Proposal List
VIP 5.1.2: BallotMeasureContest
list: Return all proposals for upcoming elections.
retrieve: Return a specific proposal for an upcoming election.
GET /api/proposals/
{ "count": 235, "next": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/?limit=100&offset=100", "previous": null, "results": [ { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8414/", "id": 8414, "name": "Ambulance Millage Proposal", "description": "This proposal will authorize the levy of 2.25 mills by the County of Schoolcraft for the purpose of providing ambulance service throughout the county.Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in the County of Schoolcraft, Michigan, be increased by 2.25 mills ($2.25 per thousand dollars of taxable value) for five (5) years, the years 2023 through 2027, as new additional millage for the purpose of providing funds to be used and disbursed to local municipalities for operating and capital funds for ambulance services throughout the County?This millage would raise an estimated $955,592 when first levied in 2023.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/641/", "id": 641, "category": "County", "name": "Schoolcraft" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8371/", "id": 8371, "name": "Benzie County Road Improvements and Maintenance Millage Renewal and Restoration Proposal", "description": "For the sole purpose of continuing funding for local road improvements and primary road maintenance and improvements in the townships, cities and villages of the County of Benzie, Michigan, at the same millage level approved by the voters in 2018, shall the previously voted increase on the Constitutional limitation upon the total amount of taxes which may be assessed in one (1) year upon all property within the County of Benzie, Michigan, be renewed and continued at .9666 of one (1) mill, and shall the previously authorized reduced millage of .0334 of one (1) mill be restored, for a return to the previously voted total limitation increase of (1) mill ($1.00 per $1,000 taxable value), and be levied for a period of five (5) years, beginning in 2023 through 2027, inclusive?If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $1,587,914 for Road Improvements and Maintenance within Benzie County in the first calendar year of the levy based on taxable value. In accordance with State law, the millage will be disbursed to the Benzie County Road Commission, the City of Frankfort, and the Villages of Benzonia, Beulah, Elberta, Honor, Lake Ann and Thompsonville; and a small portion of the millage may be captured by the City of Frankfort Downtown Development Authority and the Benzie County Brownfield Authority.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/255/", "id": 255, "category": "County", "name": "Benzie" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8387/", "id": 8387, "name": "Law Enforcement - Public Safety", "description": "To fund Gladwin County Law Enforcement services in Gladwin County, shall the constitutional limitation on the total taxes which may be assessed each year upon all property within the County of Gladwin, Michigan be increased by up to 1 1/2 mills ($1.50 per $1,000.00 of state taxable valuation), for a period of six (6) years, from 2023 through 2028, inclusive, commencing with the December 2023 tax collection. If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated additional $1,794,253.51 in the first calendar year of the levy, based on state taxable valuation. If approved and levied, a portion of the millage monies raised in respective jurisdictions may be captured by any Tax Increment Financing Authorities, pursuant to State law.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/28/", "id": 28, "category": "County", "name": "Gladwin" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8401/", "id": 8401, "name": "Menominee County Sheriff’s Emergency Response & 24-hour Road Patrol Services Millage Renewal Proposal", "description": "Shall the County of Menominee be authorized to renew a levy up to 1.7671 mills ($1.7671 for each $1,000 of taxable value), against all taxable property within Menominee County for a period of six (6) years, 2024 to 2029, inclusive, for the purpose of continuing funding for the Menominee County Sheriff’s Emergency Response & 24-Hour Road Patrol Services?(If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $1,644,180.25 for the Menominee County Sheriff’s Emergency Response & 24-Hour Road Patrol Services in the first calendar year. In accordance with State law, a portion of the millage may be disbursed to the City of Menominee Downtown Development and Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities)", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/518/", "id": 518, "category": "County", "name": "Menominee" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8366/", "id": 8366, "name": "Otsego County Road Commission Renewal Millage Proposal For Road Improvements and Maintenance.", "description": "This proposal will permit the County to continue the millage previously approved by theelectors in 2014\nShall the previously voted on and approved increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article\nIX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on the total amount of taxes which may be levied inone (1) year against all taxable property within Otsego County, Michigan, of One (1) Mill ($1.00per $1,000 taxable value), and reduced to 0.9929, by the required millage rollbacks, be renewedand restored at One (1) mill ($1.00 per $1,000 taxable value) and levied for a period of ten (10)years, beginning in 2024 through 2033 inclusive, on all taxable property within Otsego County,\nMichigan, for the purposes of improvements to and construction of existing primary and localroads in the townships, cities, villages and authorities of the County of Otsego, Michigan?If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $1,539, 855.16 for Road\nImprovements and Maintenance within Otsego County in the first calendar year of the levy basedon taxable value. In accordance with State law, the millage will be disbursed to the Otsego County\nRoad Commission, the City of Gaylord, the Village of Vanderbilt, and to the extent required bylaw, the Gaylord Downtown Development Authority.