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Editor's Note:
Public Acts 127-129 of 2020 expired on Sept. 30, 2020. Since this press release was published, Public Acts 304-306 of 2020 were signed into law and extend the renewal deadline to March 31, 2021, for vehicle registrations, licenses, IDs, and permits expiring on or after March 1, 2020.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Residents also reminded that previous renewal extension expires Sept. 30
The special appointments and extended hours for Michigan residents to renew driver’s licenses or state ID cards has expanded to include those licenses and IDs expiring in October, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced today.
Last month, Benson announced branch offices would offer the special appointments and extended hours for licenses or IDs that expire between Jan. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2020, and must be renewed in person. Customers can make appointments for between 4 and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday through Sept. 30. To make an appointment, visit Michigan.gov/SOS or call 888-SOS-MICH (767-6424).
“As we mark the midpoint of these special appointments and extended hours to help meet customer needs during the pandemic, we’re happy to be able expand them to serve customers whose licenses and IDs expire between Oct.1 and 31, 2020,” Benson said. “We also want to remind Michigan residents of the important Sept. 30 deadline to renew licenses, IDs and vehicle registrations that previously had their expiration dates extended.”
Under Public Acts 127-129, those with driver’s license, state ID or vehicle registration expirations between March 1 and Sept. 30 have until Sept. 30 to complete their renewals. With that deadline less than three weeks away, drivers who haven’t completed their renewals are encouraged to make a plan to do so immediately.
Many driver’s license and ID renewals also can be completed online at ExpressSOS.com.
Vehicle registration and tab renewals should be completed online at ExpressSOS.com, by mail or at one of the 121 self-service stations located across the state (visit Michigan.gov/SOS for locations). To renew at a self-service station, drivers only need their license plate number and the last four digits of their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or the renewal noticed mailed to them.
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On Dec. 4, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) suspended the license of LaFontaine Motors of Livonia Inc., also known as LaFontaine Hyundai of Livonia, for imminent harm to public.
The Secretary of State office at 1041 South US-27 in St. Johns will permanently close at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, as it moves across the parking lot to a new site in the Southpoint Mall near Subway and Biggby Coffee.
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson testified before the Michigan House Committee on Elections in support of the Michigan Voting Rights Act (MVRA), which will expand voting rights, strengthen democracy in our state, and make good on the promise of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution– that no citizen can be denied the right to vote.
To recognize the start of Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, Dec. 2-6, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is sharing resources provided through the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) for residents to stay educated and safe behind the wheel at all ages.
The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, in Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend St. in Lansing.
The bipartisan Board of State Canvassers today voted unanimously to certify Michigan’s 2024 General Election results. Prior to today’s state canvassers' meeting, bipartisan canvassing boards in each of Michigan’s 83 counties certified the election results in their jurisdictions before the legal deadline.
The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Nov. 22 in Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend St. in Lansing.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou, and Rep. Stephanie Young today issued the following statements on House passage of HB 4127 and HB 4128, restricting firearms at polling locations while voting is taking place:
With less than 24 hours until the polls open on Election Day, Nov. 5, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced that more than 3.2 million Michigan citizens have already cast their ballot in the General Election.
The Secretary of State office at 1040 S. Winter St. in Adrian will be closed for two days during a remodeling project, but most residents can go online to Michigan.gov/SOS instead for their transactions.
