Southfield, Township (Oakland, MI)

300,000+ Inactive Voter Registrations Canceled

Bureau of Elections April 3, 2025 Approximately 314,000 inactive voter registrations were removed from the state’s voter rolls Wednesday, April 2. These are registrations of voters who have received a cancellation notice based on a change of residency and did not respond to the notice or engage in voter activity in the two-federal-cycle period ending in November 2024. As of 2025, the BOE and clerks across the state have canceled more than 1,412,750 voter registrations since 2019. This includes 635,052 voter registrations of people who died, 588,247 registrations belonging to those who received a cancellation notice based on a change of residency and did not respond to the notice or engage in voter activity in the two-federal-cycle period, and 18,489 registrations for people who requested to have their own records cancelled. As of April 2025, there are more than 266,905 voter registrations slated for cancellation in 2027 or 2029. More information about the state’s voter list maintenance procedures can be found on the Michigan Department of State website.