Last day to register set Oct. 6

Monday, Oct. 6, is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 4 general election.
To register, you must be at least 18 years old by election day and be U.S. citizen, as well as a resident of the city or township in which you wish to register.
Mail-in forms are on the Department of State site, www.Michigan.gov/sos.
To qualify to vote absentee, age 60 or older, unable to vote without assistance at the polls, expecting to be out of town on election day, in jail awaiting arraignment or trial, unable to attend the polls due to religious reasons, appointed to work as an election instector in a precinct outside of your precinct of residents.
Deadline to apply for absentee ballot is 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1.