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:
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 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 installation 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 estimated 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.)