ballot for every future election that you are eligible to vote in. If you join this list, you won’t need to apply for a ballot for each election – it will be sent to you automatically.
If you do not wish to go on the Permanent Ballot list you can still vote an AV ballot in a given election. You just will have to submit an AV ballot application for that election in any of the following ways:
Request your clerk mail you an AV ballot application or download an AV ballot application from Michigan.gov/Elections, and return it by mail, email, in person or submit an online AV ballot application at Michigan.gov/vote. You may choose to join the Permanent Mail Ballot List by marking the box on an AV ballot application “I want to vote absentee in all future elections. Automatically send me an absent voter ballot for every election.
Also, please update us whenever your mailing address changes so you don’t get removed from the permanent ballot list. If we mail you a ballot and it gets returned to us as undeliverable, we automatically remove you from the permanent ballot list and you will need to re-join.
For voters who spend significant time away from their registration address (snowbirds, college students, etc.), your AV ballot will be mailed to your voter registration address or primary mailing address listed in our system unless you notify us of a new mailing address prior to each election. Your ballot, by law, will not be forwarded, so update your mailing address before you travel. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey D. McKnight
Email – de.ealaketownmi@gmail.com
Phone 231-898-3189
Lake Township Lake County
Election Administrator.
ALL LAKE TOWNSHIP VOTERS:
Early voting for BOTH the August 4, and the November 3, 2026 elections will be held at the Weber Township Hall, 2286 W Springtime St., Baldwin, MI 49304. Voting hours will be 8:00 AM to 4:00PM all 9 days. Early voting for the August 4, 2026 Primary will be July 25, to August 2, 2026. For the November election it will be October 24 to November 1, 2026.