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MICHIGAN's STATE LAWS REGARDING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

Last reviewed: July 26, 2026. Michigan Electoral College vote and elector rule information is summarized from the official and civic source links listed on this page. Confirm final elector rules and procedures with the listed official sources.

  • Electoral College Votes Count: 15
  • Alocation Type: winner-takes-all
  • Electors Must Pledge: yes

Elector Pledge and Electoral College Votes Allocation​

Michigan is one of the 48 states that have a winner-takes-all rule for the Electoral College. In these States, whichever candidate receives a majority of the popular vote, or a plurality of the popular vote (less than 50 percent but more than any other candidate), takes all of the state’s Electoral votes.Michigan is one of the states have passed laws that require their electors to vote as pledged. These laws may either impose a fine on an elector who fails to vote according to the statewide or district popular vote, or may disqualify an elector who violates his or her pledge and provide a replacement elector.

Election Code: Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 168.41, 168.42, 168.47

How Does Michigan Select Its Electors?​

  • In the year in which presidential electors are to be elected, each political party in the state shall choose at its fall state convention a number of candidates for electors of president and vice-president of the United States equal to the number of senators and representatives in congress that the state is entitled to elect. The chairperson and the secretary of the state central committee of each political party shall forward a certificate containing the names of the candidates for electors to the secretary of state.

When Do The Electors Vote?​

  • The electors of president and vice-president shall convene in the senate chamber at the capitol of the state at 2 p.m., eastern standard time, on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their election. At any time before receipt of the certificate of the governor or within 48 hours thereafter, an elector may resign by submitting his written and verified resignation to the governor. Failure to so resign signifies consent to serve and to cast his vote for the candidates for president and vice-president appearing on the Michigan ballot of the political party which nominated him.

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