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FLINT – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced the Secretary of State Mobile Office will visit Charity United Methodist Church in Flint on Saturday, Sept. 7, for the Back to School Family Fun Day.
The event is designed to prepare Flint area children for the new school year with school supplies and to connect them to the Boys and Girls Club; Big Brothers, Big Sisters; 4-H and other organizations.
The Mobile Office will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4601 Clio Road.
The Mobile Office offers most services available at a regular office. Visitors can renew their license plate tabs and driver’s licenses, register to vote, change their address and sign up on the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.
Visitors also can learn more about REAL ID and apply for a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or state ID card. Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, you will need a REAL ID-compliant document to fly within the United States and enter certain federal facilities, military bases and nuclear power plants. To apply, bring the following:
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Media Contact: Shawn Starkey - MDOS-Press@Michigan.gov
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.
The Board of State Canvassers regularly scheduled meeting on March 21, 2025 is CANCELED.
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) has summarily suspended the operations of Conant Driving School LLC, effective today, for alleged violations of the Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (DEPIA). Conant is located at 10323 Conant Street in Hamtramck.
The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, Mar. 14, in Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend St. in Lansing.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth) hosted a Citizens Roundtable at the Plymouth District Library on March 10, where they heard from Michiganders – including women, military spouses, and adoptees – concerned about proposed federal and state legislation that could block millions of U.S. citizens from casting their ballot in the next election
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) suspended the operations of Al Baraka Driving School, effective today, after the provider was found to be in violation of the Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (DEPIA).
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) and community partners kicked off the fourth year of the Road to Restoration program Thursday with a clinic in Kalamazoo.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced that more than 318,000 inactive voter registrations are slated to be removed from the state’s voter rolls next month.
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson released a video highlighting the dangers of the SAVE Act (HR 22), proposed federal legislation that threatens the voting rights of millions of eligible American citizens.
