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MI Comp L § 168.509dd (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.509dd - Program to Register Voters or Remove Names.

168.509dd Program to register voters or remove names. Sec. 509dd.  (1) A clerk may conduct a program to register qualified electors or to remove names of registered voters who are no longer qualified to vote in the city or township from the registration records of that city or township. A clerk who conducts a program to register voters or to remove names under this section shall administer the program in a uniform manner to the entire city or township. The clerk shall use nondiscriminatory procedures that comply with the requirements of the voting rights act of 1965, Public Law 89-110, 79 Stat. 437.  (2) The clerk shall complete any program to remove names conducted under this section 90 days or more before the date of a federal election. The 90-day deadline under this subsection does not apply to the removal of names from the registration records of a city or township under 1 of the following circumstances:  (a) At the request or authorization of a voter.  (b) Upon the death of a voter.  (c) Upon notice that a voter has moved from the city or township and has completed an application at the new address.  (3) Subject to the requirements of this section, a clerk may use 1 or more of the following to conduct a program to register voters or remove names under this section:  (a) A house-to-house canvass.  (b) A general mailing to voters for address verifications.  (c) Participation in the national change of address program established by the postal service.  (d) Other means the clerk considers appropriate. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509ee (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.509ee - Transmission of Report by Voter Registration Agency to Secretary of State.

168.509ee Transmission of report by voter registration agency to secretary of state. Sec. 509ee.  Not later than 90 days after the request of the secretary of state, a designated voter registration agency shall transmit to the secretary of state a report including all of the following:  (a) Information requested by the secretary of state necessary to administer the provisions of sections 509m to 509gg and the national voter registration act of 1993.  (b) Any other information considered necessary by the secretary of state. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509ff (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.509ff - Records; Purpose; Maintenance; Availability to Public; Names and Addresses to Whom Notice Sent.

168.509ff Records; purpose; maintenance; availability to public; names and addresses to whom notice sent. Sec. 509ff.  (1) The secretary of state and each county, city, township, or village clerk shall maintain all records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of registration records under this chapter for 2 years or more. Except to the extent that the records maintained pursuant to this section relate to a declination to register to vote or to the identity of a designated voter registration agency through which any particular voter applied for registration pursuant to section 509gg, the secretary of state or a county, city, township, or village clerk shall make the records available for public inspection under reasonable conditions and, if available, for photocopying at a reasonable cost.  (2) The secretary of state or a county, city, township, or village clerk shall include in the records maintained under this section a list of the names and addresses of all persons to whom a notice under section 509aa is sent and if the person has responded to the notice as of the date the inspection of the records is made. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509gg (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.509gg - Information Exempt From Freedom of Information Act.

168.509gg Information exempt from freedom of information act.Sec. 509gg.  (1) The information described in this subsection that is contained in a registration record is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. The secretary of state, a designated voter registration agency, or a county, city, township, or village clerk shall not release a copy of that portion of a registration record that contains any of the following:  (a) The record that a person declined to register to vote.  (b) The office that received a registered voter's application.  (c) A registered voter's driver's license or state personal identification card number.  (d) The month and day of birth of a registered voter.  (e) The telephone number provided by a registered voter.  (f) The digitized signature of an elector that is captured or reproduced and transmitted to the qualified voter file by the secretary of state or a county, city, or township clerk under section 509hh or by the secretary of state under section 307 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.307.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the last 4 digits of a registered voter's social security number contained in a registration record are exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. The last 4 digits of a registered voter's social security number contained in a registration record may only be used by the secretary of state to verify a registered voter's data as provided by the help America vote act of 2002 and to verify a registered voter's status under this act, and shall not be used or released for any other purpose. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2005 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 2014 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 4 of Act 71 of 2005 provides:"Enacting section 4. If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstances is found invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this amendatory act is declared to be severable."Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509hh (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.509hh - Capture or Reproduction of Signature.

