Voter Guides

League of Women Voters^®
of Northwest Wayne County

August 5, 2008 Election

Voter Guides for the contested races in the August 5, 2008 election.

Voter Guides for Local, Contested Races. Also on the Ballot. About the Guide. About the League.

Voter Guides for Local, Contested Races

In the August 5, 2008 election, voters will need to choose a Partisan ballot (either Republican or Democratic). You cannot "split" your vote.
There is also a Non-Partisan ballot for ALL voters which contains judicial races and proposals.
Only the candidates running in the contested races were invited to participate in this Voter Guide.
FOR THE CONTESTED PARTISAN CONTESTS, click on the appropriate Voter Guide below:
Canton Township (Trustees and Treasurer)
Northville Township (Trustees)
Plymouth Township (Supervisor, Trustees and Clerk)
Redford Township (Trustees and Clerk)
Wayne County Commissioner 9th District (Covers Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Garden City and Redford Township)
Wayne County Commissioner 12th District (Covers Inkster, Westland, and part of Livonia)
FOR THE CONTESTED, NON-PARTISAN CONTESTS, click on the appropriate Voter Guide below:
3rd Circuit Court (covers all of Wayne County)
16th District Court (covers Livonia) (Ballot proposal also noted on this attachment)
35th District Court (covers Canton, Plymouth and Northville)
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Also on the Ballot

Voter Guides for the contested Michigan House of Representatives can be viewed at http://www.lwvmi.org in mid-July.
Voters in Wayne County will also be voting for these Wayne County positions: (Voter guides are not available)
Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney (No Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Wayne County Sheriff (1 Republican, 2 Democrats)
Wayne County Clerk (1 Republican, 5 Democrats)
Wayne County Treasurer (2 Republicans, 11 Democrats)
Wayne County Register of Deeds (No Republicans, 2 Democrats)
WAYNE COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL AUTHORITY BALLOT PROPOSAL FOR TRI-COUNTY AREA:
The Wayne County Zoological Authority was established pursuant to Public Act 49 of 2008, and formed to allow for continuing zoological services for the students, residents and visitors of the County of Wayne. The law allows the Authority to seek authorization from the electors to levy a tax of not more than 0.1 mill (10 cents per $1,000 of taxable value) on real property and personal property to provide revenue for this purpose. Accordingly, to continue providing zoological services to benefit the residents of the County, shall a 0.1 mill on all taxable property located within the County of Wayne be imposed for a period of ten (10) years, being years 2008 through 2017. It is estimated that if approved and levied, this new millage will generate approximately $5,299,640.48 in 2008.
Shall this proposal be adopted? YES or NO
CITY OF LIVONIA BALLOT PROPOSAL:
ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY: Shall the following described territory, located in the Charter Township of Northville, Charter County of Wayne, State of Michigan, be annexed to the City of Livonia, Charter County of Wayne, State of Michigan? YES or NO
(The complete legal description of the "described territory" can be found on the Wayne County Clerk's website, but is commonly known as the former Northville State Psychiatric Hospital property).

About the Guide

The League of Women Voters of Northwest Wayne County contacted candidates for answers to specific questions. The responses are printed as submitted and have not been edited for spelling or grammatical errors. Responses that exceeded the word limit of 150 words were ended, and are so indicated by an ellipsis (...). Publication of this Voter Guide is solely in the interest of public service and in no way is to be construed as an endorsement by the League of Women Voters. The League takes no responsibility for any of the views or facts stated by the candidates. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Only candidates in contested races were invited to participate in the Voter Guide.

About the League

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization established in 1920 to encourage citizen participation in government. It never supports or opposes any poltical party or candidate. Membership in the League of Women Voters is open to all citizens of voting age.

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