Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.492a (2026)

Registration of persons confined in jail.

✓ current as of July 2026

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.492a Registration of persons confined in jail.

Sec. 492a.

An individual who is confined in a jail and who is otherwise a qualified elector may, before trial or sentence, register to vote. The individual is considered a resident of the city or township, and address, at which he or she resided before confinement. An individual who is confined in a jail after being convicted and sentenced is not eligible to register to vote.

History: Add. 1975, Act 178, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1975 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018

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Cited in 1 case, 2007–2007 · leading case: In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 Pa 71, 740 N.W.2d 444 (Mich. 2007).

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In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 Pa 71, 740 N.W.2d 444 (Mich. 2007). · cites it 2× “515; and even registering voters confined in jail, MCL 168.492a, to name just a few. Thus, there are "a variety of criminal laws that are more than adequate to detect and deter whatever fraud may be feared.”

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