NOTICE OF ELECTION
FOR THE STATE GENERAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON
Tuesday, NOVEMBER 3, 2026
To the qualified electors of the Cities and Townships in the County of Berrien, State of Michigan:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A STATE GENERAL ELECTION will be held in all precincts of all Cities and Townships within the County of Berrien, State of Michigan on Tuesday, november 3, 2026, for the purpose of nominating the Governor, U.S. Senator, Representatives for U.S. Congress, State Senators, State Representatives, State Board of Education, University of Michigan Board of Regents, Michigan State University Board of Trustees, Wayne State Board of Governors, 3rd District Appeals Court Judge, Probate Court Judge, 2nd Circuit Court Judge, 5th District Court Judge Lake Michigan College Board Offices, Local Offices and School Board Offices.
State Proposals:
Proposal 2026-1 A proposal to convene a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting a general revision of the state constitution
Proposal 2026-2 A proposed initiated law to prohibit campaign contributions from certain regulated utilities and government contractors and apply campaign finance laws and regulations to additional types of political communications
For full text of State proposals, visit https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections
Local proposals as indicated under individual city and township headings below shall also be voted on. For full text of locals proposals, contact your local clerk.
The full text of the ballots may be obtained at the City/Township Clerk’s Office at the location listed above. A sample ballot may be viewed at michigan.gov/vote.
During Early Voting, Saturday, OCTOBER 24, 2026 – Sunday, NOVEMBER 1, 2026, polls for all electors of Benton Harbor City, Bridgman City, Buchanan City, Coloma City, New Buffalo City, St. Joseph City, Watervliet City, Baroda Township, Berrien Township, Bertrand Charter Township, Buchanan Charter Township, Chikaming Township, Coloma Charter Township, Galien Township, Hagar Township, Lake Charter Township, Lincoln Charter Township, New Buffalo Township, Oronoko Charter Township, Pipestone Township, Royalton Township, St. Joseph Charter Township, Sodus Township, Three Oaks Township, Watervliet Charter Township, and Weesaw Township in Berrien County, Michigan will be located at LAKE CHARTER TOWNSHIP HALL, 3220 W. Shawnee Rd., Bridgman, MI 49106 during the following times:
| October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27 | October 28 | October 29 | October 30 | October 31 | November 1 |
| 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 11:00 AM-7:00 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
During Early Voting, Saturday, OCTOBER 24, 2026 – Sunday, NOVEMBER 1, 2026, polls for all electors of Niles City in Berrien County, Michigan will be located at the NILES CITY HALL, 333 N. 2ND STREET, NILES, MI 49120 during the following times:
| October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27 | October 28 | October 29 | October 30 | October 31 | November 1 |
| 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM |
During Early Voting, Saturday, OCTOBER 24, 2026 – Sunday, NOVEMBER 1, 2026, polls for all electors of Bainbridge Township in Berrien County, Michigan will be located at the BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP HALL, 7315 TERRITORIAL ROAD, WATERVLIET, MI 49098 during the following times:
| October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27 | October 28 | October 29 | October 30 | October 31 | November 1 |
| 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 7:00 AM-3:00 PM | 7:00 AM-3:00 PM | 11:00 AM-7:00 PM | 7:00 AM-3:00 PM | 11:00 AM-7:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM |
During Early Voting, Saturday, OCTOBER 24, 2026 – Sunday, NOVEMBER 1, 2026, polls for all electors of Benton Charter Township in Berrien County, Michigan will be located at the BENTON CHARTER TOWNSHIP HALL, 1725 TERRITORIAL ROAD, BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022 during the following times:
| October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27 | October 28 | October 29 | October 30 | October 31 | November 1 |
| 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | 8:00 AM-4:00 PM |
During Early Voting, Saturday, OCTOBER 24, 2026 – Sunday, NOVEMBER 1, 2026, polls for all electors of Niles Charter Township in Berrien County, Michigan will be located at the NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP DPW, 322 BELL ROAD, NILES, MI 49120 during the following times:
| October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27 | October 28 | October 29 | October 30 | October 31 | November 1 |
| 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 11:00 AM-7:00 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
On Election Day, Tuesday, november 3, 2026, polls will be open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM and that day the election will be held at the following locations:
| BENTON HARBOR CITY
|
Pct 1 Benton Harbor High School – 870 Colfax Ave, Benton Harbor
