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MARCH 26, 2020
LANSING — “I am grateful that DHS heard the call and responded to the need to extend this deadline given the limitations and stress of this unprecedented moment. This extension reduces the immediate pressure on Michiganders to get a REAL ID compliant credential and should help prevent crowds rushing to get them when our offices reopen.”
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The Coldwater Secretary of State office at 7 Vans Ave. will close for one week as it moves to a temporary location while its current building is remodeled.
The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, March 20, in the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend Street in Lansing.
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) and partners hosted a Road to Restoration clinic in Lansing on March 13, where volunteer attorneys, community partners, and MDOS experts helped more than 115 local attendees understand the steps needed to restore their driver’s license.
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) launched the fifth round of the Road to Restoration program with a clinic at Washtenaw Community College’s Parkview Community Center in Ypsilanti on March 5 where department staff, partners, and volunteer attorneys assisted over 100 residents with specific pathways toward restoring their driver’s license and returning to the road.
Michigan Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie today made the following statement after the House Elections Integrity Committee heard testimony on House Bill 4765, which would require every person to provide documents that prove they are U.S. citizens to register to vote:
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced the return of the nationally recognized “I Voted” sticker contest for the November 2026 Election.
Today, the United States Supreme Court vindicated the Michigan Department of State’s (MDOS) work to maintain the voter rolls on behalf of Michigan voters, declining to hear a case challenging the state’s process for cancelling voter registrations of people who have died.
The Secretary of State office at 2835 Bagley St. in Detroit will be closed for two weeks because of a remodeling project, but most residents can go online to Michigan.gov/SOS instead for their transactions.
The Board of State Canvassers has approved the following dates for its regularly scheduled 2026 meetings:
The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, in the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend Street in Lansing.
