NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020 WARREN, MI

TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF WARREN:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of Warren who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the Warren City Clerk; the office of the Macomb County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the Warren City Clerk. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com

The last day to register in any other manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, February 24, 2020.

After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the Warren Clerk’s office, located at 1 City Square, Suite 205, Warren, MI 48093 at the following times:

 Regular business hours: Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Saturday, March 7th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Election Day, Tuesday, March 10th from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the purpose of the election is to vote on candidates for the following offices: PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE ELECTION

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES REPUBLICAN PARTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Please be further notified there are two (2) proposals qualified to appear on the March 10, 2020 Presidential Preference Election ballot as follows:

Renewal of Macomb County Art Institute Authority Millage

In 2012 the electors of Macomb County approved a 10-year millage to provide County residents with services from the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) through the Macomb County Art Institute Authority.

As a result of the millage, the DIA provides Macomb County residents with free K-12 school field trips including free transportation, free senior group programming with free transportation, and unlimited free general admission. To ensure transparency, the DIA submits to an annual independent audit and posts financial reports online.

To continue to provide revenue to the DIA, which will allow these DIA services for the residents of the County to continue, the Art Institute Authority is permitted by law to seek a renewal of the millage at a rate of no more than the current 0.2 mill (20 cents per $1,000 taxable value) on all real and personal property in the County. Revenue from this millage will be disbursed to the Art Institute Authority and then transferred to the DIA as permitted by and for the purposes set forth in Public Act 296 of 2010. It is estimated that if approved and levied, this millage renewal would generate approximately $ 5.8 million in 2022.

Do you approve the renewal of the 0.2 mill on all taxable property located within the County for a period of 10 years from 2022 through 2031?

Full text of the ballot proposal may be obtained at the Macomb County Clerk’s Office, 120 North Main, Mount Clemens, MI 48043, Telephone: 586-469-5120.

Macomb Intermediate School District Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal

Pursuant to state law, revenue raised by the proposed enhancement millage will be collected by the Macomb Intermediate School District and distributed in accordance with State law to local public school districts and eligible public school academies within the boundaries of the Macomb Intermediate School District and the Macomb Intermediate School District based on pupil membership count.

Shall the limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in the Macomb Intermediate School District, State of Michigan, be increased by 1.90 mills ($1.90 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of ten (10) years, 2020 to 2029, inclusive, as new additional millage to provide funds to enhance other state and local funding for intermediate school district, school district or eligible public school academy operating purposes? This millage would raise an estimated $55 million ($55,000,000) if approved and first levied in 2020.

The revenue from this millage will be disbursed to the following school districts and intermediate school district and any public school academies eligible to receive enhancement millage revenue under the Revised School Code:

Anchor Bay School District Mount Clemens Community Schools Armada Area Schools New Haven Community Schools Center Line Public Schools Richmond Community Schools Chippewa Valley Schools Romeo Community Schools Clintondale Community Schools Roseville Community Schools Eastpointe Public Schools South Lake Schools Fitzgerald Public Schools Utica Community Schools Fraser Public Schools Van Dyke Public Schools Lake Shore Public Schools Warren Consolidated Schools Lakeview Public Schools Warren Woods Public Schools L’Anse Creuse Public Schools Macomb Intermediate School District

Full text of the ballot proposal may be obtained at the Macomb County Clerk’s Office, 120 North Main, Mount Clemens, MI 48043, Telephone: 586-469-5120.

PERSONS ENTITLED to be registered voters in Warren must possess the following qualifications on or before the day of the election: (1) a citizen of the United States; (2) not less than 18 years of age;

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the Warren City Clerk, located at 1 City Square, Suite 205, Warren, MI 48093, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at (586) 574-4557.

Sonja Buffa Warren City Clerk

Persons with special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the clerk’s office.

Published: Warren Weekly January 29, 2020