Elections

Published April 16, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

May 7 special election scheduled for New Haven Community Schools

MACOMB TOWNSHIP/NEW HAVEN — A small portion of Macomb Township residents can partake in a vote on May 7.

Published March 21, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield board to consider ballot options for public safety, safety path millages

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees will soon finalize the language for two proposals that residents will vote on this summer: a safety path millage renewal, possibly with a small increase, and a public safety millage replacement that covers 70 percent of the community’s police, fire and paramedic services.

Katie Fahey, executive director of Voters Not Politicians, speaks March 12 at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library Main Branch in Clinton Township about how the grassroots effort to combat gerrymandering statewide succeeded in the 2018 election.

Published March 19, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

How political redistricting was put in the people’s hands

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Katie Fahey was just a woman in her mid-20s, living in the Grand Rapids area, working a job in sustainable business. Then, one social media post changed everything.

Published March 1, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores city clerk to help advise on election reforms

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores City Clerk Mary Kotowski is one of 25 officials who was named to a new Election Modernization Advisory Committee created by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to implement Proposal 3 and other election reforms.

Published January 25, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Ordinance updated for odd-year elections in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In an attempt to make sure that St. Clair Shores is clear about its compliance with state election law, the City Council approved an update to its odd-year primary elections ordinance.

Published November 27, 2018

Rochester Post

Rochester Hills to pilot cutting-edge election security measure

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Hills is one of three communities across the state that will pilot a new post-election audit system following the Nov. 6 general election to verify that voting equipment and election officials performed properly.

Published November 13, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Elections run smoothly in Southfield, Lathrup Village despite high voter turnout

SOUTHFIELD/LATHRUP VILLAGE — Residents came out in droves Nov. 6 to cast their votes in the 2018 midterm election.

Voters at the Troy Community Center wait in line to vote just after 5 p.m. on Election Day.

Published November 13, 2018

Troy Times

Newcomers prevail, voters lean Democratic

TROY — Incumbent Republican candidates lost their bids to keep their seats in the state Senate and the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Nov. 6.

Published November 13, 2018

Rochester Post

Oakland Township land preservation renewal approved

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Township voters approved a land preservation renewal Nov. 6, paving the way to continue to purchase and protect local green space.

Published November 13, 2018

Rochester Post

Rochester-area voters decide local races, proposals Nov. 6

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS — Voters in the Rochester Post’s coverage area hit the polls Nov. 6 to decide on a number of state and local races, a purchasing charter amendment in Rochester, and more.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Wicked winds don’t deter voters in Pointes

GROSSE POINTES — Strong winds that caused power outages at some polling places didn’t stop the vote on Election Day. At Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, election workers were getting by with table lamps and a generator after the electricity went out around 4 p.m. Nov. 6. Election inspector Sue Korpas said they were waiting for additional lamps from City Hall as voters began to file in around 5 p.m.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Library millage renewed by wide margin

GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe voters showed plenty of love for their libraries on Election Day.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Incumbents, newcomer voted in for school board

GROSSE POINTES — On Election Day, registered voters within the Grosse Pointe Public School System not only voted on the $111,040,000 bond issue, but also cast their votes in the district’s Board of Education race. Seven candidates ran for three open seats.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

GPPSS bond proposal passes

GROSSE POINTES — Building enhancements, security improvements and technology updates are in the future for the Grosse Pointe Public School System.

Published November 13, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Records set at state, county and municipal levels for midterm turnout

It’s been a week since the Nov. 6 midterm election that brought voters from around the Eagle’s coverage area to the polls to decide on issues like recreational marijuana and Michigan’s next governor.

Flanders Street in Farmington Hills was in rough shape in 2016. A new millage was passed by residents in Farmington Hills to bring an answer to some local roads in disrepair.

Published November 12, 2018

Farmington Press

Road millage approved in Farmington Hills

FARMINGTON HILLS — Voters in Farmington Hills took to the polls Nov. 6 and approved the local road millage on their ballot on Election Day.

Published November 12, 2018

Farmington Press

Farmington voters approve 3-mill tax hike

FARMINGTON — Voters in Farmington passed an up to 3-mill tax increase for city services Nov. 6.

A record number of voters participated in the Nov. 6 midterms. Pictured is a sign for the voting precincts outside Cheyenne Elementary School.

Published November 12, 2018

Macomb Township Chronicle

Record number of voters participate in midterm election

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Clerk Kristi Pozzi said Macomb Township experienced record voter turnout for a midterm election Nov. 6.

Clinton Township residents vote Nov. 6 at Clintondale High School. All three statewide proposals passed, as did one for Chippewa Valley Schools.

Published November 12, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Chippewa Valley Schools bond proposal passes

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Simply put, Chippewa Valley Schools Superintendent Ron Roberts said, the approval of the bond proposal is great for the district and its students.

Published November 12, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Aquino, Sobah re-elected to Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — After all the votes were tallied, incumbents Denise Aquino and George Sobah were re-elected to the Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education.