Voter Registration

Preregister / Register to Vote

Students who are 16 years old may pre-register to vote. Students aged 18 or older may register to vote.

To learn about registering to vote in Michigan, watch this short video.

Section 9 of PA 258 of 2023 states that:
(9) The secretary of state and the department of education shall annually coordinate a public education and outreach campaign to ensure that individuals who are at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age, and who are eligible to preregister to vote under this section or who are eligible to register to vote under section 492, are informed of the opportunity and available methods to preregister to vote or register to vote. In addition, the department of education shall ensure that materials for voter registration and preregistration to vote are available to pupils in each public high school in this state.