A sign directing residents to vote at the Hannah Community Center.

Election Day Arrives, With More Than Two Dozen Items on East Lansing Ballots

After months of anticipation, Midterm Election Day is here, as polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

While a handful of federal and state elections have dominated the airwaves with advertisements over the last few months, there are more than two dozen items on East Lansing residents’ ballots. These races include: 

  • Michigan Governor
  • Michigan Secretary of State
  • Michigan Attorney General
  • U.S. Senate
  • U.S. House
  • Michigan Senate
  • Michigan House
  • Michigan Board of Education
  • University of Michigan Regents
  • Michigan State University Board of Trustees
  • Wayne State University Governor
  • Lansing Community College Board of Trustees
  • Michigan Supreme Court Justices
  • District 4 Court of Appeals Judges
  • 30th Circuit Court Judges
  • Ingham County Probate Court Judge
  • East Lansing Board of Education
  • Proposal to Revise State Constitution
  • Proposal to Reform State Campaign Finance Laws
  • East Lansing Charter Amendment Related to City Council Meetings
  • East Lansing Charter Amendment Related to City Clerk
  • East Lansing Charter Amendment Related to Contracts
  • East Lansing Charter Amendment to Move Local Election Years
  • East Lansing Charter Amendment to Create a Local Healthcare Committee

To learn more about the local candidates and ballot questions, read East Lansing Info’s voter guide for the Nov. 3 election. 

Importantly, there are four open seats on the East Lansing Board of Education and only three on-ballot candidates. There are also three official write-in candidates. To help residents get to know all candidates, we asked them each about school safety, tech in the classroom and budgeting. Read their responses here. 

Residents who still need to register to vote or update their registration can do so on Election Day at either of East Lansing’s two Election Day Vote Centers: City Hall or WKAR Studio A in MSU’s Communication Arts and Sciences building.

Voters who would like to view a sample ballot, find their polling place, check their voter registration or see answers to a number of frequently asked questions can virtually visit the Michigan Voter Information Center.