Election Day UPDATE - Summer 2014
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Volume 53 Issue No. 1 SummerFall 20142011 Election Day UPDATE - Summer 2014 My fellow residents of Detroit, on Tuesday, for us by learning about those you wish to August 5, 2014 a State Primary will be held vote for. To ensure that you are choosing to nominate candidates for Federal, State the right candidates to represent you, it is and Local offces. Precinct Delegates to important to research them using the local the County Convention will also be on the newspapers, other forms of media and Janice M. Winfrey ballot, along with the proposals. online sources. Also attend and actively City Clerk participate in as many candidate forums as Precinct Delegates assist their political possible. You may even invite candidates to parties in “grass roots” voter education, Robin R. Underwood, CMC your block club and community meetings. Deputy City Clerk registration and Election Day mobilization Remember, knowledge is power. Wil Wesley in their elected precincts. They also serve Director of Elections as liaisons between the political party, Those who qualify may vote by absentee government and their constituents. City Clerk’s Offce ballot at the Department of Elections through 200 Coleman A. Young Bldg. The “Election Connection” newsletter August 4th. Offce hours are Monday - The Department of Elections has been mailed to each registered voter Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. On Monday, 2978 W. Grand Blvd. Administration household in Detroit to provide you with August 4th, you may vote by absentee in the (313) 876-9799 information concerning the Primary. Before offce until 4:00 p.m. If you wish to have an going to the polls on Election Day, use the absentee ballot mailed to you, please contact sample ballot to select the candidates you the Absentee Voting Unit at (313) 876-0212. MAYOR OF DETROIT wish to vote for. Take your sample ballot Satellites at Wayne County Community Mike Duggan with your predetermined candidates to the College District’s Eastern and Northwest DETROIT CITY COUNCIL voting booth and transfer your choices to campuses will be open for absentee voting Brenda Jones the actual ballot that will be issued to you at Monday through Friday beginning Monday, President your polling precinct. July 21st through Monday, August 4th, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. George Cushingberry Jr. This is a very important Primary for our city President Pro-Tem and state. We must make democracy work Scott Benson Raquel Castaneda-Lopez Remember: Saunteel Jenkins • Refer to the political • When going to vote, • Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and composition chart on the please be prepared to close at 8:00 p.m. Anyone Gabe Leland back page to determine present photo ID. If you in line before the polls Mary Sheffeld your respective districts, do not have photo ID, you close will be allowed to Andre Spivey voting precinct and must fll out and sign an vote. James Tate Election Day polling affdavit. location. For further information, please contact the Department of Elections at (313) 876-0190. Page 2 Summer 2014 Convicted Felons Do Have Voting Rights T TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT difTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTes. TTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTT TTTT TTTT TTTTTT TTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT T TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTfTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTe frTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT T TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTnfnTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTIs there a TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT provision in Mi chigan Election T TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Law that allows those who have TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT past criminal convictions and TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTnfnTTTTTTTTTTTTT served time in prisons, the right TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT to vote in an election? TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTif 55 MTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTe efTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTnfnTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTnfnTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Summer 2014 Page 3 Write-In Candidates fff fffffffff f f fff ffffffffff fff f f f fff fff f f fff fffff f ff fff f f fff ffff f ffff f f f fff fff f fff f fff ffffffff ff f ffff ffff ffff ffff ff