TOWNSHIP OF ADDSION

NOTICE OF

CLOSE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE 

NOVEMBER 6, 2018 GENERAL ELECTION

To the Qualified Electors of the Township of Addison, County of Oakland:

Notice is hereby given that the last day to register for the November 6, 2018 Primary Election will be Tuesday October 9, 2018. If you are not currently registered to vote or need to register at a new address, you may do so at the following locations and times:

In Person:

• Addison Township Clerk’s offices @ 1440 Rochester Rd., Leonard MI. 48367. Regular business hours are Monday –Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• County Elections Division, 1200 N. Telegraph Rd., Pontiac, MI 48341, Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm.
• Secretary of State Branch Offices.
• At specified agencies for clients receiving services through Family Independence Agency, the Department of Community Health, Michigan Jobs Commission and some offices of the Commission for the Blind.
• At military recruitment offices for persons who are enlisting.

By Mail:

Voter Registration Application – Mail to the election official as directed on the application by the close of registration deadline.

Note:  Persons registering by mail are required to vote in person unless they have previously voted in person in the state or are at least 60 years of age or are handicapped.

The election will be conducted in all voting precincts of the Township of Addison for the purpose of electing candidates for the following offices:

Offices:

Governor and Lt Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, State Senator, Representative in State Legislature, Member of State Board of Education, Regent of the University of Michigan, Trustee of Michigan State University, Governor of Wayne State University, Oakland County Commissioner, Justice of Supreme Court, Judge of Court of Appeals, Judges of Circuit Court, Judge of Probate Court, Judge of District Court, Oakland Community College Board of Trustee Member, Village of Leonard Trustee, School Board Members for Almont Community Schools Lake Orion Community Schools,  and  Oxford Community Schools.

And for the following proposals:

State Proposals  Summary

18-1 A proposed initiated law to authorize and legalize possession, use and cultivation of marijuana products by individuals who are at least 21 years of age and older, and commercial sales of marijuana through state-licensed retailers.

18-2 A proposed constitutional amendment to establish a commission of citizens with exclusive authority to adopt district boundaries for the Michigan Senate, Michigan House of Representatives and U.S. Congress, every 10 years.

18-3 A proposal to authorize automatic and Election Day voter registration, no-reason absentee voting, and straight ticket voting; and add current legal requirements for military and overseas voting and post-election audits to the Michigan Constitution.

Local School District Proposals Summary

Almont Community Schools: Operational Non-Homestead Millage

This proposal authorizes Almont Community Schools to continue to levy up to 18.00 mills for general school district operating purposes on non-homestead taxable property and an additional 1 mill to be used to protect against future Headlee rollbacks. No more than 18 mills will be levied pursuant to this proposal. This proposal will allow Almont Community Schools to receive State funding at the full per pupil allowance. The previously authorized 18 mill operational millage expired with the 2018 levy.

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residences and other property exempted by law, located in the Almont Community Schools District, in Lapeer, St. Clair, Oakland and Macomb counties, Michigan, be increased to 19 mills of which a maximum of 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable value) can be collected, for a period of eight years, 2019 through 2026, inclusive, to provide funds to support the operations of Almont Community Schools? If approved this millage would raise estimated revenues of $935,710.00 the first year it is levied and collected.

Almont Community Schools: Sinking Fund Headlee Override Millage Proposal

Shall a Headlee Override be adopted so that the current limitation on the amount of taxes which may be levied on taxable property located in the Almont Community Schools District in St. Clair, Lapeer, Macomb and Oakland Counties be increased up to 1 mill from .9827 mills ($1.00 from approximately $.9827 dollars per $1,000 of taxable value) to allow Almont Community Schools to levy the full 1 mill of the sinking fund millage previously approved by voters in 2014 but reduced by the Headlee amendment to the Michigan Constitution? If approved and levied in its entirety, the millage would raise an estimated $324,314.00 in the first year levied.

Lake Orion Community Schools: School Improvement Bond Proposition

Shall the Lake Orion Community Schools borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred Sixty Million Dollars and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds for the purpose of paying for the cost of the following projects: Remodeling, equipping, re-equipping, furnishing, re-furnishing school buildings, athletic fields, playgrounds and other facilities for safety and security, energy conservation and other purposes; Erecting, completing, equipping and furnishing a replacement elementary school, a new early childhood center facility and security entrance additions and other additions to existing school buildings; Acquiring and installing instructional technology infrastructure and equipment in school buildings and other facilities; and  Preparing, developing and improving sites at school buildings, playgrounds, athletic fields and other facilities for traffic control, safety and security and other purposes and the purchase of school buses? The estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 0 mills (which is equal to $0 per $1,000 of taxable value); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 3.99 mills annually ($3.99 per $1,000 of taxable value).

Candidate names, full text of the above proposals or sample ballots are available and may be obtained from the Township Clerk, Pauline Bennett, during regular business hours (above). Also available at the Township website (addisontwp.org) with the link to Secretary of State website or County Clerk website. If you have questions contact the Township Clerk, at 248-628-3317 ext 216.

Pauline Bennett, Addison Township Clerk

1440 Rochester Rd. Leonard, MI. 48367

Publish: September 19, 2018