Check if your jurisdiction is holding an election.
To check your registration status, find your polling place, view a sample ballot, and more, visit Michigan.gov/Vote.
Filing for office, including petition signature requirements and political party status.
Elections administration, including the Election Inspector's Guide; absentee voting; and the Michigan Qualified Voter File.
Find information about the Board of State Canvassers and its meeting notices.
Title and registration requirements; special titles; name changes; address changes; license plate fees; insurance requirements; new Michigan residents; lost titles; lost license plates; and deceased vehicle owners.
Disability parking and placard information, disability parking, disability plate, disabled parking permit, and wheelchair.
Recreational vehicles such as snowmobiles, watercraft, ORVs, and trailers.
Operating requirements for agricultural vehicles on public roads - lighting, slow-moving vehicle emblems, and more.
The International Registration Plan (IRP) - a program for registering and licensing of commercial vehicles in interstate operations among member jurisdictions (states or provinces).
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) online service for customers filing financial statements and liens through the Secretary of State.
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Note: We encourage you to apply online. Online applications are given priority and often are processed the same day they are received. Applications received by mail may take up to six weeks to process.
To apply online to become a notary, you will need to:
Note: We encourage you to apply online. Online applications are given priority and often are processed the same day they are received. Applications received by mail may take up to six weeks to process.
To apply by mail to become a notary, you will need to:
This transaction is unavailable at self-service stations.
This transaction is unavailable at Secretary of State offices.
A notary public is an officer commissioned by the Michigan Secretary of State to serve as an unbiased and impartial witness on business, public and other documents. The most common function of the notary is to prevent fraud by attesting to the identity of a person signing a document. A notarization on a document certifies that the person whose signature is entered on the document personally appeared before the notary, established their identity, and personally signed the document in the presence of the notary.
You must:
Yes. As with any notarization of documents you must remember to include your name as it appears on your notary public certificate, the county of appointment, date of expiration, and "Acting in the County of ____________."
No. You can only notarize in Michigan. This has not changed.
