Michigan Constitution

Article II, § 1 — Qualifications of electors; residence

Michigan Const. art. II, § 1

Michigan Const. art. II, § 1 (Qualifications of electors; residence) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

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Mich. Const. art. II, § 1.

Full Text

Sec. 1. Every citizen of the United States who has attained the age of 21 years, who has resided in this state six months, and who meets the requirements of local residence provided by law, shall be an elector and qualified to vote in any election except as otherwise provided in this constitution. The legislature shall define residence for voting purposes.

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History

History: Const. 1963, Art. II, § 1, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.; Compiler’s note: U.S. Const., Am XXVI, § 1, provides: “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.”; Former constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. III, §§ 1-3.