Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.519 (2026)

Illegal or fraudulent registration; penalty.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.519 Illegal or fraudulent registration; penalty.

Sec. 519.

A township or city clerk or assistant clerk shall not register an individual if the clerk knows or has good reason to believe that the individual is not a resident and qualified. An individual shall not register as an elector if he or she knows or has good reason to believe that he or she is not a resident and qualified. An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018

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Cited in 1 case, 1972–1972 · leading case: Michigan State UAW Cmty. Action Prog. Council v. Sec'y of State, 198 N.W.2d 385 (Mich. 1972).

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Michigan State UAW Cmty. Action Prog. Council v. Sec'y of State, 198 N.W.2d 385 (Mich. 1972). · cites it 2× “Under section 519 (MCLA 168.519; MSA 6.1519) the clerk is prohibited from registering persons known or believed by him to be unqualified, and the violation of this duty is made a misdemeanor.”

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