Secretary of State Benson announces changes to increase and advance service

June 9th, 20210 LANSING — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that her offices are adding appointments to serve 350,000 more Michiganders and making some changes. The changes include adding greeters at office doors to assist in scheduling visits and priority service for residents needing a disability placard. “We were able to do this...

DHS extends REAL ID enforcement deadline to next year

March 26th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as directed by President Trump, has extended the REAL ID enforcement deadline to 12 months beyond this year’s deadline, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new deadline is now October 21, 2021.  Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf said in a statement that the department...