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Full-service office offers voter registration, driver's license renewal
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced that the Mobile Office will visit South Lyon to serve area customers Wednesday, April 17.
The office will be open noon to 6 p.m. at the Salem-South Lyon District Library, 9800 Pontiac Trail. Visitors are welcome to renew driver’s licenses, license plate tabs and watercraft registrations, and register to vote.
Other services offered by the Mobile Office include changing addresses and signing up on the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.
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Media Contact: Shawn Starkey - MDOS-Press@Michigan.gov
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month at the Mexicantown Community Development Corporation in Southwest Detroit Tuesday by highlighting the work the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) is doing to serve residents who speak languages other than English.
The Secretary of State office at 21572 Ecorse Rd. in Taylor 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.
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Michigan and five other states that have acted in accordance with federal and state laws in their refusal to provide unredacted copies of their voter files, which include registered voters’ personally identifiable information:
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington announced Monday that the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) is expanding its re-entry services to provide a state ID or driver’s license to newly paroled Wayne County residents upon their release.
In room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend St. in Lansing
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson made the following statement on an Ingham County District Court judge's decision to dismiss criminal charges against 15 Michigan Republicans who falsely claimed to be Donald Trump's presidential electors in 2020.
Young people in Michigan voted in record numbers in 2024, marking the highest four-year increase in young voter turnout nationwide and ranking #3 in the nation for overall young voter turnout, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson made the following statement on the disastrous budget plan proposed by the Republican-led House of Representatives:
The Secretary of State mobile office will visit over 20 Michigan colleges and universities as part of its 2025 fall college tour for the Michigan Department of State (MDOS).
