May 5, 2020 Special Election Updates

Governor Whitmer issued an executive order which temporarily changes state voting laws for the May 5, 2020 Special Election due to the coronavirus pandemic.   (For more information on the executive order, click on this link: Executive Order 2020-27 (COVID-19)

The May 5, 2020 Special Election will be held primarily by mail.  Our normal polling location at Robinson Baptist Church will NOT be open for this election.

Every registered voter (who registered to vote prior to March 27, 2020) in the Grand Haven Public Schools district in Robinson Township will receive an absentee ballot application in the mail.  (There are no proposals in the Zeeland School District)

Once a voter completes this application and returns it to the township, an absentee ballot will be sent to the voter.  These ballots need to be returned to the township by 8 pm on May 5, 2020 to be counted by our absentee counting board.

The Robinson Township Office will be open on election day.  If you need to vote on that day, you will be issued an absentee ballot which will need to be voted at the office.

Exceptions to the normal absentee process per Governor Whitmer’s executive order:

• Newly registered voters who registered to vote between March 27 – April 20 will automatically be sent a ballot for the May 5, 2020 election,
• Newly registered voters who registered to vote between April 21 – May 5 with proof of residency, will be automatically sent a ballot. A list of proof of residency documents can be found here:   SOS – Registering to Vote

We appreciate your patience with this.   We will update our website as more information becomes available.

If you have any questions on absentee voting, please see this website SOS – Absentee Voting  or you can contact us at deputyclerk@robinson-twp.org.

2020 Election Dates:

March 10, 2020 Presidential Primary Election

May 5, 2020 Special Election

August 4, 2020 Primary Election

November 3, 2020 General Election

Please see the Clerk / Elections Page for more information.

Clerk / Elections Page

On October 29, Robinson Township was informed that the Ottawa County Department of Public Health and Grand Haven Public Schools were notified of elevated levels of PFAS at Grand Haven’s Robinson Elementary School. School leaders immediately restricted access to drinking water in the building; bottled water is being provided to the school. Other than Robinson Elementary, all other schools in the Grand Haven Public School District are served by Northwest Ottawa Water System. This system has been tested and the results were as below health advisory levels.

The Ottawa County Department of Public Health (OCDPH) is working with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Grand Haven Area Public Schools (GHAPS) and Robinson Township to take appropriate measures and develop an action plan to help ensure the water residents are drinking meets appropriate state and federal standards.

For more information, click here:

Press Release

Ottawa County PFAS Info

If you would like to order a sign, please see the order form link on the left side of the web page.  Cost is only $15.

These forms need to be submitted to Grand Haven Charter Township:
13300 168th Ave
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Phone: (616) 842-5988

Properly displayed house numbers allow emergency personnel to RESPOND MORE QUICKLY to an emergency!

Grand Haven Township Fire/Rescue and Robinson Township Fire Departments are encouraging all residents to properly display their address.

To assist the residents, the township has begun processing orders for HIGHLY REFLECTIVE GREEN address signs that can be displayed near the street. The signs may be displayed on a pre-existing mail box or on a post near the end of your driveway, visible from the street. If your mailbox does not sit on the same property as your house (i.e. across the street) or is clustered together with several other mailboxes, it is suggested that your new sign be installed on a post near the end of your driveway, visible from the street.

In an emergency…if we can’t find you…WE CAN’T HELP YOU!!!

• Endorsed by Muskegon, Oceana and Ottawa County Emergency

Services, 911 director and the Ottawa County Fire Chiefs Assoc.

• Especially effective at night
• Numbers on both sides (white over green)
• Rust and weather proof heavy gauge aluminum

Through a partnership with the National Flag Foundation and the National Sheriff’s Association, the National Association of Counties is providing free flag retirement boxes to member counties, including Ottawa.

Flags deposited in the boxes will be collected and respectfully disposed of according to the U.S. Flag Code. Depending upon response, the Ottawa County box will be rotated on a monthly basis among County facilities. To start, it will be placed in the lobby of the Fillmore Administration Building near the boardroom.

For more information, visit miottawa.org.