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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.496 Registration of electors; duties of secretary of state.
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Sec. 496. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to make the proper forms for use in the registration of electors, in recommending the use of the same to the several clerks of the townships, cities and villages of this state, and in instructing the several township, city …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.496a Preregistration requirements; age 16; application; processing and transfer of application; considered registered elector at 17.5 years of age; qualified voter file notification; public education and outreach campaign.
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Sec. 496a. (1) An individual may preregister to vote if the individual meets all of the following requirements: (a) Is at least 16 years of age but less than 17-1/2 years of age. (b) Is a citizen of the United States. (c) Is a resident of this state. (d) Is a resident of the city…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.497 Application for registration; in-person or by mail or online; application; proof of residency; identification for election purposes; affidavit; execution; notice; exception.
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Sec. 497. (1) An individual who is not registered to vote but possesses the qualifications of an elector as provided in section 492 may apply for registration to the clerk of the county, township, or city in which the individual resides in person, during the clerk's regular busin…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.497c Voter registration; presenting identification for election purposes; affidavit.
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Sec. 497c. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who applies in person to register to vote at a department of state office, a designated voter registration agency, the office of a county clerk, or the office of the clerk of the city or township in which the applicant resides sh…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.498 Clerk of township or city; office hours, days, and place for receiving applications for registration; public notice; agreement to jointly publish public notice.
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Sec. 498. (1) In a township or city in which the clerk does not maintain regular daily office hours, the township board or the legislative body of the city may require that the clerk of the township or city shall be at the clerk's office or other designated place for the purpose …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.499 Registration of elector; registration application; oaths; interpreter; false material statement as misdemeanor; accepting fee as misdemeanor; voter identification card; effect of voter identification card returned to post office.
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Sec. 499. (1) An elector entitled to registration in an election precinct may become registered in the precinct by applying in person and signing the registration application before the clerk or assistant clerk of the township, city, or village in which the precinct is located. F…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.499b Registration application of program participant under address confidentiality program act; confidentiality.
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Sec. 499b. The voter registration application of an elector who is a program participant, as that term is defined in the address confidentiality program act, is confidential and not subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.499e Same day voter registration; application approval; receipt.
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Sec. 499e. (1) The clerk of a city or township shall be present or have a deputy clerk be present at the clerk's office at all times a polling place is open on election day to receive and process voter registration applications. (2) Immediately after approving a voter registratio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.500 Voter registration of applicant; procedure for applicant unable to write or sign name because of physical disability.
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Sec. 500. If an applicant for voter registration is unable to write, or sign his or her name on the voter registration application because of a physical disability, then the applicant may execute the registration affidavit either by making his or her mark or by using a signature …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.500a Registration or change in registration of person applying for renewal of operator's or chauffeur's license; application.
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Sec. 500a. The secretary of state or the secretary of state's agent shall ensure that an individual who appears in a department of state branch office or an individual who applies for renewal of an operator's or chauffeur's license under section 307 of the Michigan vehicle code, …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.500b Forwarding application for registration to clerk of city or township; compensation of county clerks; obtaining additional information; transmitting application to appropriate clerk; electronic transmission of address change.
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Sec. 500b. (1) Not more than 5 business days after receipt of an application for registration, the county clerk shall forward the application for registration to the clerk of the city or township in which the applicant resides. (2) Compensation to be paid county clerks for transm…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.500d Elections in which applicant permitted to vote; determination and notice of nonqualification; presenting validated voter registration application receipt at polls.
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Sec. 500d. An individual who has properly completed an application for registration at an office of the secretary of state or his or her agent is permitted to vote in all elections after making the application if the clerk determines the individual is qualified. If the clerk dete…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.500e Preparation of registration forms; notice of cancellation.
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Sec. 500e. The city or township clerk shall prepare the registration forms needed for the city or township from information contained on properly completed and validated applications for persons meeting the requirements of this act. The clerk of a city or township shall forward a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.500i "Agent" defined.
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Sec. 500i. As used in sections 500a to 500e, "agent" means a person appointed by the secretary of state to act as an examining officer for the purpose of examining applicants for operator's and chauffeur's licenses under section 309 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.501 Master registration cards; master file.
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Sec. 501. The master registration cards must be filed alphabetically and must be termed the "master file". Subject to section 493b(7), the master file must contain the signature of each elector registered in the city or township, unless the clerk of the jurisdiction has access to…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.502 Custody of master file.
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Sec. 502. The master file must at all times remain in the custody of the township or city clerk.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.503 Destruction or mutilation of registration records; request for back-up file from secretary of state; reregistration.
