For current election results please go click on the link below:
Election Result
Due to a recount of the Merrill Township Trustee the Clerk’s Office will be closed from 8:30am – 5pm on Friday, September 4th. Normal office hours will resume on Tuesday, September 8th.
Thank you for your patience!
Birth Certificate Requests and Marriage License Applications can only be processed until 4:15pm Monday – Friday.
Duties are prescribed by law and include Clerk to the Newaygo County Board of Commissioners, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Election Board of Canvassers, Clerk of the County Election Commission, County Plat Board, and serves on the County Apportionment Board.
The Clerk maintains birth and death records, marriage licenses, assumed business names, concealed weapons permits, veteran discharge records, notary commissions, genealogy records, and voter registration records.
The County Clerk is the chief election official of the County, supervises all national, state, and local elections, and is responsible for the administration of the Michigan Campaign Finance Reporting Act.