Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.506 (2026)

Change of residence within township or city; transfer of registration by clerk.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW


Act 116 of 1954


168.506 Change of residence within township or city; transfer of registration by clerk.

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 she was last registered, or by updating his or her address in person. The clerk shall strike through the last address, ward, and precinct number and record the new address, ward, and precinct number on the master registration card. Transfers must not be made after the thirtieth day next preceding a regular or special election or primary election, unless the thirtieth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event registration transfers must be accepted during the following day.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 188, Eff. July 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1973 ;-- 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).
In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 Pa 71, 740 N.W.2d 444 (Mich. 2007). · cites it 2× “505; changes of a voter's residence, MCL 168.506, MCL 168.507, MCL 168.507a, and MCL 168.”
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