f fff ffff ff fff f. Tfff fff f f f fff fff f f fff fffff fy ffffffff f ff f fff fff f ff f ffff fff fffffffff f f fff ffffff f f f ff ffff fffff ff ff fff f fff fffff fff f fffff ffff ffff f f fff fffff f ffff ffffffffff fff ffff f f fff fff f fff ffffffff fff fff ff f fff fff fff f fff f fff ffff ff f ffo ffffffff f fff ff ffffffffff f fff fffffffffff ff To Cast A Write-In Vote, see ballot instructions. Primary Ballot Election Instructions TO VOTE:fff f f f ffffffff f ff ffff f ff f ff fff f f fff ffff ff ff WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED VOTING: ff ffffff f ff ff f fffff ffff f f ff f f fff ffffff f fff f ff f f fff fff f fff fff f ffff f fffff f ff f fff fff f fff f f fff f fff ff f ff f fffff ffffff ffff ffffffffff fff f fff f fff fffffff ff IMPORTANT: ff fff f ffff f ffff f fff ffffffff f ffffff fff fff ff ffff fff fff fcif ffffffff f f fff ffff fff f f f ffff fffffffff f fff fff ff f ffffff fff fffff fff f ffff fffffff ffffffff ff f f f ff f ff ff ff fff f fff fffff fff fff f ffff fffff fff f fff ff f fff fff fff f ff ffff ffff fffffff fff ffff fff f fff fff PARTISAN SECTION: Tff fff ffff f fff f fffff f f fff f ff f fff f fff f fff fffff ff f f ffff fff f fffff f fff ff f fff fffff f ffffff NOTE:fffffff fff f f ffffff fff f ffffffff fff f ffff f fff ffffff f ff f ffff ffff fff f ffffff f fff fff ffff ffff f f fff fffYOU MAY VOTE ffff fff fff fcif ffff fff f ff ffffff f fff f fff fffff fff f fffffff f ff IN ONE PARTY SECTION ONLY; YOU CANNOT ffffff ffff ffff fff f ffff fff f fffff fffffffff ff fff “SPLIT YOUR TICKET.” IF Y OU VOTE IN M ORE THAN ONE PARTY SECTION, YOUR PARTISAN BALLOT WILL BE REJECTED. DO NOTff f fffff fff f ffff f f fff fffffff f ffff fff fff ffff ffff f ff fff fce tfffff WRITE-IN CANDIDATES:fff fff f ffff f fffff f f fff ffff f f ff fff f f ffffff f fff fff ff fff fff f fff f fff ffff ffffff fff fffff ff fff f f fff ffff fff f f fff fffff fff f fff ff f fff f fffff ff f fff f f f f ffff f f ffffffff f ff ffff f fff ff fffff fff f fff f ffffff ffffffff f f ffff f fffff f f fff fffff f f ffff f f fff fff fff ff fff fff ff fff ff ff fff f fff ffff ffff ffff fcef CHECK BOTH SIDES OF BALLOT: Tifff f fff ffff ffff ff fffffffff fffff ff ffff fff f f ffff f ffff f ff fffffffff ffff fff f fff ff Page 4 Summer 2014 A B C Official Ballot Primary Election Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Wayne County, Michigan City of Detroit PARTISAN SECTION NONPARTISAN SECTION VOTE ONLY 1 PARTY SECTION PROPOSAL SECTION REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC STATE PARTY PARTY SECTION SECTION PROPOSAL 14-1 APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF STATE STATE AMENDATORY ACT TO REDUCE STATE USE TAX AND REPLACE WITH GOVERNOR GOVERNOR A LOCAL COMMUNITY STABILIZATION Vote for not more than 1 Vote for not more than 1 SHARE TO MODERNIZE THE TAX SYSTEM TO HELP SMALL Rick Snyder Mark Schauer BUSINESSES GROW AND CREATE JOBS The amendatory act adopted by the CONGRESSIONAL CONGRESSIONAL Legislature would: UNITED STATES UNITED STATES 1. Reduce the state use tax and replace with a local community stabilization share SENATOR SENATOR of the tax for the purpose of modernizing Vote for not more than 1 Vote for not more than 1 the tax system to help small businesses grow and create jobs in Michigan. Terri Lynn Land Gary Peters 2. Require Local Community Stabilization Authority to provide revenue to local governments dedicated for local purposes, REPRESENTATIVE IN REPRESENTATIVE IN including police safety, fire protection, and CONGRESS CONGRESS ambulance emergency services. 14th DISTRICT 14th DISTRICT 3. Increase portion of state use tax Vote for not more than 1 Vote for not more than 1 dedicated for aid to local school districts. Christina Conyers Hansen Clarke 4. Prohibit Authority from increasing taxes. Burgess D. Foster 5. Prohibit total use tax rate from exceeding existing constitutional 6% LEGISLATIVE Rudy Hobbs limitation. Brenda Lawrence Should this law be approved? STATE SENATOR 1st DISTRICT YES Vote for not more than 1 LEGISLATIVE NO Barry Berk CITY STATE SENATOR 1st DISTRICT CITY OF DETROIT Vote for not more than 1 PROPOSAL L: LIBRARY OPERATING REPRESENTATIVE IN MILLAGE RENEWAL STATE LEGISLATURE Coleman Young Shall the tax limitation on taxable property 2nd DISTRICT for operating and maintaining the Detroit Vote for not more than 1 Public Libraries, be renewed for up to REPRESENTATIVE IN 3.9943 mills ($3.9943 on each $1000.00 of taxable value) for 10 years (July 1, 2015 to Daniel J. Lamar STATE LEGISLATURE June 30, 2025)? This renewal combines 2nd DISTRICT two millages that voters approved on Vote for not more than 1 November 2, 2004, which expire June 30, COUNTY 2015.