• If you experience any difficulty on Election Day and need assistance, whether it’s regarding getting translation in Arabic, or if you have questions about your ballot, or voting in general, AAPAC volunteers will be at The Arab American News’ office until the polls close, to assist voters. AAPAC members can be reached on Election Day at 313.782.3660, or by calling the paper’s office at 313.582.4888.

 

• If you are uncertain of where your precinct is, you can visit the Michigan Secretary of State’s website and enter your address to find your correct voting precinct ahead of Tuesday’s primary. 

• www.publius.org is also a great source for voters to use and find their ballot, polling location and information about candidates

• The last day to register for an absentee ballot in Dearborn is Friday, Aug. 2.  The city clerk’s office will be open Saturday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., to process absentee ballot applications  

• In Dearborn, all nine elective offices are on the primary ballot including mayor, clerk and all seven city council seats. You can vote for up to seven candidates for city council. The top 14 vote getters will appear on the November General Election ballot. There are currently 21 Dearborn City Council candidates. There are five candidates for mayor, and three for clerk.   

• If you experience any problems on Election Day, call the Dearborn, Dearborn Heights League of Women Voters hotlines at, 866.687.8683 or 866.698.6831. You can also visit the group’s site at www.lwvdd.org for election information. 

• Voting precincts will be open in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

• If you need to pick up an AAPAC slate, they will be available at The Arab American News’ office, located at 5706 Chase Road, Dearborn. AAPAC volunteers will also be stationed outside several voting precincts in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. 

• You will be asked to present an acceptable photo ID in every election. The following types of ID are acceptable:

– Michigan driver’s license, or state-issued  

   ID card

– Driver’s license or personal ID card issued  

  by another state

– Federal or state government-issued 

   photo ID

– U.S. passport

– Military ID with photo

– Student ID with photo from a high school  

  or accredited institution of higher learning

– Tribal ID card with photo