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/54/", "id": 54, "category": "County", "name": "Otsego" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8391/", "id": 8391, "name": "Road Commission Facilities Bond Proposition", "description": "Shall the County of Kalkaska, Michigan, borow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Three Million Dollars ($23,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, furnishing, and equipping, new Kalkaska County Road Commission facilities to be located in the County of Kalkaska to operate as a road commission complex that supports equipment and materials, storage, engineering, maintenance, preservation, operations and other road-related purposes, improvements to the new and existing sites thereof, and other related improvements, appurtenances and work therefor, including demolition of certain existing road commission facilities, and paying capitalized interest on such bonds? The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is thirty (30) years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year that the levy is authorized is 0.9793 mills (which is equal to $0.9793 per $1,000 of taxable value); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire the bonds is 0.9028 mills (which is equal to $0.9028 per $1,000 of taxable value).", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/158/", "id": 158, "category": "County", "name": "Kalkaska" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8362/", "id": 8362, "name": "Veterans Millage ", "description": "For the purpose of funding dedicated services and programs to Kalamazoo County veterans of United States military service, National Guard, and Reserves, and their dependents, including providing funding for the County Department of Veterans' Services, shall the constitutional limitation on general ad valorem taxes which may be assessed in any one (1) year upon all property within the County of Kalamazoo, Michigan, be increased by a reduced rate of up to a maximum of an additional 0.10 of one (1) mill (0.10 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) for the period of ten (10) years from 2023 through 2032 inclusive? For example, on a property with a residential market value of $200,000 (with an estimated taxable value of $100,000), the .10 mills would equal approximately $10 of levied tax annually to support veterans throughout Kalamazoo County.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/24/", "id": 24, "category": "County", "name": "Kalamazoo" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8368/", "id": 8368, "name": "Kent District Library Millage Renewal Proposal", "description": "Shall the Kent District Library, Kent County, Michigan, be authorized to levy a renewal of the previously voted increase in the tax limitation which expires in 2024, in an amount not to exceed 1.1 mills ($1.10 per $1,000 of taxable value) (which is a lower rate than the previously voted millage of 1.28 mills that was approved by voters in 2014 and expires in 2024) annually against all taxable property within the Kent District Library district for a period of fifteen (15) years, 2025 through 2039, inclusive, to operate the Kent District Library and provide funds for district library purposes authorized by law? This millage is estimated to provide revenues of $26,607,000 in the first year (2025) of the levy. To the extent required by law, a portion of the revenues from this millage (estimated to be approximately 1.1% in the first year of the levy) will be captured by or disbursed to the following local authorities: the Kent County Land Bank Authority and the Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities of the Cities of Grandville, Kentwood, Rockford, Walker, and Wyoming.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/10238/", "id": 10238, "category": "District Library District", "name": "Kent District Library" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8577/", "id": 8577, "name": "3.1a Ranked Choice Voting", "description": "3.1a RANKED CHOICE VOTING: IN THE EVENT THE MICHIGAN BUREAU OF ELECTIONS CERTIFIES THE PROCESS FOR THE USE OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING BEGINNING IN THE ELECTION OF 2023, OR SUCH SUBSEQUENT ODD YEAR ELECTION ONCE THE CONDITIONS OF A CERTIFIED PROCESS ARE SATISFIED, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL BE ELECTED IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/738/", "id": 738, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of East Lansing" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8539/", "id": 8539, "name": "Adoption of Ordinance No. 36.06, which repeals Ordinance No. 36.05 of the Village of Lake Orion", "description": "Village of Lake Orion\n\nOrdinance No. 36.05 approved a fourth amendment to the Tax Increment Financing Plan for the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority, originally approved in 1985, continuing its tax capture from the Village of Lake Orion and other effected taxing authorities until December 2039.