The NAACP Detroit Branch Voter Hotline will be available for assisting voters with finding their polling locations, and to report any signs of voter irregularities.
The NAACP Detroit Branch will also have poll monitors at Detroit voting locations.
The voter hotline, (313) 664-2424, will be available for the entire length of time the polls are open – 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Voters in Detroit and across the state will elect candidates running for state House and state Senate, U.S. Senate and governor. U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, a Democrat, announced his retirement from the position last year. And Michigan voters will select a new governor for the first time since 2018, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is term limited.
Detroit voters on Tuesday will elect new members to the state Legislature, including the House and Senate. Local races in Senate Districts 1, 2 and 3 and House Districts 9 and 11, feature competitive candidates who are running to be elected to office for the first time.
There are also local proposals on the ballot across the state to raise money for schools and students.
You can see what is on your specific ballot through the Michigan Voter Information Center.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson over the weekend at Northwest Activities Center in Detroit told Michigan Chronicle to expect a safe and secure Election Day. On Friday, the city of Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey rejected claims from the Department of Justice that the city ran out of ballots in the 2024 election. The department plans to send eight monitors to observe Detroit’s election process across the city, Winfrey said.
“We always welcome observers, transparency is our friend and anyone who in good faith observes our elections here in good faith, whether it’s in Detroit or East Lansing, or anywhere else, will see the reality, our elections are safe and secure. They are staffed by thousands of professional bipartisan election workers who show up every day to make sure every ballot vote is counted and every voice is heard.”
Benson said people should have confidence in the results.
“I’m really proud of the work that they’ve done in enormous pressure, including from the President of the United States and his administration,” Benson said.
