Located In Beautiful
Chippewa County, Michigan

The Dafter Township 2024 Board of Review will hold the following

meetings at the Dafter Township Hall

And Little History
of Dafter Township

Dafter was founded as a lumber settlement. It was given a post office named "Stevensburgh" in January 1879, with George Stevens as the first postmaster.

The name of the post office was changed to Dafter, after the township, in July 1893. It was a station on the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. 

    If you are interested in looking at the Township Parcel Map, please click the image below. It can be searched by address using the looking glass and by parcel number using the binoculars.

For Information Call (906) 632-1579

Our Community

Dafter is a small unincorporated community located about a mile southwest of the junction of M-28 
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EARLY VOTING FOR NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION

Early Voting will be available for the General Election and every statewide and federal election after that. Early voting allows a voter to cast a ballot before Election Day by inserting their ballot directly into a tabulator. The early voting period lasts a minimum of nine consecutive days, ending on the Sunday before an election. Early voting for the General Election will begin Saturday, October 26, 2024, through Sunday, November 3, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Early Voting Location is as follows:

Soo Township Hall 639 3 1⁄2 Mile Rd Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783


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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Public Accuracy Test for the
August 6, 2024 Election
has been scheduled Tuesday,
July 23, 2024 at 5:30 P.M. in the
Dafter Township Hall
2926 W. 10 Mile Rd
Dafter, Michigan

The Public Accuracy Test is conducted
to demonstrate that the computer
programming that will be used
to tabulate the votes cast at the
election counts the votes in
the manner prescribed by law.



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DAFTER JURISDICTION PUBLIC NOTICE

Establishment of Early Voting Sites
Notice is hereby given by resolution of the local board under authority granted in Public Act 81
of 2023, that the location of the early voting site for the upcoming Presidential Primary will be
as follows:
Soo Township
639 W 3 ½ Mile Rd
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
All qualified electors in Dafter have the right to mark a ballot in a tabulator beginning the
second Saturday before an election and ending the Sunday before the election, and any
additional days prior to the second Saturday before an election that the local board designates.
Early voting will be available at the early voting site listed above for the following hours:
Saturday, February 17, 2023, from 8 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, February 18, 2023, from 8 AM – 4 PM
Monday, February 19, 2023, from 8 AM – 4 PM
Tuesday, February 20, 2023, from 8 AM – 4 PM
Wednesday, February 21, 2023, from 8 AM – 4 PM
Thursday, February 22, 2023, from 8 AM – 4 PM
Friday, February 23, 2023, from 8 AM – 4 PM
Saturday, February 24, 2023, from 8 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, February 25, 2023, from 8 AM – 4 PM
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Clerk’s office at (906) 632-1579 or
daftertownshipclerk@aol.com


All events will be at the Dafter Township Hall