\n\nShall the Village of Lake Orion adopt Ordinance No. 36.06, which repeals Ordinance No. 36.05, and cease the capture of taxes from the Village of Lake Orion and other affected taxing authorities?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/2687/", "id": 2687, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Orion" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8523/", "id": 8523, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 12.2 (Budget Procedures) and Section 12.3 (Adoption of the Budget) of the Leslie City Charter – Proposal E\n", "description": "Sections 12.2 Budget Procedures and 12.3 Adoption of Budget, Tax Limit, refer to a second regular monthly meeting of the city council meeting in the months of April and June, but the City only holds one regular monthly meeting each month.Shall the charter be amended to remove the word “second” in Section 12.2 and remove the word “second” and add the word “regular” in Section 12.3, in order to correctly reflect the current regular meeting schedule and state when the council shall adopt the budget every June?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1309/", "id": 1309, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Leslie" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8524/", "id": 8524, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 13.9 (Notice of Meetings) of the Leslie City Charter", "description": "The City posts notices of times and places of sessions of the board of review on its website and social media.Shall Section 13.9 be amended as follows to precisely reflect the City’s current practice:\n\nThe clerk shall cause notice of the times and place of the sessions of the board of review to be published in a newspaper in general circulation within the city, and shall post the notice in one or more public places, which shall include any electronic posting on the City’s webpage or social media page, at least ten days before each session of the board.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1309/", "id": 1309, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Leslie" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8519/", "id": 8519, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 2.13 (Non-Discrimination and Civil Rights) of the Leslie City Charter – Proposal A", "description": "Shall Section 2.13 be amended to provide as follows:\n\nIn the exercise of their powers or in the performance of their duties, all officials, officers, appointees, and employees of the city shall take all necessary actions to ensure that no person engaged in the conduct of official business or seeking to do business with the city is discriminated against because of race, religion, political orientation, color, national origin, marital status, sex, age, handicap height, weight, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or for any cause not reasonably related to the accomplishment of a legitimate governmental purpose?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1309/", "id": 1309, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Leslie" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8565/", "id": 8565, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 3.4 of the Madison Heights City Charter\nProposal 1\n", "description": "The proposed amendment states that the City Council shall appoint the City Council member, receiving the highest number of votes at the regular city election, as Mayor Pro Tem for the next two years, in place of the current provision that requires City Council to appoint a member of the Council as the Mayor Pro Tem. If approved, the revision takes effect with the 2025 regular city election and continues until otherwise amended.\n\nShall the proposed amendment to Section 3.4 be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/876/", "id": 876, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Madison Heights" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8520/", "id": 8520, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 5.10 (Nominating Petitions) of the Leslie City Charter – Proposal B", "description": "Regular city elections are currently held in November of each odd- numbered year. However, starting in November 2024, regular city elections will instead be held in November of each even-numbered year pursuant to city council resolution 2023- 13, dated July 18, 2023.Shall Section 5.10 be amended to acknowledge that MCL 168.646a(1) of the Michigan Election Code requires the filing deadline for nominating petitions be “no later than 4:00 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the even-year general election” rather than this section’s current requirement of “between 125 days before the election and no later than August 10”?