November 8, 2022

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Our Vote, Our Voice

We know that if people of color and specifically black voters participated in elections at the same rate as white voters have we would have a progressive majority. Black voters are skeptical of the political establishment, unhappy with candidate choices, frustrated with structural and institutional racism, slow job growth, no wage growth, the rising costs of healthcare, the rising cost of college and the rising cost of housing, and disturbed about police violence. We can address many of these issues by electing the right individuals and passing the right legislation.

 
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In 1997 the Detroit Branch NAACP launched our Take Your Soles to the Polls campaign in the City of Detroit under the leadership of our president, Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony.  The four pillars of the campaign are:

  1. Registration - expanding the electorate

  2. Education - knowing your voting rights

  3. Mobilization - encouraging voter participation in elections

  4. Protection - ensuring all votes are counted

This campaign has engaged voters across the city of Detroit for over 20 years, gained nationwide attention and has been replicated in many other NAACP units.

Our most recent success was our involvement in the campaign to expand voting rights in Michigan in 2018. The proposal was passed by over 2 million voters in the State of Michigan and overwhelmingly supported by citizens from Detroit.

 

Help turn out the vote

  • Virtual Phone Banking
    Sign up today to phone bank from home and help mobilize.

  • No Contact Neighborhood Canvassing 
    Reach new and potential voters through this safe outreach method. Join a team for our weekend canvassing activities.

  • Knock Your Block
    Sign up to knock your block and distribute voter education materials to your neighbors and friends

  • Digital Organizing Corps 
    Everyone can participate! Like, share and repost our Take Your Soles To The Polls information

  • Poll Monitor
    Manage polling activity on election day and report any issues or challenges voters experience to the Detroit Branch NAACP election protection hotline.

 

Satellite Vote Centers

Satellite Voting will begin on Monday, October 17, 2022

Department of Elections – 2978 W. Grand Blvd
Monday - Friday. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

All Other Locations
Monday - Friday. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Saturday, November 5, 2022 & Sunday, November 6, 2022
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

 

Vote Center / Drop Box Locations

Adams Butzel Recreation
10500 Lyndon St.
(at Meyers)

Butzel Family Center
7737 Kercheval
(at Van Dyke)

City Clerk’s Office (Coleman A. Young Municipal Center)
2 Woodward Ave. Ste. 200
(at Jefferson)

Clark Park
1130 Clark St.
(Scotten & Vernor)

Department of Elections
2978 W. Grand Blvd.
(at Third)

Farwell Recreation Center
2711 E. Outer Dr.
(at Ryan Rd.)

Greater Grace Temple
23500 W. 7 Mile Rd.
(at Shiawassee)

Heilman Community Center
19601 Crusade St.
Detroit, MI 48205

Kemeny Recreation Center
2260 S. Fort St.
(at Schaefer)

Northwest Activities Center
18100 Meyers Rd.
(at Curtis)

Tindal Recreation Center
10301 W. 7 Mile Rd.
(at Meyers)

WCCCD Eastern Campus
5901 Conner St.
(at I-94)

WCCCD Northwest
8200 W. Outer Dr.
(at Southfield Fwy.)

 
 

Ballot Drop Box Only Locations

Detroit Pistons Performance Center
690 Amsterdam St.
(at Second Ave.)

Liberty Temple Baptist Church
17188 Greenfield Rd.
(near 6 Mile-McNichols Rd.)

North Rosedale Park Community House
18445 Scarsdale St.
(near Puritan)

Messiah Baptist Church
8100 7 Mile.

Renaissance Baptist Church
1045 E. Grand Blvd.
(at Lafayette)

Rouge Park Golf Course
11701 Burt Rd.
(Outer Dr & Plymouth)

WCCCD Downtown Campus
1001 W. Fort.
(at Lafayette)

 
 

Hours of Operation

  • Department of Elections: Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

  • All Other Locations: Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  • Additional Hours of Operations: Saturday, November 5, 2022 & Sunday, November 6, 2022 from 9 am. - 4 p.m.

Please visit the City of Detroit's Department of Elections page for any changes to locations and hours - https://detroitmi.gov/departments/elections

 

Need to find your polling location? Having issues at the polls?

On Election Day call the Detroit Branch NAACP Voter Hotline:

 
 

ABC’s Of Voting

  • A.) Vote Smart! Confirm your polling location and preview the ballot online before election day at www.michigan.gov/vote. If you receive a phone call, a mailing or see a flyer that seems to be incorrect, or in your opinion designed to discourage you from voting, call the Detroit Branch NAACP Vote Hotline immediately.

  • B.) Photo ID: At the polls you will be asked to present photo identification, BUT you can still vote without it. If you do not have a photo ID, ask the election worker to let you sign an “Affidavit of Voter Not in Possession of Picture ID.” After you sign it, you will be issued a ballot.

  • C.) Vote Free from Intimidation! No one can ask you or anyone else harassing questions in line. If this happens, stay in line and vote, report it to election workers at the poll, and then call it into the Detroit Branch NAACP Voter Hotline. You can still vote if you:

    • a. Have a criminal record (felony or misdemeanor) but have been released

    • b. Are out on parole or on probation

    • c. Are presently confined and awaiting trial

    • d. Owe child support

    • e. Have traffic tickets

  • D.) Ask for Help: Ask the election workers for help if you think you have made a mistake while voting, need voting instructions in in a different language, or if you have a disability and need special accommodations.

  • E.) Important Notes to Remember:

    • a. You still have the right to vote if the polls close, but you are in line by 8 p.m.

    • b. Election workers are not allowed to ask you to declare your citizenship at the polls 

Polls will be open 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. on election day.