Michigan Primary 2020: What Metro Detroit Voters Need To Know

A week after Super Tuesday, voters in Michigan and five other states head to the polls to pick their preferred candidate in Democratic Presidential Primary. The field has considerably narrowed since last week with former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders being the two remaining competitive candidates vying for the nomination. Tulsi Gabbard, the Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, also remains in the race.

Biden picked up a number of key endorsements the day before Super Tuesday, including from former competitors Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg, and sweeped Sanders by winning 10 states, including Texas — the state with the second-highest number of delegates awarded on March 3.

Sanders won his home state of Vermont and had a good showing in the west, winning Colorado, Utah and is the projected winner in California. In 2016, Sanders won the Michigan primary against Hillary Clinton but the latest polls show Biden with a comfortable lead heading into Tuesday for the 2020 primary.

Voters participating in the Republican Primary will also have the option to pick their preferred candidate though President Donald Trump doesn't face a considerable challenge on that side. Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is also on the Republican ballot and is still in the race.

Here's what voters in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties need to know before voting on Tuesday:

In Michigan, polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. The state also offers same-day voter registration. Anyone who is not registered to vote can go to their city or township's clerk's office before 8 p.m. on election day and register to vote with a document that shows proof of residency.

Registered voters can find their sample ballots online. Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties all have a county proposal on the ballot. The Detroit Insitute of Arts is seeking to renew the millage approved in 2012 at a rate of no more than the current 0.2 mill (20 cents per $1,000 taxable value) on all real and personal property in the County.

"Revenue from this millage will be disbursed to the Art Institute Authority and then transferred to the DIA as permitted by and for the purposes set forth in Public Act 296 of 2010," the proposal on the ballot states. "It is estimated that if approved and levied, this millage renewal would generate approximately $8,500,000 in 2022."

Some municipalities may also have specific local proposals on the ballot.

Registered voted in Michigan can find their polling places online. Registered voters in Oakland, and Macomb counties can find a list of polling locations below:

• Oakland County Polling Locations
• Macomb County Polling Locations

The Wayne County elections website redirects website to the Secretary of State to find their polling place.

Absentee ballots must be returned to your local election clerk by 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

Voter ID requirements are also in place in Michigan. At the polls, voters need to present one of the following types of photo ID to vote:

• Michigan driver's license or state-issued ID card
• Driver's license or personal identification card issued by another state
• Federal or state government-issued photo identification
• U.S. passport
• Military ID with photo
• Student identification with photo from a high school or accredited institution of higher learning
• Tribal identification card with photo

The ID does not include a voter's address. If someone does not have a photo ID, they can still vote by signing an affidavit stating that they do not have a photo ID.