Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.500a (2026)

Registration or change in registration of person applying for renewal of operator's or chauffeur's license; application.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW


Act 116 of 1954


168.500a Registration or change in registration of person applying for renewal of operator's or chauffeur's license; application.

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, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.307, is afforded an opportunity to register to vote or to change the individual's voting registration name or address, if the applicant possesses the qualifications of an elector on the date of application or will possess the qualifications at the next election. This section does not require a registered elector to periodically reregister or to renew the elector's registration.

    

    

History: Add. 1975, Act 28, Eff. July 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 173, Imd. Eff. May 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 512, Imd. Eff. Jan. 26, 1981 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 18, 1994 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 268, Eff. June 30, 2025

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Ass'n of Cmty. Organizations for Reform Now v. Miller, 912 F. Supp. 976 (W.D. Mich. 1995).
Ass'n of Cmty. Organizations for Reform Now v. Miller, 912 F. Supp. 976 (W.D. Mich. 1995). “Laws *980 § 168.500a. In 1989, Michigan amended its election laws to permit a qualified elector to submit a voter registration application through any of the state’s 1,515 local governmental units.”
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