Absentee Ballots Mailing Now for February Special Election

January 2, 2026 - The Midland City Clerk's Office began mailing absentee ballots on Friday, December 26 to registered voters on the Permanent Absent Ballot Mailing list and to voters who had returned an absentee ballot application for the February 3, 2026 Special Primary Election. You can track if your ballot has been mailed at www.michigan.gov/vote.

Absentee ballots will arrive by mail in a white envelope with a blue stripe on the left side labeled "Official Election Mail". The envelope will contain the ballot, a secrecy sleeve, an instruction sheet, and a postage paid white and purple return envelope which must be signed and used to return the completed ballot.

City of Midland voters can return their completed absentee ballot by:

• Mailing the signed and sealed postage paid purple return envelope via United States Postal Service; or
• Dropping the signed and sealed purple return envelope in any of the Official Ballot Drop Boxesavailable 24/7 at the following locations:
  • City Hall 333 W. Ellsworth Street;
  • Midland Civic Arena 405 Fast Ice Drive;
  • Jack Barstow Municipal Airport 6603 Barstow Drive; or
• Taking the signed and sealed return envelope to their polling location on Election Day, Tuesday, February 3, 2026 while polls are open 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Voters may obtain an absentee ballot application at the Midland City Clerk's Office, 333 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, MI 48640; or online at www.michigan.gov/vote.

To track if an application has been received, a ballot has been mailed, or if a ballot has been delivered back to the Clerk's Office, visit the Michigan Voter Information Website (MVIC) found at www.michigan.gov/vote.