Letter to the Editor: Polling location error causes confusion

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Letter to editor:

A small portion of Manchester Township has an election on May 2 for several millage issues; one for Columbia schools and one for Jackson ISD. Our Manchester Township clerk, Danell Proctor, sent out postcards indicating a polling location change, which we appreciate. The postcard indicated a polling place at 300 Mill St, Brooklyn, Mich. I checked my polling location at the Michigan Voter information center part of Michigan Secretary of State. It indicated my polling location at 106 E Commercial St, Norvell, Mich. I was told by Danell to Google the postcard address and it would take me to the correct place. I Googled it and it took me to Brooklyn, which is incorrect. Apparently the postcard was written incorrectly. The address, I think, should say Road and not Street as published.

This is very confusing to our neighborhood voters and could discourage the voter turnout and make some voters angry by going to the wrong address. Whether it is the township clerk or the director of elections, this needs to be accurate to get voters to the proper voting location. There is still time to fix the error by sending out a corrected address via postcard and correcting the Michigan Voter information center.

Dennis Kwapis
Manchester Township

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by Marsha Chartrand

Marsha Johnson Chartrand, a founder, writer, and copy editor with the Manchester Mirror, is a 50-year resident of Manchester. She has a long history of volunteer and community involvement.