Established 1867

“As a resident of Blair Township and elected official, I am pleased to welcome you to our web site. We invite you to browse through the current Board of Trustees Minutes and the proposed agenda for our next meeting. You may check out the Meeting Schedule for the 2005-2006 regular meetings for all Boards. Here in the Clerk’s Office we are both Notary Publics and offer this as a free service to our residents.”

Betty A. Tharp

Election Dates for 2008

• Primary Election – August 5, 2008      
• General Election – November 4, 2008

My office duties include:

• Voter Registration (45KB pdf)

• Voter Registration Application and Michigan Driver License/Personal Identification Card Address Change form (221KB pdf)

• Conducting Elections (37KB pdf) 

• Precinct Voting Map

• Absentee Voter Information and Ballot Application form   Please note that in Michigan Absentee ballots are only sent through the mail.  We do not e-mail or fax ballots.

• Federal Postcard Application form for Active Military personnel and for U.S. Citizens who are temporarily, or indefinitely living outside the United States who wish to Register and vote by Absentee Ballot.  See additional information.

• Recording & Maintaining Township Board Minutes

• Cemeteries

• Freedom of Information Requests

• Payroll

• Accounts Payable

• Publishing of Notices & Synopsis

• Junk Yard Licenses

• Township Board Minutes & Township Minutes Archive

• Cemeteries (records, sale of plots, & maintenance)

• Responsible for Veterans Markers & Flags

• Journal Entries

• Payroll Taxes

• Qualified Voter’s File Maintenance

• Record Keeping

• Maintains custody of all Township Records

• Maintains the Township Book of Oaths

• Responsible for Special Meeting Notices

• Maintains the Township Ordinance Book

• Maintains a General Ledger

• Prepares Warrants for Township Checks

• Prepares Financial Statements

• Answers Phone

• Orders & Purchases Supplies

We are responsible for conducting all elections. We continuously stay updated with all the current election laws. I invite you to browse for more information on Voter Registration and how to obtain an Absentee Ballot. You may also click on the link to the Michigan Secretary of State web site for more information. We also have included a link to your Michigan Lawmakers.  I am very proud to be your Township Clerk and I am a member of the Grand Traverse County Governmental Clerk’s Association along with my Deputy Clerk Lori McGee. I am also a member of the Michigan Township Clerks Association.

We look forward to serving you and to providing more information and services in the future. Thank you for visiting our web site. Please let us know how we may serve you better.

  Michigan Voter information Center