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if they qualify and also urged voters
to become familiar with the ballot
prior toNov. 6.
“The ballot for residents of Wayne
County consists of two pages due to
the number of proposals and elected
offices. There 27 elected offices, six
statewide proposals and five county
proposals,” she said. Voters can
obtain information and sample bal-
lots at the State of Michigan web site
[http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7
-127--49313--,00.html], she added.
“One easy thing to remember is
all polling locations for the City of
Plymouth are located at the
Plymouth Cultural Center and Ice
Arena. That address is 525 Farmer.
There are a total of four precincts.
Be sure you know your precinct
before you arrive so that you go to
the proper place in the building to
vote,” she said.
Absentee ballots are available to
those who are registered and are 60
years old or older, unable to vote
without assistance at the polls,
expect to be out of town on Election
Day, in jail awaiting arraignment or
trial, unable to attend the polls due
to religious reasons or appointed to
work as an election inspector.
On the day of the election, the
polls open at 7 a.m. and close 8 p.m.
Anyone in line at 8 p.m. will be
allowed to vote. According to the
State ofMichigan voter law, all voters
must present picture identification
at the polls (i.e. driver's license) or
complete an affidavit stating they do
not have a photo I.D.
Northville City Clerk Dianne
Massa is also encouraging all regis-
tered voters to be prepared on
ElectionDay.
“Due to the number of ballot pro-
posals, thePrecinct 1 -WayneCounty
ballot will consist of two ballots,” she
said. “While the Precinct 2 - Oakland
County ballot is only one ballot, it is
still lengthy. The number of contests
and ballot proposals can cause prob-
lems for unprepared voters and the
voters behind them in line. Voters
can help prevent Election Day
delays and frustration by being pre-
pared,” she added.
She said sample ballots are avail-
able at the City of Northville website
and suggested voters bring the sam-
ple ballot with them on Election Day
to assist in marking the real ballot at
the polls.
Langmasser urged voters to be
patient and allow plenty of time to
vote.
Typically the busiest times are
from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., she
said.
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October 25, 2012
Vote
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CITY OF WAYNE
ELECTION NOTICE TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF WAYNE,
COUNTY OF WAYNE, MICHIGAN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a General Election will be held in the City of Wayne,
County of Wayne, Michigan, on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00
p.m., at which time the following offices will be voted upon:
President and Vice President of the United States
United States Senator
Representative in Congress 13th District
Representative in Congress 11th District
State Representative 16th District
State Board of Education Members
University of Michigan Regents
Michigan State University Trustees
Wayne State University Governors
County Prosecuting Attorney
County Sheriff
County Clerk
County Treasurer
County Register of Deeds
County Commissioner 11th District
Supreme Court Justice - Incumbent and Non-Incumbent Positions
Judge of Court of Appeals, 1st District Incumbent Positions
Judge of Circuit Court, 3rd Circuit - Incumbent and Non-Incumbent Positions
Judge of Probate Court - Incumbent
Judge of 29th District Court
Wayne-Westland Community Schools Board Member
The following proposals shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Wayne,
at the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012:
The following STATE proposals will appear on the ballot:
PROPOSAL 12-1
A REFERENDUM ON PUBLIC ACT 4 OF 2011 -
THE EMERGENCY MANAGER LAW
Public Act 4 of 2011 would:
Establish criteria to assess the financial condition of local government units, including
school districts.
Authorize Governor to appoint an emergency manager (EM) upon state finding of a finan-
cial emergency, and allow the EM to act in place of local government officials.
Require EM to develop financial and operating plans, which may include modification or
termination of contracts, reorganization of government, and determination of expenditures,
services, and use of assets until the emergency is resolved.
Alternatively, authorize state-appointed review team to enter into a local government
approved consent decree.
Should this law be approved? Yes ___ No___
PROPOSAL 12-2
A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION
REGARDING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
This proposal would:
Grant public and private employees the constitutional right to organize and bargain collec-
tively through labor unions.
Invalidate existing or future state or local laws that limit the ability to join unions and bar-
gain collectively, and to negotiate and enforce collective bargaining agreements, including
employees' financial support of their labor unions. Laws may be enacted to prohibit public
employees from striking.
Override state laws that regulate hours and conditions of employment to the extent that
those laws conflict with collective bargaining agreements.
Define "employer" as a person or entity employing one or more employees.
Should this proposal be approved? Yes ___ No___
PROPOSAL 12-3
A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION
TO ESTABLISH A STANDARD FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
This proposal would:
Require electric utilities to provide at least 25% of their annual retail sales of electricity
from renewable energy sources, which are wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower, by 2025.
Limit to not more than 1% per year electric utility rate increases charged to consumers only
to achieve compliance with the renewable energy standard.
Allow annual extensions of the deadline to meet the 25% standard in order to prevent rate
increases over the 1% limit.
Require the legislature to enact additional laws to encourage the use of Michigan made
equipment and employment of Michigan residents.
Should this proposal be approved? Yes ___ No___
PROPOSAL 12-4
A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION
TO ESTABLISH THE MICHIGAN QUALITY HOME CARE COUNCIL
AND PROVIDE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
FOR IN-HOME CARE WORKERS
This proposal would:
Allow in-home care workers to bargain collectively with the Michigan Quality Home Care
Council (MQHCC). Continue the current exclusive representative of in-home care workers
until modified in accordance with labor laws.
Require MQHCC to provide training for in-home care workers, create a registry of workers
who pass background checks, and provide financial services to patients to manage the cost
of in-home care.
Preserve patients' rights to hire in-home care workers who are not referred from the
MQHCC registry who are bargaining unit members.
Authorize the MQHCC to set minimum compensation standards and terms and conditions
of employment.
