The dates and deadlines you need to know when running for office. Find the requirements for filing for office and filing campaign finance statements.
Elections administration, including the Election Inspector's Guide; absentee voting; and the Michigan Qualified Voter File.
Find information about the Board of State Canvassers and its meeting notices.
Title and registration requirements; special titles; name changes; address changes; license plate fees; insurance requirements; new Michigan residents; lost titles; lost license plates; and deceased vehicle owners.
Disability parking and placard information, disability parking, disability plate, disabled parking permit, and wheelchair.
Recreational vehicles such as snowmobiles, watercraft, ORVs, and trailers.
The International Registration Plan (IRP) - a program for registering and licensing of commercial vehicles in interstate operations among member jurisdictions (states or provinces).
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) online service for customers filing financial statements and liens through the Secretary of State.
Operating requirements for agricultural vehicles on public roads - lighting, slow-moving vehicle emblems, and more.
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February 22, 2023
You are hereby notified that the February 24, 2023 regular meeting of the Board of State Canvassers has been cancelled.
You are also notified that a special meeting of the Board of State Canvassers has been scheduled for March 3, 2023.
The Board of State Canvassers will meet at 11 a.m. Monday, March 20, at the Binsfeld Office Building Room 1100, 201 Townsend Street in Lansing.
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) with state and community partners hosted the first driver’s license clinic of the 2023 Road to Restoration program in Saginaw yesterday.
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) and partners Michigan Department of Attorney General, DTE Energy, Miller Canfield, the Detroit Justice Center, the Michigan Association of United Ways, and Michigan 2-1-1 are relaunching the successful Road to Restoration program for 2023.
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) has suspended the provider and instructor certificates of an Ionia County driver education provider for alleged violations of the Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act that were discovered during an investigation by MDOS staff following a consumer complaint.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today made the following statement regarding the Michigan House Elections Committee discussion of House Bills 4127 and 4128 that would prohibit firearms in polling places
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that attorney and voting rights advocate Aghogho Edevbie is joining her administration March 6 as Deputy Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State office in Rochester Hills will be closed for two weeks for a remodeling project, but most residents can go online to Michigan.gov/SOS instead for their transactions.
An update on the status and impact of the Michigan Department of State's work to modernize customer service operations
Due to ongoing severe winter weather, Secretary of State branch offices in 11 additional counties are closing at 2 p.m. today and all remaining offices statewide will close at 5 p.m.
