Automatic voter registration
Online voter registration
Pre-registration before turning 18
Number of days prior to election a voter must be registered is 15 days or less
Online voter registration closes 15 days or less before Election Day
Registration drives
Same day registration offered in all elections
Same day registration located at polling place
Same day registration offered only during early voting
All mail voting
In-person early voting
Amount of early voting days is higher than 7
Election day is a state holiday
No-excuse mail voting
12+ hours of open polls
Paid time off work to vote
Time off work to vote
Felons can vote after incarceration with completion of sentence
Felons can vote immediately after incarceration
Felons can vote while incarcerated
No ID required to vote
Mental competency not required to register
Non-photo ID required to vote
Photo-ID required to vote
Upcoming Elections
Voting Qualifications
Deadlines
More Information
Michigan has an open primary system, individuals do not need to be registered with a party to vote in their primary elections. However, a voter may only vote in a single party primary.
Any registered Michigan voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.
If you are voting in person in Michigan, you may be asked to present one of the following forms of photo ID at the time you vote:
- Michigan drivers license
- Michigan personal ID card
- Drivers license or personal ID card issued by another state
- Federal or state government-issued photo ID
- US passport
- Military photo ID
- Student photo ID from a high school or accredited institution of higher education
- Tribal photo ID
- Another generally recognized picture ID card
If you don’t have a picture ID card, you can still vote. You will sign a brief affidavit stating that you're not in possession of a photo ID, and your ballot will still be included and counted with the others.
Additionally, if you are a first time Michigan voter and registered to vote by mail, you may be required to show your Michigan ID, utility bill, or government document that shows your name and current address.
