NOTICE OF ELECTION

GENERAL ELECTION

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

IN CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD

To the Qualified Electors:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Election will be held in:

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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD

County of Oakland, State of Michigan

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018

THE POLLS will be open 7 o’clock am until 8 o’clock pm

ALL POLLING PLACES ARE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

BRAILLE AND AUDIO VERSIONS OF VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE POLLING PLACES LISTED BELOW:

PRECINCT NO. 1 – Oxford United Methodist Church, 21 E. Burdick Street, Oxford, MI  48371

PRECINCT NO. 2 – Oxford Elementary School, 109 Pontiac Street, Oxford, MI  48371

PRECINCT NO. 3 – Oxford Free Methodist Church, 790 S. Lapeer Road, Oxford, MI  48371

PRECINCT NO. 4 – Lake Point Community Church, 1550 W. Drahner Road, Oxford, MI  48371

PRECINCT NO. 5 – Lake Point Community Church, 1550 W. Drahner Road, Oxford, MI  48371

PRECINCT NO. 6 – Parks and Recreation Community Room, 2795 Seymour Lake Road, Oxford, MI  48371

PRECINCT NO. 7 – Oxford Elementary School, 109 Pontiac Street, Oxford, MI  48371

INFORMATION ON OBTAINING AN ABSENT VOTER BALLOT FOR THE ELECTION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:

Charter Township of Oxford

Clerk’s Office

300 Dunlap Road

Oxford, MI  48371-0003

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

 Partisan Offices:

Governor and Lt. Governor

Secretary of State

Attorney General

Representative in Congress – 8th District

State Senator – 12th District

Representative in State Legislature – 46th District

Member of the State Board of Education

Regent of the University of Michigan

Trustee of Michigan State University

Governor of Wayne State University

County Commissioner – 3rd District

 Non-Partisan Office:

Justice of Supreme Court

Judge of Court of Appeals -2nd District (incumbent position)

Judge of Circuit Court – 6th Circuit (incumbent position)

Judge of Probate Court (incumbent position)

Judge of Probate Court (non-incumbent position)

Judge of District Court – 52nd District, 3rd Division (incumbent position)

Board Member – Oxford Community Schools, Lake Orion Community Schools

Board of Trustees Member –Oakland Community College

Village Council Member

AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS:

STATEWIDE PROPOSALS:

Proposal 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

Proposal 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

Proposal 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 PROPOSALS:

LAKE ORION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROPOSAL:

School Improvement Bond Proposition

OXFORD VILLAGE PROPOSAL:

Proposal 1 – Regarding the Sale of Real Property

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD PROPOSAL:

Parks and Recreation Authorization of New Additional Millage

Full text of the proposals may be obtained from:

CURTIS W. WRIGHT, TOWNSHIP CLERK

300 DUNLAP ROAD

OXFORD, MI  48371

248-628-9787, EXT. 5

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COUNTY TREASURER’S STATEMENT AS REQUIRED BY ACT NO. 62 OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF 1933 AS AMENDED

I, Andrew E. Meisner, County Treasurer of the County of Oakland, State of Michigan, do hereby certify that according to the records in my office, as of September 19, 2018, the total of all voted increases in the tax rate limitation above the 18 mills established by Section 6 of Article IX of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 affecting taxable property in the Township of Oxford, in said County, is as follows:

YEARS INCREASE

LOCAL UNIT VOTED INCREASE

EFFECTIVE

Township of Oxford

1.00  Unlimited

.85  Unlimited

0.8538  Dec. 2010 – Dec. 2019

.25  2014 – 2018

0.27  2016 – 2025

Oxford Area Community Schools

18.00

2017 to 2026 Incl.

Lake Orion Community Schools

None

County School District Of Oakland County

3.6483  Unlimited

County of Oakland

.2415  2012 to 2021 Incl.

Oakland Community College

1.00  Unlimited

.7811  Beg.7-2-2012(10yrs)

_______________________ Dated:  September 19, 2018

ANDREW E. MEISNER, TREASURER

OAKLAND COUNTY

 

CURTIS W. WRIGHT

TOWNSHIP CLERK

300 Dunlap Road

Oxford, MI  48371

(248) 628-9787, #5

 

Published: October 17, 2018 – Oxford Leader

Posted:  Oxford Township

Village of Oxford