The first election of the year is nearly here - and dozens of municipalities have something on the ballot around metro Detroit.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — There's just under two weeks until Michiganders return to the polls for the Great Lakes State's May election. This special election is scheduled to take place on May 6, starting at 7 a.m. and closing at 8 p.m. If you're heading to the polls or voting absentee, here is everything you need to know about this upcoming election:

Haoxiang Gao, a 20-year-old Chinese national accused of illegally voting in the Michigan election, failed to appear in court this week and now faces a bench warrant.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A special election is being held in some West Michigan communities on Tuesday, May 6. Not everyone will have something on their ballot and some ballots may only have one item to vote on. Voters will mostly be deciding on millage and bond proposals for school districts and other organizations in their precinct.

“President Trump is excited to return to the great state of Michigan next Tuesday, where he will rally in Macomb County to celebrate the FIRST 100 DAYS!,” she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. April 29 will mark his 99th day since returning to the White House on Jan. 20.

Rogers, who had been living in Florida and had lived in Howell when he formerly represented the state in Congress, moved back to Michigan ahead of an achingly close election he lost last year for an open U.S. Senate seat won by Democratic former U.S. Rep.

The proposed constitutional amendment in Michigan would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

President Donald Trump is slated to return to Michigan on Tuesday in his first visit to the state since he closed out his campaign last November in Grand Rapids in a rally that stretched into the early hours of Election Day.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month on “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” and is requiring his administration to take multiple actions driving towards his stated principle that “free, fair, and honest elections ... are fundamental to maintaining our constitutional Republic.”