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1309/", "id": 1309, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Leslie" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8566/", "id": 8566, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 5.1 of the Madison Heights City Charter\nProposal 2\n", "description": "Currently, Section 5.1 requires, in order to be eligible to be a candidate for election as mayor or council member, that a candidate for mayor or council must resign from Madison Heights elective office and from elective office in any other local government unit. The proposed amendment states that no candidate for mayor or city council must resign from their current elected offices until they win election as mayor or city council member. If approved, the revision takes effect with the 2025 regular city election and continues until otherwise amended.\n\nShall the proposed amendment to Section 5.1 be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/876/", "id": 876, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Madison Heights" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8567/", "id": 8567, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 5.5 of the Madison Heights City Charter\nProposal 3\n", "description": "The proposed amendment states that resignations of a Council member and Mayor shall be accepted or rejected by City Council and resignations from boards and commissions shall be accepted or rejected administratively. If approved, the revision is effective in 2023 and shall continue until otherwise amended.\n\nShall the proposed amendment to Section 5.5 be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/876/", "id": 876, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Madison Heights" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8568/", "id": 8568, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 5.7(a) of the Madison Heights City Charter\nProposal 4\n", "description": "The proposed amendment states that Council shall appoint the Mayor Pro Tem as Mayor in the event there is a vacancy in the office of Mayor; that Council shall appoint the City Council member, receiving the second highest number of votes at the last preceding regular City election, as Mayor Pro Tem; and defines every succeeding regular election as a succeeding regular city election. If approved, the revision takes effect with the 2025 regular city election and continues until otherwise amended.\n\nShall the proposed amendment to Section 5.7(a) be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/876/", "id": 876, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Madison Heights" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8521/", "id": 8521, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 6.10 (Filling Vacancies) of the Leslie City Charter – Proposal C", "description": "Shall Section 6.10 be amended to remove the 30 day requirement to fill a vacancy in the office of a Council Member?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1309/", "id": 1309, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Leslie" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8569/", "id": 8569, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 6.1. of the Madison Heights City Charter\nProposal 5\n", "description": "Currently, Section 6.1 requires the City Council to hold two (2) regular council meetings per month, except during the month of December when at least one (1) regular meeting shall be held, totaling twenty-three (23) regular meetings per calendar year. To give Council greater scheduling flexibility, the proposed amendment would still require twenty-three (23) regular council meetings per calendar year, but would require a minimum of one (1) regular meeting each month. If approved, the revision is effective in 2023 and shall continue until otherwise amended.\n\nShall the proposed amendment to Section 6.1 be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/876/", "id": 876, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Madison Heights" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8522/", "id": 8522, "name": "A proposed amendment to Section 8.4 (Preparation of Ordinances) and Section 10.9 (City Attorney) of the Leslie City Charter – Proposal D", "description": "Currently, Sections 8.4 and 10.9 require the city attorney to draft all ordinances and amendments to ordinances. It is proposed to amend these sections to provide that the city attorney shall either draft or review ordinances and amendments.\n\nShall the proposed amendment to Sections 8.4 and 10.9 be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1309/", "id": 1309, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Leslie" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8563/", "id": 8563, "name": "Ballot Proposal No. 23-01\nRecreation Millage Proposition", "description": "This ballot proposition, if approved, will authorize the levy of 2.4033 mills of the City of Oak Park Charter-authorized millage, which has been reduced by operation of Section 31 of Article IX of the State Constitution of 1963, the so-called Headlee amendment, by levying 2.4033 mills for a period of twenty (20) years, from 2024 through 2043, inclusive. Revenues from this millage will be available only for the purpose of funding capital improvements for facilities, parks, amenities, and general operating costs for the Department of Recreation, and paying any and all other costs associated with or related to such purposes.