Sec. 505.
(1) At the time an elector is applying for registration, the registration officer shall ascertain if the elector is already registered as an elector. If the elector is previously registered, the elector shall at the time of applying for registration sign an authorization to cancel a previous registration. The secretary of state shall prescribe forms for this purpose. The form may be a part of the application or a separate form.
(2) An authorization to cancel that indicates a previous address in a state other than this state must be forwarded to the chief election officer of that state. Notice may be made by forwarding the separate cancellation form, by forwarding the portion of an application listing a previous place of registration, or by forwarding a list certified by the clerk containing the names of people authorizing cancellation.
(3) An authorization to cancel a voter registration signed by the elector and received from another state or a notice from an election official of another state that an elector has registered in that state has the same force and effect as the notice of authorization to cancel of this state.
History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 52, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1977 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018 Popular Name: Election Code
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 168 - Michigan Election Law
Act 116 of 1954 - Michigan Election Law (168.1 - 168.992)
116-1954-XXIII - Chapter XXIII Registration of Electors (168.491...168.530)
Section 168.492 - Qualifications for Registration as Elector.
Section 168.492a - Registration of Persons Confined in Jail.
Section 168.493 - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.
Section 168.494 - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.495 - Registration Application; Contents.
Section 168.495a - Repealed. 2011, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2011.
Section 168.496 - Registration of Electors; Duties of Secretary of State.
Section 168.497a - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.497c - Voter Registration; Presenting Identification for Election Purposes; Affidavit.
Section 168.499a - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.
Section 168.499c,168.499d - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.
Section 168.499e - Same Day Voter Registration; Application Approval; Receipt.
Section 168.500c - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.500e - Preparation of Registration Forms; Notice of Cancellation.
Section 168.500f - Repealed. 2012, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013.
Section 168.500g - Repealed. 2005, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2005.
Section 168.500h - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.500i - "Agent" Defined.
Section 168.500j - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.501 - Master Registration Cards; Master File.
Section 168.501a - Repealed. 2005, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2005.
Section 168.502 - Custody of Master File.
Section 168.502a - Repealed. 1989, Act 142, Eff. Dec. 1, 1990.
Section 168.504 - Repealed. 2006, Act 605, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2007
Section 168.506 - Change of Residence Within Township or City; Transfer of Registration by Clerk.
Section 168.506a - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.
Section 168.507b - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.508 - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.
Section 168.509 - Repealed. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004.
Section 168.509a - Repealed. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004.
Section 168.509b-168.509l - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.
Section 168.509m - Purpose of MCL 168.509m to 168.509ii; Definitions.
Section 168.509n - Secretary of State; Duties.
Section 168.509p - Qualified Voter File; Components.
Section 168.509s - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.509v - Registration to Vote at Certain Locations, by Mail, or Online.
Section 168.509x - Application Considered as Received; Requirements.
Section 168.509y - Repealed. 2004, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2004.
Section 168.509z - Notice to Clerk of Certain Information.
Section 168.509bb - Failure to Vote; Cancellation of Registration Prohibited.
Section 168.509cc - Challenge of Registration; Response by Voter; Duties of Clerk.
Section 168.509dd - Program to Register Voters or Remove Names.
Section 168.509ee - Transmission of Report by Voter Registration Agency to Secretary of State.
Section 168.509gg - Information Exempt From Freedom of Information Act.
Section 168.509hh - Capture or Reproduction of Signature.
Section 168.511 - Cancellation of Registration; Authorization From Elector.
Section 168.513 - Repealed. 1994, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1995.
Section 168.514 - Cancellation of Registration; Reinstatement Prohibited.
Section 168.515 - Registration Records; Verification by House-to-House Canvass.
Section 168.516 - Registration Records; Public Inspection.
Section 168.517 - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.519 - Illegal or Fraudulent Registration; Penalty.
Section 168.522a - Repealed. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018.
Section 168.523a - Individual Not Listed on Voter Registration List; Issuance of Ballot; Procedure.
Section 168.524 - Repealed. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018.
Section 168.530 - Repealed. 1999, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999.