Michigan Laws 168.506 – Change of residence within township or city; transfer of registration by clerk
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 168.506
- Election: means an election or primary election at which the electors of this state or of a subdivision of this state choose or nominate by ballot an individual for public office or decide a ballot question lawfully submitted to them. See Michigan Laws 168.2
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- primary election: as used in this act , shall mean a primary election held for the purpose of deciding by ballot who shall be the nominees for the offices named in this act, or for the election by ballot of delegates to political conventions. See Michigan Laws 168.7
- Residence: as used in this act , for registration and voting purposes means that place at which a person habitually sleeps, keeps his or her personal effects, and has a regular place of lodging. See Michigan Laws 168.11
A registered elector may, upon change of residence within the township or city, update his or her registration address by sending to the clerk a signed request stating his or her present address, the date he or she moved to that address, and the address from which he or she was last registered, or by updating his or her address in person. The clerk shall strike through the last address, ward, and precinct number and record the new address, ward, and precinct number on the master registration card. Transfers must not be made after the thirtieth day next preceding a regular or special election or primary election, unless the thirtieth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event registration transfers must be accepted during the following day.