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.
Get guidance from the Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight on driver license restoration in Michigan. Learn requirements, hearing steps, and how to prepare for your hearing.
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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If you receive a ballot in the mail, you don’t have to return it by mail.
Voters can return their absentee ballot in its signed envelope to the assigned secure drop box in their city or township.
Drop boxes look like postal boxes but are specifically designed to securely store ballots.
Local clerks and their staff regularly collect absentee ballots from drop boxes and securely transfer them to the clerk’s office, where they are stored until processing begins.
You must return your ballot to a drop box in your community by 8 p.m. on Election Day. A ballot returned after the deadline will not be counted.
NO. You must use your assigned drop box – you can find your drop box at mi.gov/vote.
Drop boxes are available 40 days before an election, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
YES. Ballots must be in the drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
You can only return someone else’s ballot if that person lives in your household.
YES. Michigan drop boxes are made of heavy-duty steel. They are secure, locked, and bolted to the ground. By law, all drop boxes in Michigan have security cameras pointed at them for 24/7 monitoring. Only official clerk staff who have taken a legal oath can collect ballots from drop boxes. Ballots are collected from drop boxes at least once a day.
Voters can track the status of their mail ballots at mi.gov/vote.
