Kent County Clerk / Register of Deeds

10/21/2026

With just 13 days until Election Day - and early voting underway in parts of Kent County - Clerk Lyons is spending much of this week speaking to local, statewide, and national media to share the message that our elections are secure, transparent, fair, and accurate.

Find all the information you’ll need to vote at KentCountyVotes.com or mi.gov/vote

10/20/2026

A note regarding Early Voting:

The City of Grand Rapids is offering its voter additional days for early voting, beyond the mandatory nine days. Grand Rapids voters are able to vote early, in-person beginning today, October 20th.

Early voting will begin elsewhere countywide on Saturday, October 24.

10/16/2026

Starting Friday morning at the Advocates for Senior Issues to present “Elections 101: What Every Voter Should Know About Elections” … talking about the transparency, security, accuracy, and fairness of our elections.

Find all the information you need to vote in the November 3rd General Election at KentCountyVotes.com or mi.gov/vote

10/13/2026

Three weeks to go! Clerk Lyons was On Air w/ Shelley Irwin this morning sharing what every voter should know before the November 3rd General Election.

Visit KentCountyVotes.com or mi.gov/vote to request an absentee ballot, or your find in-person early or Election Day polling location.

10/07/2026

Clerk Lyons was honored to join the Churchmen’s Luncheon today to present “Elections 101: What Every Voter Should Know About Elections”.

This group has been meeting in Kent County every Wednesday since 1956 — 70 years!! They are dedicated members of their respective churches and the community, and asked great questions about our elections and voting processes.

Find all the information you need to vote in the November 3rd General Election at KentCountyVotes.com or mi.gov/vote

09/28/2026

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election are on the way to homes around Michigan and voters are starting to make their decisions. Two county clerks [Lisa Posthumus Lyons and Justin Roebuck] shared some tips on making sure your vote counts.

Absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election are on the way to homes around Michigan and voters are starting to make their decisions. Two county clerks shared some tips on making sure your vote…

09/26/2026

Scenes from clerk’s offices around Kent County this past week as dedicated teams of your friends and neighbors prepared to mail over 125,000 absentee ballots to Kent County voters! 📨

Absentee ballots are now available from your city or township clerk. Request yours - or find your early or Election Day polling place - at KentCountyVotes.com 🗳️

Pictured are Cascade Charter Twp; City of Wyoming; Plainfield Charter Twp; City of Grand Rapids 🇺🇸

09/25/2026

09/22/2026

It’s the time of year when Clerk Lyons frequents area radio and television studios — sharing with Kent County’s listeners and viewers all the information they need to vote in our secure, accurate, fair, and transparent elections! 🇺🇸 🗳️

Find everything you need to vote absentee, early, on on Election Day at KentCountyVotes.com or mi.gov/vote

08/28/2026

Encourage all to read this op-ed from the Grand Rapids Chamber's Andy Johnston in Bridge Michigan:

"Having confidence in our elections should matter to you. It’s a marker of a healthy, functioning society. Use your standing to educate yourself and the people around you. And if you have questions heading into the midterms, there will be another Public Accuracy Test before November where you can see this process in action for yourself.

We should demand that our elections be accurate. We should ask tough questions when warranted. Accountability and scrutiny are strengths of our system, not challenges to overcome. But we also have to be willing to look at the process for ourselves.

Trust isn’t built by telling people to trust, but by showing them why they can. Michigan’s business community understands this well. Employers want predictability. Customers want confidence. Communities want stability. Our democracy deserves the same."

We should demand that our elections be accurate. We should ask tough questions when warranted. Accountability and scrutiny are strengths of our system, not challenges to overcome. But we also have to be willing to look at the process for ourselves.