Published July 28, 2020
GROSSE POINTES — Several local residents filed by the July 21 deadline to run for a seat on the Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education. The general election is Nov. 3 and will include several races, including for U.S. president. School board elections are not on the Aug. 4 primary election ballot.
Read MorePublished July 28, 2020
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Aug. 4 primary election is set to feel a little different than most, in that it is the first wide-scale election in the age of COVID-19.
Read MorePublished July 27, 2020
FARMINGTON/HILLS — The coronavirus has certainly had an impact on almost everything in the country, including elections.
Read MorePublished July 27, 2020
FARMINGTON/HILLS — Voters in Farmington and Farmington Hills can expect to see a number of national, state, county and local races on their upcoming Aug. 4 primary ballot.
Read MorePublished July 27, 2020
BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP/BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The August primary election is coming next week, and neither rain nor sleet nor treacherous virus will stop residents from deciding the issues and races important to them.
Read MorePublished July 27, 2020
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Election time has arrived, and Shelby Township’s candidates for local office are ready to face off in the Aug. 4 primary election. All candidates seeking office in Shelby Township have filed as Republicans; there are no Democratic Party candidates on the ballot for Shelby Township supervisor, clerk, treasurer or trustee.
Read MorePublished July 27, 2020
FERNDALE/BERKLEY — The 2020 election season already has been a peculiar one, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made the year more interesting.
Read MorePublished July 26, 2020
OAKLAND COUNTY — As Michigan draws closer to its Aug. 4 primary election, which has seen increases in absentee ballot voting, will postal delays end up having an impact on voters ability to submit their ballots on time and have them counted?
Read MorePublished July 24, 2020
ST. CLAIR SHORES — Mary Kotowski has been the clerk in St. Clair Shores for more than two decades, and in that time she has never issued as many absentee ballots as she has in 2020.
Read MorePublished July 24, 2020
STERLING HEIGHTS — A new election center at the Sterling Heights Senior Center is ready to assist residents in exercising their right to vote in the Aug. 4 primary elections, particularly as many voters are choosing to fill out their ballots away from the polls.
Read MorePublished July 24, 2020
WARREN/CENTER LINE/STERLING HEIGHTS — Several local candidates filed, by the July 21 deadline, to run for school board positions in Macomb County.
Read MorePublished July 24, 2020
MACOMB COUNTY — The COVID-19 pandemic is not stopping county and municipal clerks from properly preparing for the Aug. 4 primary election.
Read MorePublished July 24, 2020
MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — Madison Heights City Councilwoman Kymm Clark knows that every vote counts in an election. When she won her seat last year, she did so by a difference of three votes, ousting incumbent Robert Gettings.
Read MorePublished July 23, 2020
WEST BLOOMFIELD — West Bloomfield Clerk Debbie Binder is expecting a “historically high turnout” at this year’s elections.
Read MorePublished July 21, 2020
ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Holding an election in the middle of a pandemic undoubtedly creates a number of hurdles for local clerks.
Read MorePublished July 21, 2020
GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The Grosse Pointe Woods City Clerk’s office is preparing for the upcoming Aug. 4 primary election.
Read MorePublished July 21, 2020
OAKLAND COUNTY — Heading into the Aug. 4 primary, there are four people vying to become the next Oakland County executive. Both the Democratic and Republican primaries are contested, with each race featuring two candidates for voters to choose from. The winners will head to the Nov. 3 election to win a four-year term.
Read MorePublished July 21, 2020
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Not only will Macomb Township voters notice a rather large number of trustee candidates in the Aug. 4 primary election, they will also consider who is the right candidate to represent them at the county level.
Read MorePublished July 17, 2020
ROSEVILLE/WARREN — Five candidates will be competing on Tuesday, Aug. 4, in the primary for the 22nd District state House seat currently held by Democrat John Chirkun, who has reached the end of his maximum limit of three terms.
Read MorePublished July 17, 2020
MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — The clerks in Madison Heights and Hazel Park are reminding voters about their options leading up to the primary election Aug. 4 and the general election this November. Voters in Madison Heights should also note that several precinct locations changed.
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