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MI Comp L § 168.507a (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 168.507a - Moving to Another Township or City; Voting at Place of Last Registration; Affidavit; Forms; Cancellation of Registration; Voting in Person or by Absentee Ballot.

168.507a Moving to another township or city; voting at place of last registration; affidavit; forms; cancellation of registration; voting in person or by absentee ballot.Sec. 507a.  (1) A registered and qualified elector of this state who has moved from the city or township in which he or she is registered to another city or township within this state after the sixtieth day before an election or primary election is permitted to vote in the election or primary election at the place of last registration upon the signing of a form containing an affidavit stating that the move has taken place.   (2) The form or forms required by this section must be approved by the secretary of state, must state that the move has taken place, and must authorize the clerk of the city or township to cancel the elector's registration. An elector coming under this section is permitted to vote either in person or by absentee ballot. History: Add. 1956, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 188, Eff. July 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1973 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 142, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1989 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.507b (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Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.507b - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.507b Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to registration of elector who has moved from township or city to another township or city within the same county.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.508 (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Law (168.1 - 168.992)|116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)|Section 168.508 - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.

168.508 Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to transfer of registration and notice to elector.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509 (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 168.509 - Repealed. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004.

168.509 Repealed. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to examination of voter registration records.
MI Comp L § 168.509a (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 168.509a - Repealed. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004.

168.509a Repealed. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to members of armed forces on active duty.
MI Comp L § 168.509b-168.509l (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 168.509b-168.509l - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.

168.509b-168.509l Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995. Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to definitions, statewide voter registration network, duties of secretary of state and clerks, county and state files, registration lists, and voting histories.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509m (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 168.509m - Purpose of MCL 168.509m to 168.509ii; Definitions.

168.509m Purpose of MCL 168.509m to 168.509ii; definitions.Sec. 509m.  (1) The purposes of this section and sections 509n to 509ii are all of the following:  (a) To establish a statewide qualified voter file that consists of all qualified electors who wish to be registered to vote in local, state, and federal elections.  (b) To enhance the uniformity of the administration of elections by creating and maintaining a statewide qualified voter file.  (c) To increase the efficiency and decrease the public cost of maintaining voter registration files and implementing the national voter registration act of 1993.  (d) To increase the integrity of the voting process by creating a single qualified voter file that will permit the name of each citizen of this state to appear only once and that is compiled from other state files that require citizens to verify their identity and residence.  (e) To apply technology and information gathered by principal executive departments, state agencies, and county, city, township, and village clerks in a manner that ensures that accurate and current records of qualified voters are maintained.  (2) As used in sections 509n to 509ii:  (a) "Designated voter registration agency" means an office designated under section 509u to perform voter registration activities in this state.  (b) "Qualified voter file" means the statewide qualified voter file established according to section 509o. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 351, Eff. Feb. 13, 2019 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 § 168.509n (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 168.509n - Secretary of State; Duties.

168.509n Secretary of state; duties. Sec. 509n.  The secretary of state is responsible for the coordination of the requirements imposed under this chapter, the national voter registration act of 1993, and the help America vote act of 2002. The secretary of state shall do all of the following:  (a) Develop a mail registration form and make the form available for distribution through governmental and private entities, with special emphasis on making the form available to voter registration programs established for the purpose of registering citizens of this state to vote.  (b) Instruct designated voter registration agencies and county, city, township, and village clerks about the voter registration procedures and requirements imposed by law.  (c) By June 15 of each odd numbered year, submit to each member of the committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for election matters a report on the qualified voter file. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, both of the following:  (i) Information on the efficiency and effectiveness of the qualified voter file as a voter registration system.  (ii) Recommendations of the secretary of state for amendments to this act to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the qualified voter file as a voter registration system. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509p (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 168.509p - Qualified Voter File; Components.

168.509p Qualified voter file; components.Sec. 509p.  The qualified voter file must consist of all of the following components:  (a) A computer file that has the capacity to maintain a number of records equal to or greater than the voting age population of this state.  (b) An electronic network that allows participating designated executive departments, state agencies, and county, city, and township clerks to electronically add, change, or delete records contained in the qualified voter file.  (c) An interactive electronic communication system that allows access to records in the file of qualified electors residing in a county, city, or township for the purpose of receiving copies of the county, city, or township file, transmitting data to the county, city, or township file, or reviewing and printing the county, city, or township file. The interactive electronic communication system must be designed to permit counties, cities, or townships that are capable of accessing the interactive electronic communication system to add, change, or delete records regarding qualified electors in the qualified voter file.  (d) A statewide street address index in an electronic medium that will accurately identify the city or township of each record and accurately identify the precinct of each record in the qualified voter file. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509s (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 168.509s - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.

168.509s Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to implementation of study of qualified voter file.Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509t (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 168.509t - Person Considered Registered Voter; Persons Required to Vote in Person; Exceptions; Prosecution Not Precluded in State.

168.509t Person considered registered voter; persons required to vote in person; exceptions; prosecution not precluded in state.Sec. 509t.  (1) Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, a person who is a qualified elector in this state and who registers to vote in a manner consistent with the national voter registration act of 1993 is considered a registered voter under this act.  (2) A person who registers to vote in a jurisdiction in this state by mail or by submitting an electronic voter registration application shall vote in person and shall provide identification as required under section 303(b) of the help America vote act of 2002, 52 USC 21083, if that person has not previously voted in person in this state. This subsection does not apply to any of the following registered voters:  (a) A person who has registered to vote in a jurisdiction in this state in person.  (b) A person entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act.  (c) A person who has a disability as that term is defined in section 103 of the persons with disabilities civil rights act, 1976 PA 220, MCL 37.1103, or, for purposes of voting in person only, a person who is 60 years of age or older.  (d) A person who is entitled to vote other than in person under any other federal law.  (3) This section does not preclude this state from prosecuting a violation of this act that is also a violation of a federal election or voting rights law. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1998 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 353, Eff. Feb. 13, 2019 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509u (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 168.509u - List Designating Executive Departments, State Agencies, or Other Offices Performing Voter Registration Activities; Armed Forces Recruitment Office as Voter Registration Agency.

