Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.932a (2026)

Violations as felony; penalty.

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MICHIGAN ELECTION LAW

Act 116 of 1954

168.932a Violations as felony; penalty.

Sec. 932a.

A person who does any of the following is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both:

(a) A person shall not, at an election, falsely impersonate another person, or vote or attempt to vote under the name of another person, or induce or attempt to induce a person to impersonate another person or to vote or attempt to vote under the name of another person.

(b) A person shall not assume a false or fictitious name to vote or to offer to vote by that name, enter or cause to be entered upon the registration book in a voting precinct a false or fictitious name, or induce or attempt to induce another person to assume a false or fictitious name in order to vote, by that name, vote, or offer to or enter or cause to be entered upon the registration book of a voting precinct, a false or fictitious name.

(c) A person who is not a qualified and registered elector shall not willfully offer to vote or attempt to vote at an election held in this state. A person shall not aid or counsel a person who is not a qualified and registered elector to vote or offer to vote at the place where the vote is given during an election.

(d) A qualified and registered elector shall not offer to vote or attempt to vote in a voting precinct in which the elector does not reside, except as otherwise provided in this act. A person shall not procure, aid, or counsel another person to go or come into a township, ward, or voting precinct for the purpose of voting at an election, knowing that the person is not qualified or registered to vote in that township, ward, or voting precinct.

(e) A person shall not offer to vote or attempt to vote more than once at the same election either in the same or in another voting precinct. A person shall not give 2 or more votes folded together.

History: Add. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2024 · 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 6× “In support of this argument, counsel cites MCL 168.932a. This statute, which was enacted by 1996 PA 583 , imposes criminal penalties for those who assume a fictitious name or impersonate another for the purposes of voting.”

People v. Disimone, 650 N.W.2d 436 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 6× “The prosecution appeals by leave granted 1 from the April 27, 2001, circuit court holding that a conviction under MCL 168.932a(e) requires the prosecutor to prove that defendant had a specific criminal intent rather than a general intent.”

People v. Maynor, 662 N.W.2d 468 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “[34] MCL 168.932a(e). [35] Disimone, supra at 612 , 650 N.”

In Re Servaas, 774 N.W.2d 46 (Mich. 2009). · cites it 2× “MCL 168.932a(d). Nevertheless, respondent claimed that he was entitled to vote in a district where he did not reside because he owned a house in the first election division and "paid the taxes.”

Philip M O'Halloran Md v. Sec'y of State (Mich. 2024). “See MCL 168.932a; 52 USC 10307(e). 32 Moreover, we conclude that the manual properly instructs election inspectors that they may decline to record a challenge if a challenger fails to provide a permissible factual basis for a challenge or if the challenger fails to provide an…”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.932a(a) — 1 case

In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 Pa 71, 740 N.W.2d 444 (Mich. 2007). “In support of this argument, counsel cites MCL 168.932a. This statute, which was enacted by 1996 PA 583 , imposes criminal penalties for those who assume a fictitious name or impersonate another for the purposes of voting.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.932a(b) — 1 case

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.932a(d) — 1 case

In Re Servaas, 774 N.W.2d 46 (Mich. 2009). “MCL 168.932a(d). Nevertheless, respondent claimed that he was entitled to vote in a district where he did not reside because he owned a house in the first election division and "paid the taxes.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.932a(e) — 2 cases

People v. Disimone, 650 N.W.2d 436 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). “The prosecution appeals by leave granted 1 from the April 27, 2001, circuit court holding that a conviction under MCL 168.932a(e) requires the prosecutor to prove that defendant had a specific criminal intent rather than a general intent.”

People v. Maynor, 662 N.W.2d 468 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “[34] MCL 168.932a(e). [35] Disimone, supra at 612 , 650 N.”

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