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Sec. 503. If the voter registration records are destroyed or mutilated making them unusable, the clerk of the city or township shall request a back-up file from the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall provide a list of registered electors and their signatures, if ava…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.505 Authorization to cancel previous registration; signature; form; notice of cancellation; effect of previous address in another state; duties of clerk; authorization to cancel or notice received from another state.
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Sec. 505. (1) At the time an elector is applying for registration, the registration officer shall ascertain if the elector is already registered as an elector. If the elector is previously registered, the elector shall at the time of applying for registration sign an authorizatio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.506 Change of residence within township or city; transfer of registration by clerk.
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Sec. 506. A registered elector may, upon change of residence within the township or city, update his or her registration address by sending to the clerk a signed request stating his or her present address, the date he or she moved to that address, and the address from which he or…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.507 Execution of transfer of registration request; comparison of signatures; certification; filing application for transfer; proper name of street or resident house number; notice; eligibility to vote.
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Sec. 507. (1) A registered elector who has removed from 1 election precinct of a township, city, or village to another election precinct of the same township, city, or village and has not recorded the removal with the local clerk shall execute a transfer of registration request, …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.507a Moving to another township or city; voting at place of last registration; affidavit; forms; cancellation of registration; voting in person or by absentee ballot.
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Sec. 507a. (1) A registered and qualified elector of this state who has moved from the city or township in which he or she is registered to another city or township within this state after the sixtieth day before an election or primary election is permitted to vote in the electio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509aa Updating registration upon receipt of certain information; duties of clerk; instruction by clerk to challenge elector; cancellation of registration; notice that registered elector has moved out of state.
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Sec. 509aa. (1) A clerk may use change of address information supplied by the United States Postal Service or other reliable information received by the clerk that identifies registered electors whose addresses may have changed as provided in this section. (2) On receipt of relia…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509bb Failure to vote; cancellation of registration prohibited.
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Sec. 509bb. A clerk shall not cancel or cause the cancellation of the registration of a voter from the registration record of the city or township based solely upon that registered voter's failure to vote.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509cc Challenge of registration; response by voter; duties of clerk.
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Sec. 509cc. (1) If a registration is challenged under this act and the challenged voter does not respond in the manner provided in this act, the registration record of that voter remains challenged and election officials shall not allow the challenged voter to vote until he or sh…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509dd Program to register voters or remove names.
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Sec. 509dd. (1) A clerk may conduct a program to register qualified electors or to remove names of registered voters who are no longer qualified to vote in the city or township from the registration records of that city or township. A clerk who conducts a program to register vote…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509ee Transmission of report by voter registration agency to secretary of state.
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Sec. 509ee. Not later than 90 days after the request of the secretary of state, a designated voter registration agency shall transmit to the secretary of state a report including all of the following: (a) Information requested by the secretary of state necessary to administer the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509ff Records; purpose; maintenance; availability to public; names and addresses to whom notice sent.
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Sec. 509ff. (1) The secretary of state and each county, city, township, or village clerk shall maintain all records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of registration records under this chapter …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509gg Information exempt from freedom of information act.
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Sec. 509gg. (1) Subject to subsection (3), the information described in this subsection that is contained in a registration record is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. The secretary of state, a designated voter registr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509hh Capture or reproduction of signature.
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Sec. 509hh. (1) The secretary of state may capture or reproduce the signature of an elector from a voter registration application or pursuant to section 307 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.307, and transmit the signature to the qualified voter file pursuant to …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509ii Electronic voter registration interface; requirements; application; qualifications.
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Sec. 509ii. (1) The secretary of state shall develop and maintain an electronic voter registration interface to allow an applicant to submit a voter registration application electronically through the secretary of state's website. The electronic voter registration interface must …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509m Purpose of MCL 168.509m to 168.509ii; definitions.
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Sec. 509m. (1) The purposes of this section and sections 509n to 509ii are all of the following: (a) To establish a statewide qualified voter file that consists of all qualified electors who wish to be registered to vote in local, state, and federal elections. (b) To enhance the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509n Secretary of state; duties.
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Sec. 509n. The secretary of state is responsible for the coordination of the requirements imposed under this chapter, the national voter registration act of 1993, and the help America vote act of 2002. The secretary of state shall do all of the following: (a) Develop a mail regis…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509o Qualified voter file; establishment and maintenance; individuals considered registered voters; signed application; development and use of process to update qualified voter file; availability of canceled voter registration information; participation in multistate programs or services; limitations.
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Sec. 509o. (1) The secretary of state shall direct and supervise the establishment and maintenance of a statewide qualified voter file. The secretary of state shall establish the technology to implement the qualified voter file. The qualified voter file is the official file for t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509p Qualified voter file; components.
