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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| Officer | Administers Oaths for | Authority |
| Attorney General | Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor |
MCL 15.37 |
| City Clerk | All offices1 | MCL 168.499, 87.6 |
| Clerk of Court | All offices1 | MCL 15.37, 600.1440(1) |
| Clerk of the House | State Senator or State Representative | MCL 4.84 |
| County Clerk | All offices1 | MCL 600.571, 600.1440(1) |
| Judge | All offices2 | MCL 15.37, 600.1440(1) |
| Justice of Supreme Court | All offices | MCL 15.37, 600.1440(1) |
| Lieutenant Governor | State Senator or State Representative | MCL 4.84 |
| Mayor of City | Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor |
MCL 15.37 |
| Notary Public | All offices | MCL 15.37, 600.1440(1) |
| President pro tempore of the Senate | State Senator or State Representative | MCL 4.84 |
| Secretary of the Senate | State Senator or State Representative | MCL 4.84 |
| Secretary of State | Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor |
MCL 15.37, 38.1026 |
| Speaker of the House | State Senator or State Representative | MCL 4.84 |
| State Senator or Representative | All offices1 | MCL 4.121 |
| Township Clerk | All offices1 | MCL 168.363, 168.499 |
| Village Clerk | All offices1 | MCL 64.5, 168.499 |
1 Excluding Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor, or member of State Senate or State House.
2 Excluding member of State Senate or State House.
