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The Saginaw County Clerk’s Office serves a different role than county clerk offices in some jurisdictions. The Saginaw County Clerk actually performs the following functions: Clerk of the Family Court; Clerk of the 10th Circuit Court; Clerk of the Board of Commissioners; Clerk of the County Election Canvassers; Clerk of the Apportionment Commission; Clerk of the Jury Board; Registrar of Vital Records; Clerk of the County Plat Board; and Clerk of the Election Commission. The current Saginaw County Clerk is Michael J. Hanley.
Saginaw County is a county in Michigan. The county seat is the city of Saginaw, and, as of the 2010 census, the population was 200,169. Cities, towns, villages and communities in Saginaw County include: Frankenmuth, Saginaw, Zilaukee, Birch Run, Chesaning, Merrill, Oakley, St. Charles, Albee Township, Birch Run Township, Blumfield Township, Brady Township, Brant Township, Bridgeport Charter Township, Buena Vista Charter Township, Carrollton Township, Chapin Township, Chesaning Township, Frankenmuth Township, Fremont Township, James Township, Jonesfield Township, Kochville Township, Lakefield Township, Maple Grove Township, Marion Township, Richland Township, Saginaw Charter Township, Spaulding Township, St. Charles Township, Swan Creek Township, Taymouth Township, Thomas Township, Tittabawasee Township, Zilwaukee Township, Bridgeport, Buena Vista, Burt, Freeland, Hemlock, Robin Glen-Indiantown, Shields, Alicia, Blumfield Corners, Brady Center, Brant, Chapin, Clausedale, Crow Island, Dice, Fenmore, Fergus, Fordney, Fosters, Frankentrost, Forst, Galloway, Garfield, Gera, Groveton, Indiantown, Iva, Kochville, Lakefield, Lawndale, Layton Corners, Luce, Marion Springs, Morseville, Nelson, Orr, Racy, Paines, Parshallburg, Roosevelt, Shattuckville, Swan Creek, and Taymouth.
In Saginaw County, the County Clerk of Superior Court is responsible for several different roles in the county, which range from record-keeping to administrative functions.
The Clerk is responsible for processing much of the official paperwork in the county including: passport applications, notary public commissions, marriage licenses, birth certificates, death certificates, military discharge orders, concealed weapons permits, name and co-partnership certificates, and various business filings.
The Saginaw County Clerk is responsible for supervising all national, state, and local elections in the county and is the county’s highest election official. The Clerk is responsible for the administration of the Michigan Campaign Finance Reporting Act.
The Clerk handles the paperwork for the Saginaw County 10th Circuit Court, including all filings, official records, and proceedings. It also handles the money that goes through the 10th Circuit Court, including fines, fees, and money to be disbursed at the order of the Court.
In Michigan, the County Clerk is an elected position. Elections are held every four years at the same time as the Presidential election.
The current elected County Clerk for Saginaw County is Michael J. Hanley, who was elected in 2016.
Saginaw County Governmental Center
111 S. Michigan Avenue, Room 101
Saginaw, Michigan 48602
Phone: 989-790-5251
Vital Statistics & Election Office
First Floor, Room 101
Phone: (989) 790-5251
FAX: (989) 790-5254
Circuit Court Office
Lower Level
Phone: (989) 790-5540
FAX: (989) 790-5248
Business Hours are:
General
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:45p.m.
(open during lunch hour but short staffed)
No Passports processed after 4:00 p.m.
No Marriage licenses processed after 4:30 p.m.
Genealogical Research
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
(at the counter, general customer traffic has priority over genealogical research traffic)
Michael Hanley was elected the Saginaw County, Michigan County Clerk in 2016. As the County Clerk, he is responsible for the administration of several important county functions, including much of the record-keeping for the county, running county elections, issuing licenses and certificates, handling court filings, and administering oaths to other county officials.