Overview

Presidential Primary Election - February 28, 2012

Michigan’s lawmakers have amended the State’s Election Law to require a statewide presidential primary election on the February 28, 2012. The law calls for separate ballots to be printed for Republican candidates and for Democratic candidates, just as was done in January 2008.

Choosing Your Ballot

Voters must choose, in writing, which type of ballot they wish to vote. This will be done on the Application to Vote. If you are physically voting in your precinct on election day:

Application to Vote - February 28, 2012 Election

If you are applying to vote by Absentee Ballot:

Application for Absentee Ballot

Please note:

You do not need to be a member of a political party to vote in this election.
By making this selection you are not joining a party. You are only declaring which primary you would like to vote in for this election.
If you do not make a selection you will not be given a ballot.
You cannot request both ballots
The amendment to the Election Law requires that the information on which ballot a voter chooses to be made available to the public for 22 months following the election. At the end of the 22 months the information will be destroyed.

Ferndale Schools Bond Proposal

Voters in Precincts 1 – 7 will also be voting on the proposed bond issue for Ferndale Schools. The proposal will be on both the Republican and the Democratic ballots. Voters will also have a 3rd choice – to vote a ballot that only contains the school bond proposal.

Ferndale Public Schools
School Building and Site Bond Proposal

Shall the Ferndale Public Schools, County of Oakland, State of Michigan borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Two Million Eight Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand and 00/100 ($22,825,000) Dollars and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for a period of not to exceed thirty (30) years, for the purpose of defraying the costs of:

remodeling, equipping and reequipping, furnishing and refurnishing school buildings or parts of those facilities, including mechanical upgrades; asbestos removal; additional lighting; improvements to the high school auditorium and stage, and to the pools; and safety and security upgrades;

preparing, developing and improving school sites, or parts of or additions to sites, including parking lots and drives, playgrounds, structures, or other facilities;

acquiring and installing technology and equipping or reequipping school buildings for technology. including instaltion of technology infrastructure and upgrading existing hardware?

The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in the first year that the levy is authorized Is zero (0.00) mills, and the estimaled simple average annual millage that will be required to retire the debt over the term of the bonds is approximately Four and 52/100 (4.52) mills. It is not expected that the School District will be required to levy more than the seven (7) mills for debt retirement purposes that it currently levies but the amount of the tax levy may decrease more slowly and/or be levied for a longer period of time as a result of the issuance of these bonds. If the School District borrows from the State to pay debt service on the bonds of this issue, the School District may be required to continUe to levy mills beyond term of the bonds to repay the State.

(UNDER STATE LAW, BOND PROCEEDS MAY NOT BE USED TO PAY TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR SALARIES, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR COSTS OR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATING EXPENSES.)

Sample Ballots

Republican Party

Sample Ballot - Republican Party - February 28, 2012

Democrat

Sample Ballot - Democratic Party - February 28, 2012

No Party

February 28, 2012 Sample Ballot - No Party

Where do I Vote?

If you are not sure where you should go to vote, visit the Michigan Voter Information Center, the official voter registration site for the State of Michigan. The site will also elp you map a route to your voting precinct, show you the voting equipment you will be using and demonstrate how to use it.

Ferndale’s Precinct Map shows how the City is divided into nine (9) voting precincts.

Voting by Absent Voter Ballot

If you expect to be out of the City on election day, you are 60 years of age or older, or you are physically unable to attend the polls without assistance, you are eligible to vote by Absent Voter Ballot. You may call the City Clerk’s Office at 248-546-2384 to request an Application or you can download the Application here.
When you have completed the Application, mail it or drop it off:

City Clerk’s Office
300 E. Nine Mile Road
Ferndale MI 48220

A signed Application for Absent Voter’s Ballot, indicating the reason you are eligible, must always be submitted before a ballot can be issued.

We can mail your ballot to you or you can pick it up in person at the City Clerk’s Office. If you are picking up your ballot, please understand that State law only allows us to give you your ballot. We are not able to give you a ballot for your spouse, child or parent.

The City of Ferndale, Michigan
300 East Nine Mile Road
Ferndale, Michigan 48220
(248) 546-2525
City Hall Hours:
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:30pm
Closed Fridays

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