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CITY OF OAK PARK, MICHIGAN

The City Clerk's Office provides service to City Council, the Board of Zoning Appeals, Employee's Retirement System, Election Commission, and Board of Canvassers. On a daily basis, the Clerk's office issues merchant's licenses, garage sale permits, lawn care licenses, taxi cab licenses, handbill permits, precious metals licenses, sidewalk sale permits, vendor's licenses, mechanical amusement device licenses, distributor licenses, going-out-of business licenses, maintains a real estate non-solicitation list with sales and updates of the list to real estate companies, publishes all legal notifications. The City Clerk's office is also an official passport acceptance facility to all Oak Park Residents only. Also, the City Clerk's office offers public notary services that may be limited to Oak Park residents or official business within the City of Oak Park.

All City Forms (i.e. voter absentee ballet, non solicitation) are available at forms & brochures.

U.S. Citizens with Pending Passport Applications Allowed Temporary Travel Flexibility

WITHIN WESTERN HEMISPHERE

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security announced June 8, 2007 that U.S. citizens traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda who have applied for but not yet received passports can nevertheless temporarily enter and depart from the United States by air with a government issued photo identification and Department of State official proof of application for a passport through September 30, 2007.  The federal government is making this accommodation for air travel due to longer than expected processing times for passport applications in the face of record-breaking demand.

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) was mandated by Congress in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to strengthen border security and facilitate entry into the United States for citizens and legitimate international visitors.  WHTI requirements for air travel took effect on January 23, 2007. 

Adults who have applied for but not yet received a passport should present government-issued photo identification and an official proof of application from the U.S. Department of State.  Children under the age of 16 traveling with their parents or legal guardian will be permitted to travel with the child’s proof of application.  Travelers who have not applied for a passport should not expect to be accommodated.  U.S. citizens with pending passport applications can obtain proof of application at:

http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/status/status_2567.html .

This accommodation does not affect entry requirements to other countries.  Americans traveling to a country that requires passports must still present those documents. 

Since implementation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has and will continue to exercise its current authorities in unique circumstances to allow individuals subject to the WHTI requirements into the United States based on other evidence of identity and citizenship.

As early as January 2008, the departments will begin to implement WHTI at land and sea ports of entry.  A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking outlining a phased implementation is expected to be published in the Federal Register within the next two weeks.

Travel document security remains a top priority for the U.S. Government.  Both the 9/11 Commission and the U.S. Congress urged strengthening of travel documents to prevent entry of terrorists across our borders, reduce use of fraudulent documents, and speed up entry procedures.

ABC's of Voting

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HOW TO REGISTER

Eligibility to become a registered voter is based on three criteria's. You must be:

1 - a citizen of the United States

2 -at least 18 years of age by the date of the next general election

3 - a resident of Michigan and the city or township where you wish to vote.

If you already have registered, you are not required to do so again unless you change your address or name.

Oak Park residents can register to vote at any of the following locations:

• The City Clerk's Office

• Any Secretary of State branch office

• Oakland County Clerk's Office

• Any armed forces recruitment office. There are two additional options:

  • Family Independence Agency, the Department of Community Health, Michigan Jobs Commission, and some office of the Commission for the Blind

Qualified electors may also register by may by obtaining and completing a Mail Voter Registration Application and forwarding it to the election official as directed on the application.  Mail Voter registration applications may be obtained by contacting the Office of the City Clerk.  Note:  A person who registers to vote by mail is required to vote in person, unless they have previously voted in person in the State of Michigan, or are at least 60 years of age, or are handicapped.

Any handicapped or ill person who is physically unable to register in person my contact the City Clerk's Office and make arrangements to register.

The City Clerk's Office is located in
City Hall
13600 Oak Park Blvd.
248-691-7540.

Absentee Ballots

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A registered voter of the City of Oak Park may obtain an absent voter ballot if he or she: expects to be absent from the community for the entire time the polls are open on election day; is physically unable to attend the polls without the assistance of another person; is 60 years of age or older; or cannot attend the polls on election day because of religious beliefs. In addition, the City Clerk's Office maintains a list of eligible resident s who wish to receive absentee ballots for every regularly scheduled primary and general election. Registered voters can arrange to be placed on this list by calling the office.

NOTE: Absentee voting is governed by strict legal procedures. Complete information is available from the City Clerk's Office.

Citizen's Guide to Voting Systems

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The City of Oak Park uses an optical scan system of voting called M-100 Optical Scan Equipment.

The Michigan Secretary of State now has an online Voter Information Center providing Michigan residents with information about their voter registration status, location of their polling place, ballot information, voting equipment, voting instructions, and election results.  Visit the Voter Information Center by clicking here

Am I Registered to vote?

You may verify your power to vote, view your ballot and election calendar, map your polling location, and find out how to use your voting equipment by clicking here

Polling Locations

The polling hours are 7:00 am - 8:00 pm on election day

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