LANSING, MI — Starting Saturday, October 24, Lansing City Voters will have the opportunity to put their ballot in tabulators with the start of early voting for the next 10 days. Having been one of the first communities in Michigan to piloted early voting in 2023, thousands of voters are expected to take advantage of voting on weekend, evenings or during the week as they become more comfortable with this voting option.
Also, this weekend, the Lansing City Clerk’s Office will prepare for the beginning of early processing and tabulation of over 11,790 ballots received out of 24,733 issued so far on Monday, October 26 and delivery of equipment next week for Election Day.
“With expected visit of observers from the Department of Justice and other organizations on Election Day like in the August primary,” said Lansing Clerk Chris Swope, “I expect that it will be another busy Election Day and continue to be safe, secure and accurate. We have no reason to believe that Department of Justice will not follow the law and observe like many organizations and individual do in the general elections.”
See below for date, times and two locations for all of the early voting hours that are available to Lansing City voters
Lansing Elections Office
701 W. Jolly Rd Lansing MI, 48910
Oct. 24, 2026 – Oct. 27 9am –5pm
Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 11am – 7pm
Oct. 29, 2026 – Nov. 1 from 9am – 5pm
Monday, Nov. 2 from 9am – 4pm
Foster Community Center
200 N. Foster Ave.
Oct. 24, 2026 – Nov. 1 from 10am – 6pm
Monday, Nov. 2 from 10am – 4pm
In a similar experience to Election Day, early voters can feed their own ballot into the tabulator. Results will not be known by anyone until after 8 p.m. on Election Day. Please note that early voting has been expanded to the Monday before Election Day at both locations for the first time. Michigan law gives municipalities the option to expand beyond the minimum 9 days of early voting in a partisan election.
Lansing citizens will be voting on the General Election ballot which includes seven proposals. The candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, US Senate, US House, State Senate, and State House, Member of State Board of Education, Regent of University of Michigan, Trustee of Michigan State University, Governor of Wayne State University, Justice of Supreme Court, Judge of Court of Appeals, Judge of Circuit Court, Judge of Probate Court (Ingham only), Judge of District Court, Lansing Community College Board of Trustees Member, and Local School Districts Board Members. Each party who wins their races will go on to be the Elected Official.
On the LansingVotes.Gov website, voters can find the closest drop box, check on the status of their absentee application, view the list of candidates, find links to information about proposals, and so much more.
For more information, please visit the website LansingVotes.Gov or call 517-483-4131
