Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land today announced that the Mobile Branch
Office will be at Oakland Community College on Wednesday, Sept. 24, and at
Oakland University on Thursday, Sept. 25, to register students to vote.
At Oakland Community College, the office will be in the back parking lot of
the Royal Oak campus at 739 S. Washington St. At Oakland University in
Rochester, the office will be between North and South Foundation halls. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at both visits.
"The first step in making your voice heard is registering to vote," Land
said. "I encourage students to take advantage of this opportunity by visiting
the mobile office while it is on campus. It's a convenient way to register or to
conduct other Secretary of State business."
The visit is part of Land's ongoing efforts to register voters and educate
them about what to expect on Election Day. At the polls, voters will be asked to
present voter identification. Voter ID includes a Michigan driver's license,
state-issued personal ID card or other acceptable form of ID. Voters who do not
have photo ID with them at the polls can sign an affidavit attesting to that
fact, and they then will receive a ballot that will be counted with all others.
In addition to a Michigan driver's license or state-issued ID, other
acceptable forms of identification include:
- Driver's license or personal identification card issued by another state
- Federal or state government-issued photo identification
- U.S. passport
- Military ID with photo
- Student identification with photo from a high school or accredited
institution of higher learning
- Tribal identification card with photo
Land also reminds residents to visit the online Michigan Voter Information
Center, a single, comprehensive source designed for voter convenience at
www.Michigan.gov/vote. The
site contains information on polling locations, voting systems, registration and
candidates. Offices up for election include president, U.S. senator, U.S.
representatives, state House members, judges and numerous local officials, such
as county sheriff and prosecutor. State and local ballot questions also will be
decided.
The Oakland County visits are part of the mobile office's tour of Michigan's
15 public universities. The tour ends Monday, Oct. 6, the last day to register
to vote for the November election.
Following its Oakland County visits, the Mobile Branch Office will head to
the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Eastern Michigan University. The office
has logged more than 125,000 miles since it first hit the road more than 10
years ago.
Land encourages all customers who have Internet access to check out the
department's online services at www.Michigan.gov/sos before
visiting any branch office. License plates and watercraft registrations, for
example, can be renewed online. Browsing the site will help customers determine
requirements before they go to an office.