\n\nShall the City of Oak Park, Oakland County, Michigan, be authorized to increase its tax levy by 2.4033 mills on each dollar ($1.00 per $1,000) of the taxable value of all property in the City, for a period of twenty (20) years, from 2024 through 2043, inclusive, thereby increasing the Charter-authorized millage in excess of the limit to which it has been reduced by Section 31 of Article IX of the State Constitution of 1963, all of which tax revenues will be disbursed to the City of Oak Park and used for the purpose of funding capital improvements for facilities, parks, amenities and general operating costs for the Department of Recreation, and paying any and all other costs associated with or related to such purposes? The 2.4033 mills will raise the sum of approximately $1,560,863 in 2024. A portion of the revenue collected may be subject to capture by the City of Oak Park Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Corridor Improvement Authority.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/878/", "id": 878, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Oak Park" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8564/", "id": 8564, "name": "Ballot Proposal No. 23-02\nGeneral Obligation Bonding Proposition", "description": "This ballot proposition, if approved, will authorize the City of Oak Park to issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, for a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years for each series, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the costs of constructing, reconstructing, and remodeling the community center, recreation center, and Department of Recreation building; furnishing, refurnishing, equipping and reequipping a new and remodeled community and recreation center; demolishing certain existing facilities; preparing, developing and improving sites, including entrances, approaches, parking facilities, and landscaping; and acquiring all necessary rights in land, together with all necessary and related costs.\n\nShall the City of Oak Park, County of Oakland, Michigan, borrow the principal amount of not to exceed ($44,000,000), and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years for each series, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the costs of constructing, reconstructing, and remodeling the community center, recreation center, and Department of Recreation building; furnishing, refurnishing, equipping and reequipping a new and remodeled community and recreation center; demolishing certain existing facilities; preparing, developing and improving sites, including entrances, approaches, parking facilities, and landscaping; and acquiring all necessary rights in land, together with all necessary and related costs? The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds is 4 mills.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/878/", "id": 878, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Oak Park" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8482/", "id": 8482, "name": "Ballot Question", "description": "Shall the Township of Quincy establish an annual special assessment in the amount of .5 Mills over 6.4 years in order to purchase and improve a Township Hall. The special assessment shall be levied only for the purposes of purchasing and improving the Township Hall. A special assessment shall be set annually by the Township Board in an amount not to exceed .5 Mills. The special assessment of .5 Mills for a period of 6.4 years will raise the sum of Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 ($500,000) Dollars?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/33/", "id": 33, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Quincy" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8432/", "id": 8432, "name": "Billings Township - Mosquito Control Millage", "description": "BILLINGS TOWNSHIP PROPOSAL NO.1MOSQUITO CONTROL MILLAGEThis millage proposal would allow the Township of Billing to Levy 0.6500 of a mill for the purpose of reducing and controlling the mosquito population within the Township.Shall the Township of Billings, Gladwin County, Michigan, increase the limitation on the total amount of general ad valorem taxes which may be imposed for all purposes in Article 9, Section 6, of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, as amended, by 0.6500 mill.($0.65 cents per $1,000.00 of taxable value) for a period of four (4) years (2023 through 2026, inclusive), which would provide estimated revenues of $74,853.00 in its first year if approved and levied, for the purpose of reducing and controlling the mosquito population within the township.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/776/", "id": 776, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Billings" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8428/", "id": 8428, "name": "Brampton Township Millage Renewal Proposal", "description": "Shall the expired previous voted increase in the tax limitation on general ad valorem taxes within Brampton Township, Delta County, imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution, of 1 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to .9755 mills ($.97 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at and increased up to the original voted 1 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for a period of 10 years, 2025 to 2034 inclusive, for operation, equipment, and maintenance of the Township Fire Department. The estimated revenue generated from the one (1) mill that will be collected in the first year that the millage is authorized and levied will be $33,765.64.