Mackinaw Township - Cheboygan County, Michigan.
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Mackinaw Township Services & Forms

Lighthouse in Mackinaw City.For your convenience the documents on this page are available in PDF format. Adobe Reader™ is required to view and print them. The program may be downloaded for free at the bottom of this page.

Absentee Voter Ballots
Deferment of Summer Taxes
Homestead Exemptions
Parcel Divisions
 


Absent Voter Ballots

You may qualify for an absentee ballot if:

  • You are unable to vote without assistance.
  • You are 60 years of age or older.
  • You expect to be absent from your city or township on election day.
  • You are in jail, awaiting arraignment or trial.
  • You have been assigned to work as a precinct inspector.
  • You are unable to attend the polls because of religious beliefs.

If you need the ballot mailed make your request early to allow for delivery time. A voter eligible to vote by absentee ballot may also vote in person at the clerk's office anytime up to the day before the election. All absentee ballots must be received by the clerk not later than 8 p.m. on election day.

For more information on voting visit the Secretary of State website.

Absentee Ballots are available by submitting the application below:


Deferment of Summer Taxes

Summer taxes may be deferred until February 15th. To qualify for this deferment a household income cannot exceed $35,000. The applicant must also be 62 years of age or older, paraplegic, quadriplegic, eligible serviceperson, veteran, widow or widower, blind, or totally and permanently disabled. Additionally, those that farm agricultural real property may also qualify.

  


Homestead Exemptions

The Homestead Exemption Affidavit allows you to claim an exemption on your home to decrease your school tax bill. To be eligible for this exemption, you must own and occupy your house as your legal principal residence by May 1 of each year. You may only claim one house as your principal residence.

 


Parcel Divisions

Division of a lot in a recorded plat in Mackinaw Township must be approved by the township board. Please contact the Township clerk to obtain further information.

Application must be submitted to the Township Assessor for those parcels that are not in a recorded plat.

 

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