Pct 2 Benton Harbor Housing Commission/Virginia Edwards Community Center, 721 Nate Wells Senior Dr, Benton Harbor Pct 3 Benton Harbor High School – 870 Colfax Ave, Benton Harbor Pct 4 Benton Harbor Housing Commission/Virginia Edwards Community Center, 721 Nate Wells Senior Dr, Benton Harbor |
| BRIDGMAN CITY | Pct 1 City Hall – 9765 Maple St, Bridgman
PROPOSAL: 1) LIBRARY MILLAGE RENEWAL 2) BRIDGMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY MILLAGE |
| BUCHANAN CITY | Pct 1 City Hall – 302 N Red Bud Trail, Buchanan
Pct 2 Red Bud City Center – 131 South Oak St, Buchanan |
| COLOMA CITY | Pct 1 Public Library – 151 W Center St, Coloma
PROPOSALS: PUBLIC SAFETY MILLAGE |
| NEW BUFFALO CITY | Pct 1 City Hall – 224 W Buffalo St, New Buffalo |
| NILES CITY | Pct 1 YMCA–905 N. Front Street, Niles
Pct 2 YMCA–905 N. Front Street, Niles Pct 3 Niles Fire Station – 1345 E Main Street, Niles Pct 4 FOP Lodge 95 – 531 N State St, Niles |
| ST. JOSEPH CITY | Pct 1 City Hall – 700 Broad St, St Joseph
Pct 2 Howard Ice Arena – 2414 Willa Dr, St Joseph Pct 3 Zion Evangelical Church – 3001 Veronica Dr, St Joseph |
| WATERVLIET CITY | Pct 1 City Hall – 158 W Pleasant St, Watervliet
PROPOSAL: WATERVLIET JOINT FIRE DEPARTMENT MILLAGE |
| BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Township Hall – 7315 Territorial Rd, Watervliet |
| BARODA TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 American Legion Post #345– 9214 1 St St, Baroda PROPOSAL: 1) VILLAGE OF BARODA DISINCORPORATION 2) NEW PUBLIC SAFETY MILLAGE |
| BENTON
CHARTER TOWNSHIP |
Pct 1 Township Hall – 1725 Territorial Rd, Bldg B, Benton Harbor
Pct 2 Township Hall – 1725 Territorial Rd, Bldg B, Benton Harbor Pct 3 Sammie Smith Family Investment Center – 301 Martin Luther King Dr, Benton Harbor Pct 4 Township Fire Station #2– 181 Enterprise Way, Benton Harbor Pct 5 Township Fire Station #1– 781 Crystal Ave., Benton Harbor Pct 6 Sammie Smith Family Investment Center – 301 Martin Luther King Dr, Benton Harbor |
| BERRIEN TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Township Hall – 8916 M-140, Berrien Center
Pct 2 Township Hall – 8916 M-140, Berrien Center PROPOSAL: PROPOSAL FOR ROAD MILLAGE |
| BERTRAND TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Township Hall – 3835 Buffalo Rd, Buchanan |
| BUCHANAN
CHARTER TOWNSHIP |
Pct 1 Township Hall – 15235 Main St, Buchanan |
| CHIKAMING TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Chikaming Township Center – 13535 Red Arrow Hwy, Harbert |
| COLOMA
CHARTER TOWNSHIP |
Pct 1 Township Hall – 4919 Paw Paw Lake Rd, Coloma |
| GALIEN TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Township Fire Station – 305 Kiley Dr, Galien |
| HAGAR TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Township Hall – 3900 Riverside Rd, Benton Harbor |
| LAKE
CHARTER TOWNSHIP |
Pct 1 Township Hall – 3220 Shawnee Rd, Bridgman
|
| LINCOLN
CHARTER TOWNSHIP |
Pct 1 Municipal Building – 2055 W John Beers Rd, Stevensville
Pct 2 The Chapel – 4250 Washington Ave, St Joseph Pct 3 Lakeshore Christian Church – 5565 Washington Ave, St Joseph Pct 4 Lincoln Charter Township Fire Station – 2130 West John Beers Rd, Stevensville Pct 5 Berrien County Baptist Church – 5940 St. Joseph Ave, Stevensville PROPOSAL: 1) POLICE DEPARTMENT MILLAGE RENEWAL 2) ROAD MAINTENANCE MILLAGE RENEWAL |
| NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Township Hall – 17425 Red Arrow Hwy, New Buffalo
PROPOSAL: VILLAGE OF MICHIANA RENEWAL OF EMERGENCY SERVICES MILLAGE FOR POLICE, FIRE & AMBULANCE SERVICE |
| NILES
CHARTER TOWNSHIP |
Pct 1, 2, & 3 Township DPW – 322 Bell Rd, Niles
PROPOSALS: MARIHUANA RETAIL ORDINANCE |
| ORONOKO
CHARTER TOWNSHIP |
Pct 1 Township Hall – 4583 E Snow Rd, Berrien Springs
Pct 2 Fairgrounds, Youth Memorial Bldg, 9122 Old US Hwy 31, Berrien Springs |
| PIPESTONE TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Township Hall – 7185 Elm St, Eau Claire |
| ROYALTON TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Township Hall – 980 Miners Rd, St. Joseph
PROPOSAL: 1) LIBRARY SERVICED MILLAGE PROPOSAL 2) SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR TOWNSHIP AMBULANCE SERVICES 3) SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO EQUIP, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| ST. JOSEPH
CHARTER TOWNSHIP |
Pct 1 Public Safety Complex – 1750 Colfax Ave, Benton Harbor
Pct 2 Maiden Lane Park Pavillion – 1051 Maiden Lane, St. Joseph Pct 3 Township Hall – 3000 Washington Ave, St Joseph Pct 4 Peace Lutheran Church – 3590 Lincoln Ave, St Joseph |
| SODUS TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Township Hall – 4056 King Dr, Sodus
PROPOSAL: ROAD MILLAGE RENEWAL |
| THREE OAKS TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Fire Station – 10 E Linden St, Three Oaks |
| WATERVLIET
CHARTER TOWNSHIP |
Pct 1 Township Hall – 4959 M-140, Watervliet
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| WEESAW TOWNSHIP | Pct 1 Township Hall – 13518 State St, New Troy |
Absentee ballots are available for all elections; registered voters may contact their local city/township clerk to obtain an application for an absent voter ballot.
To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in Braille. Arrangements for obtaining the instructions of these alternative formats can be made by contacting the city/township clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.
STACY LOAR-PORTER – BERRIEN COUNTY CLERK