Michigan
Michigan
GradeA+
Year2024
TierTop Tier

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Responsive Gov’s Grade TL;DR

In 2023, the Michigan Legislature passed a historic package of pro-voter legislation to implement the policies from the “Promote the Vote” ballot initiatives. In 2024, the state focused on careful implementation of those changes. The Legislature also passed an important piece of legislation to correct an issue with the state’s recount laws. Michigan, once again, received an A+ on this year’s progress report.

Looking Back

Where Michigan Started at the Beginning of 2024

  • Automatic Voter Registration: Secure AVR
  • Online Voter Registration: OVR+
  • Same-Day Registration: Yes
  • Restoration of Rights: Prison Disenfranchisement
  • Vote by Mail: No-Excuse
  • Electronic Registration Information Center Member: Yes
  • Early Voting Opportunities: Regular Ballot Early Voting
  • ID Requirements: ID Requested, but not Required

Relying on the Cost of Voting Index for Michigan as of 2024, we considered the state a top tier state for pre-existing voting policy and compared its 2024 activity against other top tier states.

How Our Tier Compares

  • COVI (2024): 11th
  • EPI Score (2022): 2nd
  • CLC State Scorecard (2022): 9/10
  • MAP Democracy Rating (2024): HIGH

    • 2024: This Past Year

    Legislative Action

    This past session, the Legislature passed legislation to revise the state’s election recount law.

    • SB 603 updates Michigan’s election recount laws to allow recounts when there is a discrepancy between the number of ballots counted and the number of ballots issued.

    Executive Action

  • This past fall, Secretary of State Benson announced the launch of a host of new pro-initiatives including a new texting tool “my vote info,” an expanded ballot tracking system, and a new voter information campaign.
  • Secretary Benson also touted an additional $5 million in grant funding that would be available to local clerks to implement new election security measures.

    • Implementation Action

  • The Michigan Department of State implemented a number of critical pro-voter and secure election reforms in 2024, including: in-person early voting, an online ballot tracking system, a permanent mail ballot option, an online vote by mail request system, and pre-registration of 16-year-olds to vote. Michigan also began implementation of upgrades to its online voter registration and automatic voter registration systems that will go into effect in 2025.
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