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

Notice of November 6, 2018 General Election

Notice is hereby given that a General Election will be held in Addison Township, County of Oakland on Tuesday, November 6, 2018,from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING CANDIDATES OF ALL PARTICIPATING PARTIES FOR THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:

STATE   

Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General

CONGRESSIONAL

United States Senator, Representative in Congress –8th District

LEGISLATIVE

State Senator- 12th District

Representative in State Legislature  – 46th District

STATE BOARDS       

Member of the State Board of Education, Regent of the University of Michigan,

Trustee of Michigan State University, Governor or Wayne State University

COUNTY      

County Commissioner – 3rd District

JUDICIAL   

Justice of Supreme Court

Judge of Court of Appeals – 2nd District Incumbent Position

Judge of Court of Appeals – 2nd district Incumbent Position ending 01/01/2021

Judge of Circuit Court – 6th Circuit Incumbent Position

Judge of Circuit Court – 6th District Non-Incumbent Position

Judge of Circuit Court – 6th Circuit New Judgeship

Judge of Probate Court Incumbent Position

Judge of District Court – 52nd District 3rd Division Incumbent Position

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Board of Trustees Member Oakland Community College

LOCAL OFFICE  

Trustee for the Village of Leonard

LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board Member (s): Lake Orion Community School District

Oxford Community School District

Romeo Community School District

Almont Community School District

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, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred Sixty Million Dollars ($160,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, 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 maximum number of years any series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than twenty (20) years; 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). The annual debt millage required to retire all bonds of the School District currently outstanding and proposed pursuant to this ballot is expected to remain at or below the current annual debt millage of 7.49 mills.

If approved by the voters, the bonds will be guaranteed by the State under the School Bond Qualification and Loan Program (the “Program”). The School District currently has $76,525,000 of qualified bonds outstanding and $10,963,213 of qualified loans outstanding under the Program. The School District expects to borrow from the Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated total principal amount of additional borrowing is $6,982,463 and the estimated total interest thereon is $10,304,882. The estimated duration of the millage levy associated with that borrowing is 13 years and the estimated computed millage rate for such levy is 7.49 mills. The estimated computed millage rate required to be levied to pay the proposed bonds may change in the future based on changes in certain circumstances.

(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for teacher, administrator or employee salaries, repair or maintenance costs or other operating expenses.)

Full text of proposals or sample ballots is available and may be obtained from the Addison Township Clerk, during regular business hours (above). Also, available at the Township (addisontwp.org) or Michigan Secretary of State Website.(Michigan Voter Information Center; mi.gov/vote). Please call the Township Clerk if you have questions or concerns at 248-628-3317 ext 216

The accessible polling place locations for said election are as follows:

Precinct 1: Rowland Hall, 23 E. Elmwood Rd, Leonard, MI 48367

Precinct 2: Addison Township Offices, 1440 Rochester Rd, Leonard, MI 48367

Precinct 3: Fire Station 1, 4026 Forest St, Leonard, MI. 48367

For assistance in determining your precinct, the accessibility of the polling place locations, and the availability of voting instructions in alternative formats such as audio and Braille, please contact theAddison Township Clerk. For determining your precinct location, you may also search at Michigan Voter Information Center mi.gov/vote.

Persons wishing to obtain an absentee ballot may do so by contacting the Addison Township Clerk. The Clerk will be available in the Clerk’s Office on the Saturday preceding the election. OnNovember 3, 2018, the Clerk’s office will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and which is the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot, which will be mailed.

For names of the candidates, full text of proposals, sample ballots or any other information, please contact the Addison Township Clerk at 248.628.3317 ex 216.

Pauline Bennett,

Addison Township Clerk

1440 Rochester Rd.

Leonard, MI. 48367

Publish: October 17, 2018