If a Dearborn voter’s registration has been canceled, the Dearborn City Clerk can assist
DEARBORN – As of March 22, the Michigan Secretary of State reported that 97,000 voters across the state, and about 500 of the nearly 70,000 registered voters in Dearborn (less than 1 percent), may lose their voter registration as part of a biannual cancellation for regular voter list maintenance.
According to the state, these individuals either surrendered a Michigan driver’s license to another state or election officials received returned undeliverable mail for them or other information gave reason to believe the voter had changed their address.
The cancellations are part of an initiative to maintain a regular and current voter list under the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act and is only applicable for the last two federal election cycles in 2020 and 2022.
Before the 2020 election, these individuals were sent notice that their registration would be subject to cancellation if they did not respond or engage in any voter activity in the subsequent two federal election cycles – 2020 and 2022. The two-federal-cycle waiting period is required under state and federal law.
“We are here to help our residents in any way we can to ensure they are registered and can exercise their right to vote in the next presidential election in 2024,” City Clerk Darany said. “If a resident wants to check their voting status, or re-register, they can do that by coming to the Dearborn City Clerk’s office, visiting a Michigan Secretary of State office, or by going online at the Michigan Voter Information Center.”
Voters can re-register at any time.
Anyone who has questions or would like to register online to vote, go to the Michigan Voter Information Center at mvic.sos.state.mi.us or call the Dearborn City Clerk’s office at 313-943-2010.