A Quick Tour Of Mullett Township

Mullett Township News & Views-Promoting Open Government in Mullett Township

There is also the Mullett Township Party Line or you make drink the Kool-Aid from the Topinabee Development Association "Artesian" Well

Mullett Township is a general law township in Cheboygan County, Michigan. The population was 1312 in the 2010 US census. The township and Mullett Lake are named for John Mullett, who with William Burt, surveyed much of the area between 1840 and 1843.

The commercial center of the Township is the quiet unincorporated Village of Topinabee located on the west shore of Mullett Lake on M27 highway. The village is a trailhead for the DNR Trail with off-street parking and restrooms.

The village has a Post Office, Convenience Store with gas pumps, Public Library with 24 hour outdoor WiFi, an artisan-owned woodwork shop, a breakfast cafe and a bar and grille. Township owned buildings include the Library, Township Hall and Fire Hall, and an unused former school building on Lea St.

Recreation needs are served with a beachfront park and covered picnic area, free public boat launch at the north end of the village, a small public access to Mullett Lake across from the Nokia Cafe and tennis court, ball-field, and playground equipment at a public park located up the hill on Lea St.

The east side of Mullett Township is largely rural, with no commercial development. Township services include a Fire Hall and volunteer East Mullett Lake Fire Department.


Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Cronyism In The Mullett Township Poll??



A week ago, Wednesday, October 17th, the Mullett Township Election Commission met to select and appoint Election Inspectors for our upcoming November 6th General Election and to pass a Resolution to appoint a Receiving Board for said election.


The Mullett Township Clerk Rachel Osborn under law acts as Chairman and the Commission consists of her, the Township Supervisor, and the Township Treasurer. 

The three member commission had to select at least three (3) Election Inspectors. 

Ms Osborn read five (5) names of individuals she had already selected, stated they were all trained, and they were then approved by the Election Commission. 

The Supervisor did at least ask if Ms Osborn knew the political parties of those she had chosen and Ms Osborn stated “mmmhmm”.  

The Resolution appointing two of these five Election Inspectors as the Receiving Board was then approved. 

Mullett Township voters should be assured that your elected officials acted and complied with Michigan Election Laws.

Or did they?

Did I mention the law requires the Election Inspectors are to be appointed by the Election Commission at least 21 days, but not more than 40 days prior to the election.

Please don’t use your fingers and toes, as perhaps Ms Osborn did, but instead trust the Michigan Secretary of State who has an on-line election calendar that shows the LAST day under law to appoint Election Inspectors is, was, October 16. 2012. Yes, I did protest.

Did Ms Osborn's "chosen" meet the standards set down by this law?

It is impossible to know when the selection process was conducted entirely by one individual behind closed doors. 

What should people do when cronyism by an elected official, apparently ignorant or ignoring the law imposes her choices for Election Inspectors on the Mullett Township Poll?

The law is provided here for your edification, because Ms Osborn apparently did not read or follow it. It is quite specific about who can serve and how Election Inspectors should be appointed, notified, and trained.