Plymouth residents can cast their ballots for the Tuesday, August 4 election without waiting for Election Day.

Early in-person voting is open at the Plymouth Cultural Center, 525 Farmer St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday, August 2, according to the city's official newsletter published Saturday, July 25.

Voters who already received an absentee ballot can also drop it off at the Cultural Center during early voting hours. Absentee ballots must be received by the city clerk by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted, according to the Detroit Regional Chamber's voter guide. The guide recommends that anyone still holding a ballot use a clerk's office or secure drop box rather than the postal service, since the recommended mail deadline of July 21 has passed.

On Election Day, Tuesday, August 4, the Plymouth Cultural Center will serve as the polling location with doors open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

What's on the ballot

The ballot includes the Wayne County Public Transportation Millage. If approved, it would levy up to 0.9831 mills, or 98 cents per $1,000 of taxable value, for 10 years beginning in 2026. For a homeowner with a property valued near $200,000 on the market, that works out to roughly $8 a month or $98 a year, according to the Michigan Chronicle.

Plymouth and Canton are among 17 Wayne County communities that previously opted out of SMART bus service. For those communities, this millage would be a new tax, not a renewal. A simple countywide majority decides the outcome; no individual community can opt out after the vote.

The millage is projected to generate about $57.6 million in its first year. Revenue would go to Wayne County, SMART, the Detroit Department of Transportation, and other regional transit providers to fund existing routes, expand fixed-route service to former opt-out communities, and broaden transit access for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, according to CBS News Detroit.

The August 4 ballot also includes partisan primaries for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and state legislature, including an open-seat race in the 22nd House District covering Plymouth and Northville.

Canton transit town hall July 28

Canton Township is hosting a public town hall on transit planning on Tuesday, July 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Canton Public Library. Canton's Planning Division staff, consultants from OHM, and members of the Canton Board of Trustees will take questions. A recording will be posted afterward at cantonmi.gov/1526.

Note: Early voting locations and hours confirmed here apply to City of Plymouth voters only. Plymouth Township and Canton Township residents should contact their township clerk's office for their specific early voting site and hours.