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Secretary Benson encourages customers to stop by Mobile Office
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced that the North American International Auto Show in Detroit will include a temporary branch office available to all visitors.
“As part of our commitment to providing you with services quickly, we are pleased to have the Secretary of State Mobile Office on location at Cobo Center throughout the entire public auto show,” Benson said. “Come by our booth and cruise through getting your business done on location.”
The world-class North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center features the Charity Preview on Friday, Jan. 18. The public show begins Saturday, Jan. 19, and runs through Sunday, Jan. 27.
At the full-service Secretary of State Mobile Office, customers can renew licenses and plates, join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry, ask questions and more. The Mobile Office will be on the concourse near the Hall B entrance and office hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. during the Charity Preview, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends and noon to 6 p.m. weekdays. On Sunday, Jan. 27, the office will close at 7 p.m. Because the office is on the concourse, visitors don’t need a ticket to the show to visit the SOS booth.
In addition to completing transactions, visitors to the Secretary of State booth also can learn more about REAL ID, Benson’s 30-minute guarantee for branch offices, and registering and voting.
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Media Contact: Shawn Starkey MDOS-Press@Michigan.gov
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joined state partners and organ and tissue donation advocates to recognize April as Donate Life Month.
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson congratulated five Michigan election administrators and jurisdictions selected as winners of U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Clearinghouse Awards.
With the May 7 federal REAL ID deadline fast approaching that will require compliant identification to fly in the U.S., Michigan Secretary of State offices offer fast and easy ways for customers to upgrade their driver’s license or ID.
The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 18, in Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend St. in Lansing.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today made the following statement on the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of HR 22, the so-called SAVE Act:
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has named Khyla D. Craine (pronounced Key-la) as the new chief legal director for the Michigan Department of State (MDOS).
Today, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) released the results of a review of Michigan motor vehicle records compared to voting records in the state’s Qualified Voter File (QVF), confirming that credible cases of noncitizens casting a ballot in Michigan elections are extremely rare.
As the federal deadline approaches, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said more than 73% of people with a Michigan driver’s license or ID have already upgraded to a REAL ID.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued the following statement on Michigan Republican lawmakers' request to appeal a dismissed challenge to two voter-approved constitutional amendments to the Supreme Court:
More than 315 Michiganders attended Road to Restoration clinics in Lansing on March 11 and in Benton Harbor on March 14 hosted by the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) and partners.