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/750/", "id": 750, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Brampton" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8407/", "id": 8407, "name": "Cannabis Licensing Charter Amendment", "description": "Summary of Ballot Question:\n\nThis proposed charter amendment, if adopted, would establish an application process, selection criteria, licenses, fees, and regulations for three adult use retail cannabis establishments in the City. Shall The Proposal be Adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/563/", "id": 563, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Rochester" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8454/", "id": 8454, "name": "Cannabis Licensing Charter Amendment", "description": "Summary of Ballot Question:\n\n This proposed charter amendment, if adopted, would establish an application process, selection criteria, licenses, fees, and regulations for two adult use retail cannabis establishments in the City. Shall the Proposal be Adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/873/", "id": 873, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Keego Harbor" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8456/", "id": 8456, "name": "Charter Amendment Proposal 1", "description": "The Wixom City Charter was adopted by the electors on November 3, 1987. It contains gender-specific terminology throughout and every pronoun in the City Charter is masculine.\n\nShall the City of Wixom City Charter be amended to change all gender-specific terminology to gender-neutral terms?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/895/", "id": 895, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Wixom" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8457/", "id": 8457, "name": "Charter Amendment Proposal 2", "description": "Currently, Section 4.11 E of the City Charter provides that a person appointed to fill a vacancy on City Council holds office until the Monday following the next regular City election in November. However, the person elected to City Council at the next regular election does not take office until noon on January 1 following the election, which creates another vacancy on City Council of more than six (6) weeks. If adopted, the proposed change to Section 4.11 E extends that temporary term of office to January 1 following the election, which would eliminate the gap.\n\nShall this amendment be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/895/", "id": 895, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Wixom" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8458/", "id": 8458, "name": "Charter Amendment Proposal 3", "description": "Currently, the City does not have full time officers for certain positions, such as City Assessor, City Engineer, City Planner, and City Attorney. It is proposed that Section 6.11 of the City Charter be amended to align with past and current practice so that officers who are not full time may be paid on a fee basis set by the City Council.\n\nShall this amendment be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/895/", "id": 895, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Wixom" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8459/", "id": 8459, "name": "Charter Amendment Proposal 4", "description": "Currently, the City levies a millage of up to three tenths (0.30) mill solely for construction, maintenance, repair and rehabilitation of safety paths and sidewalks under the jurisdiction of the City. The millage was for 15 years, 2009 through 2023. The proposed Charter Amendment renews the same millage rate of up to three-tenths (0.30) mill for 15 years, 2024 through 2038, inclusive for the same purposes.\n\nShall this amendment be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/895/", "id": 895, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Wixom" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8561/", "id": 8561, "name": "Charter Amendment Proposal Southfield City Charter\nBallot Proposal #1\n", "description": "Shall the Charter be amended by amending Sections 5.2, 5.9 and 6.1 to change the city treasurer from an elected to an appointed position, to take effect in November 2025 or upon a vacancy in the office, whichever occurs first?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/886/", "id": 886, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Southfield" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8562/", "id": 8562, "name": "Charter Amendment Proposal Southfield City Charter\nBallot Proposal #2\n", "description": "Shall Charter Sections 5.2, 5.9 and 6.1 be amended to change the city clerk from an elected to an appointed position, to take effect in November 2025 or upon a vacancy in the office, whichever occurs first?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/886/", "id": 886, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Southfield" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8492/", "id": 8492, "name": "Charter Amendment Proposal to Change the City Clerk From An Elected to Appointed Officer of the City of Ionia.", "description": "Shall Sections 2.08 and 4.03 of the City of Ionia Charter be amended to providethat the City Clerk will be an administrative officer of the City, to be appointed bythe Mayor and City Council as are other administrative officers of the City (suchas the City Attorney and Treasurer), rather than elected by the voters, whichamendment would take effect upon the termination of the term of the City Clerkduly elected at the 2021 odd-year November election, or upon a vacancy in thatoffice, whichever occurs first?