MICHIGAN RESIDENTS
You must live in your city or township for at least 30 days by Election Day, and be registered at your current address.
MCL 168.10, 168.492, 168.495.
In Michigan We Trust / Who Can Vote
Who Can Vote in Michigan
If you are a US citizen, 18 years of age by Election Day, living in Michigan for 30 days, and not serving a jail sentence you can vote.
CITIZENS ONLY
Only U.S. citizens can vote. You affirm your citizenship under penalty of perjury when you register, and lying is a felony.
MCL 168.492, 168.495, 168.509r(3); MCL 750.423.
STUDENT VOTING
Out-of-state students can register to vote at their Michigan campus address instead of in their home state, but not both.
MCL 168.10, 168.11, 168.509o, 168.509r.
PREREGISTER AT 16
You are preregistered to vote when you get your driver’s license or state ID card at 16 unless you opt out. You automatically become a fully registered voter at 17½, ready to vote the day you turn 18.
MCL 168.496a, 168.492.
SECOND CHANCES
If you’re not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison, you can vote.
Mich. Const. art. II, § 2; MCL 168.758b, 168.492a.
Did you know?58% of Michigan's 18–29 year olds voted in 2024, the third highest youth vote turnout in the nation.