Should this proposal be approved? Yes ___ No___
PROPOSAL 12-5
A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION
TO LIMIT THE ENACTMENT OF NEW
TAXES BY STATE GOVERNMENT
This proposal would:
Require a 2/3 majority vote of the State House and the State Senate, or a statewide vote of
the people at a November election, in order for the State of Michigan to impose new or
additional taxes on taxpayers or expand the base of taxation or increasing the rate of taxa-
tion.
This section shall in no way be construed to limit or modify tax limitations otherwise creat-
ed in the Constitution.
Should this proposal be approved? Yes ___ No ___
PROPOSAL 12-6
A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION
REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF
INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
This proposal would:
Require the approval of a majority of voters at a statewide election and in each municipali-
ty where "new international bridges or tunnels for motor vehicles" are to be located before
the State of Michigan may expend state funds or resources for acquiring land, designing,
soliciting bids for, constructing, financing, or promoting new international bridges or tun-
nels.
Create a definition of "new international bridges or tunnels for motor vehicles" that means,
"any bridge or tunnel which is not open to the public and serving traffic as of January 1,
2012."
Should this proposal be approved? Yes ___ No ___
The following COUNTY proposals will appear on the ballot:
FORM OF THE WAYNE COUNTY
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE
Shall the Wayne County Home Rule Charter be amended to add a new section 5.120 and to
amend existing section 5.134 to authorize the Wayne County Commission rather than the
Wayne County executive to establish the form (including but not limited to lump-sum and
line-(item) of the County budget and appropriation ordinance; and to require the County
Commission to establish the form of the budget and appropriation ordinance by December
7, 2012 and to adopt changes to the form at least ten months before the beginning of a fis-
cal year to be effective for that fiscal year; and to also amend section 5.121 to require the
county executive to prepare and submit the budget and appropriation ordinance in the form
established by the County Commission? Yes ___ No ___
INDEPENDENT EXTERNALAUDITOR
Shall Section 3.119(e) of the Wayne County Home Rule Charter be amended to remove the
restriction that prohibits an independent external auditor from providing audit services to
the County for more than eight (8) consecutive years; and further to require independent
external auditors be selected based on a competitive process in accordance with the
County's procurement ordinance? Yes___ No___
MEMBERSHIP ON THE WAYNE COUNTY
RETIREMENT COMMISSION
Shall Section 6.112 of the Wayne County Home Rule Charter be amended to expand the
Wayne County Retirement Commission's membership from 8 to 9, adding as a member the
Wayne County Treasurer or his or her designee; and also to authorize the chairperson of the
Wayne County Commission, who is also a member of the Wayne County Retirement
Commission, to appoint a person to serve as his or her designee on the Retirement
Commission; and to further allow employees and retirees of the Wayne County Airport
Authority to vote for and serve as members of the Wayne County Retirement Commission
(with no more than one member being an airport employee or retiree) until such time as the
Airport Authority establishes its own retirement system or pension plan?
Yes___ No___
REMOVAL OF THE WAYNE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE FROM OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR
Shall the Wayne County Home Rule Charter be amended to add Section 4.124 to authorize
the Governor to remove the Wayne County Executive from office for the same reasons and
with the same due process as provided by law for the sheriff, prosecuting attorney, county
clerk, register of deeds, and county treasurer? Yes___ No___
THE WAYNE COUNTY COMMISSION'S
POWER TO APPROVE COMPENSATION
Shall section 3.115 of the Wayne County Home Rule Charter, which sets forth the powers
and duties of the Wayne County Commission, be amended to include the power and duty to
approve all compensation of every employment position in the county, unless the compen-
sation is established by state or federal law? Yes ___ No___
WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITYCOLLEGE DISTRICT
MILLAGE PROPOSAL
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in
the Wayne County Community College District be increased by one dollar per thousand
dollars (1 mill) of the taxable value of all taxable property in the College District for a peri-
od of ten (10) years, the tax years commencing July 1, 2013, to July 1, 2022, inclusive, as
new additional millage to provide funds for community college purposes authorized by
law? It is estimated that 1 mill would raise approximately $21,746,964 when first levied in
2013. Yes ___ No ___
STATEMENT AS REQUIRED BYACT 278 OF PUBLIC ACTS OF 1984
I, Raymond J. Wojtowicz, Treasurer of Wayne County, Michigan, do hereby certify that, as
of September 20, 2012, the total of all voted increases in excess of the tax rate limitation
established by Section 6, Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Michigan, as amend-
ed, and the years such increases are effective on property in the County of Wayne are as
follows:
Date of
Voted
Years Increase
Local Unit
Election
Increase
Effective
County of Wayne
November 2, 2010
1 mill
2015
Wayne County Jail
August 6, 2012
1 mill
2021
Wayne County Parks November 2, 2010
0.25 mills
2015
Wayne County
November 6, 2009
1.25 mills
2020
Community College
Wayne-Westland
May 2010
18 mills
2025 (non homestead)
Community Schools February, 2012
.9922 mills
2022
Signed /s/ Raymond J. Wojtowicz
Wayne County Treasurer
The Clerk's Office will be open on Saturday, November 3, 2012, from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00
p.m., for the purpose of receiving applications for absentee ballots.
Each person voting in the election must be:
(a) A citizen of the United States of America over eighteen (18) year of age;
(b) A registered elector of the city or township in which he or she resides.
The places of voting are as follows:
Precinct 1 and 2 Wayne Senior Activity Center, 35000 Sims Ave.
Precinct 4 and 5 Taft-Galloway Elementary School, 4035 Gloria St.
Precinct 6 and 7 Hoover Elementary School, 5400 Fourth St.
Precinct 8
Roosevelt-McGrath Elementary School, 36075 Currier St.
Publish:
October 25, 2012
Matthew K. Miller
City Clerk