168.509u List designating executive departments, state agencies, or other offices performing voter registration activities; armed forces recruitment office as voter registration agency. Sec. 509u.  (1) Not later than the thirtieth day after the effective date of this section, the governor shall provide a list to the secretary of state designating the executive departments, state agencies, or other offices that will perform voter registration activities in this state.  (2) Pursuant to the national voter registration act of 1993, a recruitment office of the armed forces of the United States is a designated voter registration agency under this act. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509v (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 168.509v - Registration to Vote at Certain Locations, by Mail, or Online.

168.509v Registration to vote at certain locations, by mail, or online.Sec. 509v.  (1) A person who is not registered to vote at the address where he or she resides may apply to register to vote by submitting an application at any of the following locations:  (a) The office of the clerk of a county or the office of the clerk of the city or township in which the applicant resides, during regular office hours of that clerk.  (b) A department of state office.  (c) A designated voter registration agency when submitting an application, recertification, renewal, or change of address at the voter registration agency.  (2) A person who is not registered to vote at the address where he or she resides may apply for registration by submitting a completed mail registration application. A person may request a mail registration application from and submit the application to any of the following:  (a) The secretary of state.  (b) The clerk of the county, city, or township in which the applicant resides.  (c) A designated voter registration agency.  (3) A person who is not registered to vote at the address where he or she resides may apply to register to vote by submitting an electronic voter registration application as provided in section 509ii. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 352, Eff. Feb. 13, 2019 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509w (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 168.509w - Person Processing Application; Duties; Transmitting Application; Cost of Forwarding Application.

168.509w Person processing application; duties; transmitting application; cost of forwarding application.Sec. 509w.  (1) The person processing an application submitted in person at a department of state office, a designated voter registration agency, or the office of a county clerk shall do all of the following:  (a) Validate the application in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state.  (b) Issue a receipt to the applicant verifying the acceptance of the application.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), the department of state office, the designated voter registration agency, or the county clerk shall transmit the application not later than 7 days after receipt of the application to the clerk of the county, city, or township where the applicant resides.  (3) If an application under subsection (1) is made from the twenty-first day to the fifteenth day before an election, the department of state office, the designated voter registration agency, or the county clerk shall transmit the application not later than 1 business day to the clerk of the county, city, or township where the applicant resides.  (4) If a completed application is transmitted by the secretary of state or a designated voter registration agency to a county clerk, the secretary of state, to the extent funds are appropriated, shall compensate the county clerk for the cost of forwarding the application to the proper city or township clerk of the applicant's residence from funds appropriated to the secretary of state for that purpose. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509x (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 168.509x - Application Considered as Received; Requirements.

168.509x Application considered as received; requirements.Sec. 509x.  An application for registration is considered received on or before the fifteenth day before an election if 1 of the following requirements is met:  (a) An application is received at a department of state office, a designated voter registration agency, or the office of a county, city, or township clerk on or before the fifteenth day before an election.  (b) An application is received through the mail that is postmarked on or before the fifteenth day before an election.  (c) An application is received through the mail on or before the eighth day before an election, if the postmark is missing or is unclear and the application, on its face, is dated by the applicant on or before the fifteenth day before an election. The clerk shall consider an application received under this subdivision as received before the fifteenth day before an election.  (d) An application is submitted electronically through the electronic voter registration interface on or before the fifteenth day before an election. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 354, Eff. Feb. 13, 2019 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509y (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 168.509y - Repealed. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004.

168.509y Repealed. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to failure to register to vote.
MI Comp L § 168.509z (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 168.509z - Notice to Clerk of Certain Information.

168.509z Notice to clerk of certain information. Sec. 509z.  The secretary of state shall notify each clerk of the following information regarding residents or former residents of the clerk's city or township:  (a) Driver license or state personal identification card changes of address received by the secretary of state, and whether the person submitted an application for the new address.  (b) The names and addresses in this state of persons who have been issued a driver license in another state.  (c) Death notices received by the secretary of state. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509bb (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 168.509bb - Failure to Vote; Cancellation of Registration Prohibited.

168.509bb Failure to vote; cancellation of registration prohibited. Sec. 509bb.  A clerk shall not cancel or cause the cancellation of the registration of a voter from the registration record of the city or township based solely upon that registered voter's failure to vote. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 Popular Name: Election Code
MI Comp L § 168.509cc (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 168.509cc - Challenge of Registration; Response by Voter; Duties of Clerk.

168.509cc Challenge of registration; response by voter; duties of clerk. Sec. 509cc.  (1) If a registration is challenged under this act and the challenged voter does not respond in the manner provided in this act, the registration record of that voter remains challenged and election officials shall not allow the challenged voter to vote until he or she answers the grounds of the challenge in the manner provided in this act. If a registration is challenged under this act and an election official determines, based upon the response of the challenged voter, that the voter is qualified to vote, the election official shall allow the voter to vote and the clerk shall remove the identification as challenged from the registration record of that voter.  (2) If a clerk does not independently determine that a challenged voter is qualified to vote or if the challenged voter does not respond to the challenge or fails to prove in his or her response to the challenge that he or she is qualified to vote during the period beginning on the date of the notice of challenge under this act and ending on the first business day immediately following the second November general election that is held after the date of the notice, the clerk shall cancel the registration of the voter and remove his or her name from the registration record of the city or township. History: Add. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995 Popular Name: Election Code