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Sec. 509p. The qualified voter file must consist of all of the following components: (a) A computer file that has the capacity to maintain a number of records equal to or greater than the voting age population of this state. (b) An electronic network that allows participating des…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509q Qualified voter file; information to be contained for each voter; requirements for program participant in address confidentiality program act; confidentiality of preregistration information.
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Sec. 509q. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the qualified voter file must contain all of the following information for each qualified voter: (a) The name; residence address including house number and street name or rural route and box number, and the apartment number, if any; city;…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509r Qualified voter file; establishment and maintenance of computer system and programs; access; verification of accuracy; compilation of electors; sources; person whose name does not appear in file; requirements; inactive voter file.
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Sec. 509r. (1) The secretary of state shall establish and maintain the computer system and programs necessary to the operation of the qualified voter file. The secretary of state shall allow each county, city, or township access to the qualified voter file. The county, city, and …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509t Person considered registered voter; persons required to vote in person; exceptions; prosecution not precluded in state.
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Sec. 509t. (1) Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, a person who is a qualified elector in this state and who registers to vote in a manner consistent with the national voter registration act of 1993 is considered a registered voter under this act. (2) A pers…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509u List designating executive departments, state agencies, or other offices performing voter registration activities; armed forces recruitment office as voter registration agency.
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Sec. 509u. (1) Not later than the thirtieth day after the effective date of this section, the governor shall provide a list to the secretary of state designating the executive departments, state agencies, or other offices that will perform voter registration activities in this st…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509v Registration to vote at certain locations, by mail, or online.
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Sec. 509v. (1) A person who is not registered to vote at the address where he or she resides may apply to register to vote by submitting an application at any of the following locations: (a) The office of the clerk of a county or the office of the clerk of the city or township in…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509w Person processing application; duties; transmitting application; cost of forwarding application.
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Sec. 509w. (1) The person processing an application submitted in person at a department of state office, a designated voter registration agency, or the office of a county clerk shall do all of the following: (a) Validate the application in the manner prescribed by the secretary o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509x Application considered as received; requirements.
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Sec. 509x. An application for registration is considered received on or before the fifteenth day before an election if 1 of the following requirements is met: (a) An application is received at a department of state office, a designated voter registration agency, or the office of …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.509z Notice to clerk of certain information.
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Sec. 509z. The secretary of state shall notify each clerk of the following information regarding residents or former residents of the clerk's city or township: (a) Driver license or state personal identification card changes of address received by the secretary of state, and whet…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.51 Office of governor or lieutenant governor; eligibility.
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Sec. 51. A person is not eligible to the office of governor or lieutenant governor unless the person has attained the age of 30 years and has been a registered and qualified elector in this state for 4 years next preceding his or her election, as provided in section 22 of article…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.510 Deceased electors; cancellation of registration; notification requirements; updating of qualified voter file; removal of absent voter ballot return.
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Sec. 510. (1) Until December 31, 2022, at least once a month, the county clerk shall forward a list of the last known address and birth date of all individuals over 17-1/2 years of age who have died in the county to the clerk of each city or township in the county. The city or to…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.511 Cancellation of registration; authorization from elector.
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Sec. 511. Upon the receipt of an authorization of cancellation of registration from the elector, the clerk shall cancel said registration.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.512 Challenge of elector; affidavit, contents; answering affidavit; cancellation of registration; indiscriminate challenge, penalty.
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Sec. 512. Any elector of the municipality may challenge the registration of any registered elector by submitting to the clerk of that municipality a written affidavit that such elector is not qualified to vote, which affidavit shall specify the grounds upon which the challenged e…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.514 Cancellation of registration; reinstatement prohibited.
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Sec. 514. If the registration of an elector is canceled, the clerk shall make a proper entry on the master registration card, indicating the date and the cause for cancellation, and shall affix his or her signature to the entries. All copies of the canceled registration cards mus…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.515 Registration records; verification by house-to-house canvass.
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Sec. 515. The several township, city and village clerks may conduct a house-to-house canvass or use such other means of checking the correctness of registration records as may seem expedient.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.516 Registration records; public inspection.
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Sec. 516. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) and section 509gg, the registration record must be open for public inspection. (2) If an individual preregisters to vote under section 496a, the information contained in the registration record for that individual is co…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.518 Organization of new township; first registration of electors; records; notice; incorporation of new city; registration records; annexation to city; statement by township clerk.
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Sec. 518. Whenever a new township shall be organized, the persons designated to act as inspectors for the first election to be held therein shall constitute a board of registration for the purpose of making the first registration of qualified electors therein. Said board shall be…