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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
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.
