Today is Election Day. YOU can pick the president for the next four years, two trustees to make MSU decisions for the next eight years, a person to represent YOU in the state House and a U.S. representative to serve YOU in Congress. Oh, and judges and prosecutors along with the future of gay marriage and gambling in Michigan. It's your decision today.

Michigan voter rights

You are eligible if you are:

• At least 18

• Not currently incarcerated

• A Michigan resident and U.S. citizen

• Registered to vote

You have the right:

• To vote without being intimidated or discriminated against

• To vote if you are in line before 8 p.m.

• To vote if you are a first-time voter and registered by mail or through a voting drive. You should bring a photo ID, recent utility bill, bank statement or a paycheck

• To vote with a provisional ballot, even if your name is not on the voter registration list, if you are a first-time voter without ID or your eligibility cannot be determined. (But your vote will not be counted unless you are in the correct precinct.)

• To request and receive assistance from election officials while in the voting booth if you are visually impaired and/or cannot read and/or write. Family members and those 18 and older can also help

• To vote if you have been convicted of a crime, but are not currently incarcerated

• To request and receive a sample ballot and verbal and written instructions for voting

• To not have anyone try to influence your vote within 100 feet of the polling place. Promoting messages related to elections or any of the candidates is illegal in this space

• To get a replacement ballot if you want to discard your previous ballot

• To vote at your old polling place if you moved to another city or township within 60 days prior to the election

• To vote in person if you received an absentee ballot that was lost or destroyed, after signing an affidavit that confirms your ballot was lost or destroyed

• To receive instructions from two election officials while in the voting booth

• To bring children under 18 into the voting booth with you

If voting problems occur, contact East Lansing City Clerk Sharon Reid at (517) 319-6904, The Michigan Bureau of Elections at (800) 292-5973.

Source: The State of Michigan, The Michigan Department of Civil Rights, The Election Protection Coalition