168.509hh Capture or reproduction of signature.Sec. 509hh.  (1) The secretary of state may capture or reproduce the signature of an elector from a voter registration application or pursuant to section 307 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.307, and transmit the signature to the qualified voter file pursuant to section 509q.  (2) The county, city, or township clerk may capture or reproduce the signature of an elector from a voter registration application and transmit the signature to the qualified voter file pursuant to section 509q. History: Add. 2005, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2005 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.510 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.510 - Deceased Electors; Cancellation of Registration.

168.510 Deceased electors; cancellation of registration. Sec. 510.  At least once a month, the county clerk shall forward a list of the last known address and birth date of all persons over 18 years of age who have died within the county to the clerk of each city or township within the county. The city or township clerk shall compare this list with the registration records and cancel the registration of all deceased electors. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 224, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 45, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.511 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.511 - Cancellation of Registration; Authorization From Elector.

168.511 Cancellation of registration; authorization from elector. Sec. 511.  Upon the receipt of an authorization of cancellation of registration from the elector, the clerk shall cancel said registration. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.512 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.512 - Challenge of Elector; Affidavit, Contents; Answering Affidavit; Cancellation of Registration; Indiscriminate Challenge, Penalty.

168.512 Challenge of elector; affidavit, contents; answering affidavit; cancellation of registration; indiscriminate challenge, penalty. Sec. 512.  Any elector of the municipality may challenge the registration of any registered elector by submitting to the clerk of that municipality a written affidavit that such elector is not qualified to vote, which affidavit shall specify the grounds upon which the challenged elector is disqualified. Upon receipt of such affidavit, the clerk shall forthwith send by registered or certified mail to the challenged elector at his registered or last known address a notification of the challenge, which shall include the grounds for such challenge as stated in the affidavit. The challenged elector may within 30 days appear before the clerk and answer the questions and take the oath required of persons challenged on the same grounds at election, or in lieu of appearing in person the challenged elector, within a like period of time, may elect to file with the clerk an affidavit setting forth specifically his qualifications as an elector of the municipality and answering the grounds of the challenge. If within the 30-day period the person challenged shall fail to appear and be sworn or to file an affidavit, or if his statements do not show him to be a qualified elector of the municipality, the clerk shall forthwith cancel his registration. The 30-day period referred to in this section shall be the 30 days immediately following the date of mailing the notice to the challenged elector.  Any person who shall challenge under the provisions of this section, indiscriminately and without good cause or for the purpose of harassment, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 48, Eff. Mar. 19, 1959 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.513 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.513 - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.

168.513 Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to cancellation of registration.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.514 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.514 - Cancellation of Registration; Reinstatement Prohibited.

168.514 Cancellation of registration; reinstatement prohibited.Sec. 514.  If the registration of an elector is canceled, the clerk shall make a proper entry on the master registration card, indicating the date and the cause for cancellation, and shall affix his or her signature to the entries. All copies of the canceled registration cards must be filed in the office of the clerk. All duplicates of the master registration card canceled may be destroyed 2 years after the registration is canceled. The clerk may also destroy the master registration card of an elector 5 years after the date of cancellation of the elector's registration. The clerk may also destroy any canceled master registration cards 2 years after the date of cancellation if the canceled registration cards are reproduced under the records reproduction act, 1992 PA 116, MCL 24.401 to 24.406, and the reproductions are on file in the office of the clerk. The reproductions may be destroyed after the expiration of the statutory retention date of the reproduced records. A voter registration that has been canceled due to an elector moving out of the jurisdiction must not be reinstated if the elector moves back to the jurisdiction and a new voter registration is required for that elector. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 183, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1992 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 271, Eff. Aug. 15, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.515 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.515 - Registration Records; Verification by House-to-House Canvass.

168.515 Registration records; verification by house-to-house canvass. Sec. 515.  The several township, city and village clerks may conduct a house-to-house canvass or use such other means of checking the correctness of registration records as may seem expedient. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.516 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.516 - Registration Records; Public Inspection.

168.516 Registration records; public inspection.Sec. 516.  The registration record must be open for public inspection. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.517 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.517 - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.517 Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to diversion or change in ward or precinct.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.518 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.518 - Organization of New Township; First Registration of Electors; Records; Notice; Incorporation of New City; Registration Records; Annexation to City; Statement by Township Clerk.

