Elections

Published July 1, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Voters to decide on 10-year Harrison Township Library millage

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On Aug. 4, Harrison Township residents will decide to approve or reject a Harrison Township Public Library millage.

Published June 25, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Volunteers prep August primary ballots in Grosse Pointe Farms

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms officials are expecting to send out more than twice as many absentee ballots for the Aug. 4 primary election than they did for the March primary.

Published June 23, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Clerks prepare for elections during COVID-19 pandemic

OAKLAND COUNTY — The state of Michigan is a little more than a month out from its Aug. 4 primary election, though the preparations for that day have the unusual task of also taking COVID-19 into account.

Lake Shore High School senior Kayla McCuen won the inaugural Macomb County “I Voted” sticker contest. Her design will be featured on upcoming election stickers.

Published June 19, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Lake Shore High student wins inaugural ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest

MACOMB COUNTY — Lake Shore High School senior Kayla McCuen was recently awarded the top prize in Macomb County’s inaugural “I Voted” sticker design contest.

Published June 19, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights to cover November mail-in ballot postage fees

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights voters who choose to use a mail-in ballot this November will save 71 cents in postage after a city budget amendment vote to make it happen.

Children play at Marshbank Park in West Bloomfield June 16. A parks and recreation millage renewal will be on the ballot Aug. 4.

Published June 18, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield Parks and recreation millage to be on the ballot in August

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Aside from local, Senate and congressional candidates, West Bloomfield voters will have a parks and recreation millage renewal proposal to consider for the Aug. 4 primary election.

Published June 5, 2020

Warren Weekly

Field set for Macomb County treasurer race

WARREN — Republicans Sherri Murphy and Erin Stahl have filed to challenge Macomb County Treasurer Larry Rocca in the August primary election. Warren City Treasurer Lorie Barnwell has also filed as the lone Democrat and will contend for the county job in November.

On April 9, it was announced that with the spread of COVID-19 in the region and the corresponding impact it is having on both the jail population and Macomb County’s economy, plans to ask voters to approve a jail millage in August have been reconsidered. Pictured is an artist rendering showing the new Macomb County Jail previously proposed back in March.

Published April 11, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County jail request plans reconsidered amidst COVID-19 crisis

MOUNT CLEMENS — Originally slated to appear on the August primary election ballot, a millage request for a new jail now is being reexamined.

Published March 17, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Presidential primary draws more than 40% of voters in most Pointes

GROSSE POINTES — They may not have headed to the polls in droves — more voters than usual took advantage of the state’s no-excuse absentee voting to cast their ballots ahead of time — but voters in the Grosse Pointes did make their voices heard during the presidential primary election March 10.

Published March 16, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe, Roseville residents cast their votes in Michigan primary

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — On March 10, Michigan residents went to the polls for the 2020 presidential primary. Eastpointe and Roseville residents were among them.

Harper Woods residents cast their votes in Michigan primary

Published March 13, 2020

Advertiser Times

Harper Woods residents cast their votes in Michigan primary

HARPER WOODS — March 10 was the Michigan presidential primary election, and Harper Woods residents made their voices heard.

Center Line’s public safety millage costs the owner of a property with an assessed value of $80,000 and a taxable value of $40,000 about $300 a year.

Published March 11, 2020

Warren Weekly

Center Line voters extend public safety millage

CENTER LINE — A request to extend a 10-year public safety millage for another decade was overwhelmingly approved by Center Line voters on March 10.

Published March 11, 2020

Farmington Press

Residents pass Farmington Public Schools’ $98 million bond

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — Voters in Farmington, Farmington Hills and part of West Bloomfield cast their ballots and decided March 10 to pass Farmington Public Schools’ $98 million bond proposal.

Published March 11, 2020

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Pro-marijuana ballot proposal fails in Clinton Twp.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On March 10, 15,163 Clinton Township voters, or 52.6%, voted against a ballot proposal that would have allowed marijuana establishments within township limits, according to unofficial results at press time from the Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds Office.

Non-homestead millage approved by Lakeview voters

Published March 11, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Non-homestead millage approved by Lakeview voters

With nearly 4,000 votes in favor, the Lakeview Public Schools operating millage proposal passed March 10.

Published March 10, 2020

Woodward Talk

Voters approve Ferndale Public Schools’ $124.8 million bond

FERNDALE — A $124.8 million bond has been passed by residents in the Ferndale Public Schools district, which will be used to fund major projects and renovations over the next decade.

Published March 10, 2020

Woodward Talk

Huntington Woods passes millage to fund police, fire pensions

HUNTINGTON WOODS — The residents of Huntington Woods have approved a ballot proposal to establish a pension and retirement system for the firefighters and police officers in the city.

As of 11 p.m. March 10, votes were still being tallied for the MISD's Regional Enhancement millage proposal.

Published March 10, 2020

C&G Newspapers

MISD millage proposal passes

MACOMB COUNTY —The Macomb Intermediate School District Regional enhancement millage proposal got the green light March 10.

On March 10, voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties soundly approved a millage renewal for the Detroit Institute of Arts. The renewed millage runs from 2022 through 2031.

Published March 10, 2020

C&G Newspapers

DIA millage renewal passes in all three counties

MACOMB/OAKLAND/WAYNE COUNTIES — On March 10, voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties approved a millage renewal for the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Published March 10, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Police and fire renewal passes in Bloomfield Township

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — After a contentious campaign period, Bloomfield Township voters decided to renew an existing millage to fund police and fire services.