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1080/", "id": 1080, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Ionia" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8493/", "id": 8493, "name": "Charter Amendment Proposal to Designate All Elective City Offices As Nonpartisan.", "description": "Shall Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of the City of Ionia Charter be amended to providethat all elective offices for the City shall be nonpartisan beginning with the regular\nCity election in November 2026?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1080/", "id": 1080, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Ionia" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8570/", "id": 8570, "name": "Charter Amendment Ranked Choice Voting For the Election of City Officers", "description": "Shall the City Charter be amended to provide that the Mayor and City Commission members are to be elected by a Ranked Choice Voting method when it is authorized by State Law?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1330/", "id": 1330, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Kalamazoo" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8596/", "id": 8596, "name": "Charter Millage Headlee Override Ballot Proposal", "description": "Shall the authorized charter millage for the Village of Hopkins, established at 10 mills ($10.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) and reduced to 5.4287 mills ($5.4287 per $1,000 of taxable value), by the required millage rollbacks, be increased in an amount not to exceed 4.5713 mills ($4.5713 per $1,000 of taxable value) to restore the full amount of the original authorized charter millage? The estimate of the revenue the Village will collect is approximately $69,557.10, a portion of which (approximately $11,021) will be disbursed to the Village of Hopkins Downtown Development Authority.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/214/", "id": 214, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Hopkins" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8579/", "id": 8579, "name": "Charter Proposal A", "description": "Proposed Amendment to Chapter 8, Section 11(d) of the Royal Oak City Charter to Reestablish the 2.5 Mill Road Millage Previously Approved by the Electors that Expires as of the December 2023 Levy.\n\nThe proposed amendment to Chapter 8, Section 11(d) of the Royal Oak City Charter, if approved, would allow the City to levy a millage annually not to exceed 2.5 mills, of which 2.3026 is a renewal of the previously authorized millage and a restoration of the 0.1974 mills previously rolled back by the Headlee Amendment, for a period not to exceed ten (10) years beginning December 1, 2024, to defray the costs for maintaining, repairing and reconstructing roads and right-of-ways in the City of Royal Oak.\n\nShall the proposal be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/884/", "id": 884, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Royal Oak" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8580/", "id": 8580, "name": "Charter Proposal B", "description": "A proposed Royal Oak city charter amendment, to provide that the Mayor and City Commissioners are to be elected by a Ranked Choice Voting method when a RCV election process is allowed by law.\n\nShall this proposal be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/884/", "id": 884, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Royal Oak" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8434/", "id": 8434, "name": "Charter Township of Ironwood Renewal of Road Millage", "description": "Shall the expiring previous voted increase in the CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF IRONWOOD, of 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.9926 mills ($.99 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, and be renewed at up to .9926 mills ($.99 per $1000 of taxable value) and levied for 4 years, 2024 through 2027 inclusive, exclusively for the purpose of maintaining township roads, raising an estimated $101,526.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/791/", "id": 791, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Ironwood" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8499/", "id": 8499, "name": "Chippewa Township Millage Proposal", "description": "Shall the Township of Chippewa, Mecosta County, Michigan be authorized to levy a millage in the amount not to exceed 2 mills ($2.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of one (1) year 2023, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds to build a Township Hall addition to the existing Chippewa Township Community Center? The estimate of the revenue the Township of Chippewa will collect if the millage is approved and levied in the year 2023 is approximately $149,052.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/287/", "id": 287, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Chippewa" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8537/", "id": 8537, "name": "City Cannabis Licensing Charter Amendment", "description": "This proposed charter amendment, if adopted, would require local licensing and fees for adult use retail establishments, set application or selection criteria, and regulate the operation of two cannabis establishments in the city.