168.518 Organization of new township; first registration of electors; records; notice; incorporation of new city; registration records; annexation to city; statement by township clerk. Sec. 518.  Whenever a new township shall be organized, the persons designated to act as inspectors for the first election to be held therein shall constitute a board of registration for the purpose of making the first registration of qualified electors therein. Said board shall be authorized to procure the necessary books or files and forms to conduct such registration in accordance with the provisions of this act. Subsequent to the election, the records shall be delivered to the persons elected to the office of clerk of the township. At least 10 days' public notice shall be given of the time and place for holding the registration. Such notice shall be given by posting written or printed notices in at least 5 of the most conspicuous places in said township, city or village, or by publication in a newspaper of general circulation therein. Whenever a new city is incorporated from the territory of a township, the registration records of the portion of the township incorporated as a city shall constitute the registration records of the newly incorporated city. Township registration records shall be available and used in connection with the election on the adoption of the charter of any new city or village and for the first election of such city's or village's officers.  Whenever any territory of a township is annexed to a city, the clerk of the township from which the territory was detached shall, not less than 5 days prior to the effective date of the annexation, forward to the clerk of the city to which the territory was annexed all of the current registration records of the registered electors residing in the annexed territory. Such records shall thereafter be a part of the registration records of such city and the electors whose registration records were so transferred shall be registered electors of such city.  All such transfers of registration shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the township clerk certifying that all of the current registrations of persons residing within the annexed or incorporated area according to his records are included therein. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 123, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1956 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 160, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.519 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.519 - Illegal or Fraudulent Registration; Penalty.

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 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.520 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.520 - Illegal or Fraudulent Registration; Township or City Clerk, Powers and Duties; Assistance by Police or Sheriff; Assistant Examiners, Appointment, Expenses.

168.520 Illegal or fraudulent registration; township or city clerk, powers and duties; assistance by police or sheriff; assistant examiners, appointment, expenses.Sec. 520.  If a township or city clerk has knowledge that there is a probable illegal or fraudulent registration in the township or city, or in any ward or precinct of the township or city, the clerk has the power and duty to make a full investigation of the facts concerning the registration and to ascertain whether any name has been illegally or fraudulently registered. A township or city clerk is authorized and empowered to call upon the police department of the city or the sheriff of the county in which the city is located, or both, to assist in making the investigation, and the police department and the sheriff are required to render assistance if the clerk makes a request for assistance, and to furnish the clerk at his or her request with all available assistance in making the investigation. A township or city clerk is further authorized and empowered if he or she considers it necessary or advisable to appoint assistant examiners for the purpose of the investigation. Bills for the services of the examiner must be approved by the clerk and must be audited and paid by the township board or legislative body of the city in the same manner as the expenses of conducting elections are paid. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.521 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law|Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.521 - Illegal or Fraudulent Registration; Removal of Names; Notice; Reinstatement; Review by Mandamus; Challenge.

168.521 Illegal or fraudulent registration; removal of names; notice; reinstatement; review by mandamus; challenge.Sec. 521.  If a township or city clerk determines that any name has been illegally or fraudulently entered upon the registration records of any precinct in the township or city, the clerk shall remove that name from the registration records and shall notify the individual whose name is removed of the removal by registered or certified mail directed to the individual at the address given on the registration records. An individual representing himself or herself to be the individual whose name is removed is not permitted to vote unless the individual shows to the clerk that his or her name was wrongfully removed from the registration records, in which case his or her name must be reinstated. However, any individual aggrieved by the action of any clerk may review the action and seek the reinstatement of his or her name by mandamus and the proceedings and judgment of the court in the case are subject to review in the supreme court. If a clerk has good reason to believe that any name has been illegally or fraudulently entered upon the registration records and the clerk does not remove the name as provided in this section, the clerk shall write the word "challenged" upon the registration card of the individual and shall lay before the prosecuting attorney of the county all the facts concerning the registration. If an individual whose registration card has been marked offers to vote at any election, the inspectors of election shall at that time examine the individual under oath as to his or her qualifications as an elector in the ward or precinct, the same in all respects and with like effect as though he or she had been challenged at the election by a challenger. History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1956 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code