A few things for voters to remember

Here are some things local voters should keep in mind when they trek to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Voters in Oxford’s Precinct #1, which encompasses the entire village, will face a two-page, two-sided ballot.

Village voters have a lot to decide.

The entire front side of the second page contains a total of seven village-related questions.

Six are proposed amendments to the village charter, while the seventh is a request to grant the municipality the authority to sell two parcels of vacant, publicly-owned land (see story on Page 5).

Printed on the back of the second ballot featuring the village questions are the two 10-year, non-homestead operating tax requests – a 17.8078-mill renewal and 0.1922-mill increase – for the Oxford school district. Those are the only issues on that side, so be careful not to overlook them.

If the non-homestead millages are not approved, the school district will lose more than $5 million in revenue annually beginning with the 2017-18 fiscal year. The renewal is worth an estimated $5.187 million annually to the district while the increase would generate an estimated $55,388 per year.

Another thing for village voters to remember, their polling site has changed. Village residents will be casting their ballot at the Oxford United Methodist Church, located at 21 E. Burdick St., between M-24 and Mill St.

With 2,500 registered voters, Precinct #1 is the largest of the township’s seven precincts.

State law requires voters to present some form of photo identification (ID) at the polls. This can be satisfied with a Michigan driver’s license or state-issued identification card. It does not have to be valid or current.

Voters who don’t have a Michigan-issued card can present any of the following forms of photo ID as long as they’re current – driver’s license or personal ID card from another state; federal or state government-issued ID; U.S. passport; military ID with photo; student ID with photo from a high school or accredited institution of higher eduction; or tribal ID card with photo.

Voters who either lack an acceptable picture ID or forget to bring one to the polls can still vote, but they must sign an affidavit.

All polling sites are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

 

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