Department of Safety and Homeland Security Announces More Options for Voters to Get Photo IDs

County Clerk Partners, Saturday Driver Service Center Hours Will Increase Accessibility NASHVILLE — Commissioner Bill Gibbons announced Wednesday that the Department of Safety and Homeland Security is making more options available for registered voters to get photo driver licenses or identification cards for voting purposes. Under a new state law, starting in 2012 voters will … Read more

Secretary of State Unveils Secure & Fair Elections Initiative

LANSING, MI — Secretary of State Ruth Johnson today announced a comprehensive plan to help ensure integrity in Michigan’s elections through stronger campaign finance laws, new policies and the expanded use of technology. The package is known as the Secure and Fair Elections, or SAFE Initiative. Michigan.Gov | SOS | Headlines | State Wide News

Driver licensing offices seeing shortened wait times

Waits at driver licensing offices are getting shorter, and hundreds of thousands of people a year are eliminating the wait altogether with a few mouse clicks on the DOL website. After 21 office closures or modifications and other additional budget cuts, DOL continues to add new services to its website. The latest, rolled out in September, … Read more

100 Million Amercians Have Registered as Organ & Tissue Donors

The California Department of Motor Vehicles, together with Donate Life California, are commemorating Donate Life America’s announcement today that 100 million people nationwide have signed up with their respective state organ and tissue donor registries, an achievement buoyed by California’s nation-leading 8.6 million registrants. Important California DMV Alerts

E-Pollbooks continue ensuring election integrity

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson announced today that the electronic pollbook program is expanding into over 1,200 additional precincts in 50 counties for this fall’s elections. “I am pleased to see more jurisdictions taking advantage of this program, which helps eliminate voter fraud and reduce the possibility of clerical errors,” said Johnson, Michigan’s chief elections … Read more