A
resident of Michigan and the city, township, or village where
you are applying to register to vote
Where
to Register
You
can register to vote for federal, state and local elections
by mail, by visiting your county, city, township
or village clerk’s office or going to any Secretary of
State branch. In addition, specified agencies providing services
through the Family Independence Agency, Department of Community
Health, Michigan Jobs Commission, and military recruitment centers
offer voter registration services to their clients.
You must register at least 30 days before the election.
Whenever you move to a new location which is a different district
than where you moved from you must re-register to vote. If you
move within the same district you must update your address with
your local clerk, at your polling place on election day, at a
Secretary of State Office or by mail.
A mail-in voter registration form can be obtained by contacting
your county or local clerk’s office.
If you register by
mail, you must vote in person at your assigned precinct the first
time you vote, unless you are:
Handicapped
as defined by state law
60
years of age or older
Temporarily
residing overseas
If
you are temporarily outside the U.S., you may use a Federal
Postcard Application (FPCA) form to register. FPCA forms are
distributed through U.S. embassies and military bases. A Michigan
resident who moves and registers out of state may not re-register
to vote in Michigan until he or she reestablishes residency
here.
You may also register at the same time you renew your driver
license by mail. Eligible drivers receive a voter registration
application in the mail with their driver license renewal information.
A
U.S. citizen
