Voting Information

Polls are Open

  • On election day, Tuesday, August 6, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

  • Registered voters may cast a ballot at the polling location established by their city/township

Absentee Voter Ballots

  • All registered voters may vote absentee

  • Ballots are available as early as June 27

 Early Voting

  • Montcalm County will be holding 9 days of early voting at Pandemic Readiness Building, 651 N. State Street, Stanton, MI 48888 

  • It will be held Saturday, July 27 – August 4.  Hours will be 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., except for Wednesday, July 31st, it will be11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

More Information on Voting

Visit www.michigan.gov/vote

Ballot Language

Shall Central Montcalm Public School, Montcalm and Ionia Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Thirty-Three Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($33,200,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of:

remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings and facilities; erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to the middle/high school building, including an auditorium; acquiring, installing, equipping and re-equipping school buildings for instructional technology; erecting, furnishing, and equipping athletic support buildings; and preparing, developing, improving, and equipping  athletic fields and facilities, and sites?


The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2024, is 3.04 mills ($3.04 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a -0- mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty-five (25) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 3.33 mills ($3.33 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).


The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $7,020,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $0. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances.
(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)

Attend a public information bond open house:  

  • May 29 at 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the middle-high school 

Registering to vote:  

  • The last day for voters to register by mail is July 22, 2024 
  • Voters may register in person through August 6, 2024 (election day) with the required documentation 

Absentee Voting:   

  • Absentee voter ballots are available as early as June 27 until August 6, 2024 (election day) 
  • Contact your local clerk with questions 

Early Voting: 

  • Montcalm County will be holding 9 days of early voting at Pandemic Readiness Building, 651 N. State Street. Stanton, MI 48888 
  • It will be held Saturday, July 27 – August 4.  Hours will be 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., except for Wednesday, July 31st, it will be11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 
  • Tuesday, August 6, 2024, is election day, but absentee voting can occur leading up to that date. 
  • All registered voters may cast an absentee voter ballot by mail.
  • Voters may also cast a ballot at the polling location established by their city/township. Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. 

  • Early Voting: 

    • Montcalm County will be holding 9 days of early voting at Pandemic Readiness Building, 651 N. State Street. Stanton, MI 48888 

    • It will be held Saturday, July 27 – August 4.  Hours will be 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., except for Wednesday, July 31st, it will be11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

  • If you have questions or do not know where you vote, please contact your city/township clerk’s office.

Visit Michigan.gov/vote to register to vote online. It is recommended by the Secretary of State to register by mail by July 22, 2024, to participate in the August 6, 2024, election. Individuals may also register in-person at their local clerk’s office through August 6, 2024, with the required documentation. For assistance in obtaining the address of your local clerk, visit Michigan.gov/vote. 

Owners of property are only eligible to vote if they reside within the Central Montcalm Public School boundaries. To be eligible to register to vote you must be: 

  • A Michigan resident (at the time you register) and a resident of your city or township for at least 30 days (when you vote) 
  • A United States citizen 
  • At least 18 years of age (when you vote) 
  • Not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison 

Yes. You must be a registered voter in the city or township you are living in and live within Central Montcalm Public School boundaries. 

Registered voters must complete and submit the application to receive their absentee voter ballot. To vote by mail, fill out the application and sign it, and then return it to your local clerk. For assistance in obtaining the address of your local clerk, visit Michigan.gov/vote. When filling out the application, if you check the box to be added to the permanent absentee voter list, you will get an application mailed to you before every election.   

If you registered to vote after absentee voter ballot applications were mailed, applications may be obtained online at Michigan.gov/vote. Absentee voter ballots are available as early as June 27 through election day, August 6, 2024. 

Paid for by Central Montcalm Public School, 1480 S Sheridan Rd, Stanton, MI 48888