\nShall The Proposal be Adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1397/", "id": 1397, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Grosse Pointe Park" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8506/", "id": 8506, "name": "City Charter Amendment Proposal", "description": "Shall the Grand Haven City Charter be amended to dissolve the Board of Light and Power, to transfer the city's electric utility facilities and services to the control and direction of the city council, and to create an energy services advisory commission?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1171/", "id": 1171, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Grand Haven" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8452/", "id": 8452, "name": "City Charter Proposed Amendment to Allow a Marihuana Retailer by Ordinance & Prohibit Establishments", "description": "Currently, the City of Keego Harbor Charter does not regulate marihuana within the City of Keego Harbor.\n\nThe City Council proposes a Charter provision to regulate up to one marihuana retailer by ordinance, and prohibit all other forms of marihuana establishments from operating within the City of Keego Harbor. This Charter provision will nullify other Charter provisions regulating marihuana establishments.\n\nShall the amendment as proposed be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/873/", "id": 873, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Keego Harbor" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8423/", "id": 8423, "name": "City of Benton Harbor General Operating Millage Renewal Proposal", "description": "Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be imposed on all taxable property in the City of Benton Harbor, County of Berrien, Michigan be increased by 10 mills ($10 dollars per thousand dollars of taxable value) for a period of ten (10) years, 2023-2032, inclusive, as an additional millage to provide funds for general operating purposes? It is estimated that 10 mills would raise approximately $1,588,842 when levy is renewed in 2023.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/708/", "id": 708, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Benton Harbor" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8398/", "id": 8398, "name": "City of Big Rapids Charter Revision", "description": "Shall there be a general revision of the charter of the City of Big Rapids?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/512/", "id": 512, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Big Rapids" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8497/", "id": 8497, "name": "City of Brighton\nPolice Headlee Override MIllage", "description": "Shall the City of Brighton, be authorized to levy a new millage of 0.5 mills ($0.50 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) for a period of 10 years, beginning 2024 through 2033, inclusive, for the purpose of purchasing and maintaining public safety equipment, which may include patrol vehicles, body armor, weapons, and law enforcement related technology as well as the maintenance of the Police Department building? This millage represents a partial restoration of the previously voter-approved Charter millage of 20 mills which has been reduced to 17.5609 mills by the Headlee Amendment pursuant to MCL 211.34, and, after the expiration of the current police equipment millage of 0.374 mills in 2023, will be a net increase of 0.1326 mills over the current 17.5609 mills levied by the City. The proposal would generate approximately $280,000 when first levied in July 2024.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1129/", "id": 1129, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Brighton" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8484/", "id": 8484, "name": "City of Charlevoix Citizens Initiated Ordinance Proposal 2023-08-03 For Use of 229 Stover Road For Housing", "description": "The purpose of the proposed Ordinance is to use City owned vacant property at 229 Stover Road for the purpose of providing year-round housing within the City.\n\nShall the City of Charlevoix adopt an ordinance that provides for the use of City owned vacant property at 229 Stover Road for the purpose of providing year-round housing within the City by (i) soliciting offers to purchase the property by a Developer who intends and commits to develop year-round housing on the property, or (ii) using the property in any way that substantially benefits year-round housing within the City?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1036/", "id": 1036, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Charlevoix" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8483/", "id": 8483, "name": "City of Charlevoix Citizens Initiated Ordinance Proposal 2023-08-05 For Use of 229 Stover Road As A Park", "description": "The purpose of the proposed Ordinance is to designate City owned vacant property at 229 Stover Road as part of Ferry Beach Park and make the property subject to the requirements of the City Charter for parkland.\n\nShall the City of Charlevoix adopt an ordinance that designates City owned vacant property at 229 Stover Road as a City park named Ferry Beach Park, subject to the requirements of Section 2.16(f) of the City Charter which requires a majority vote of the electors voting thereon in order for the City to remove the park designation for the property or to sell, divide, lease, partition, plat, subdivide, or dispose of any part of the property?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1036/", "id": 1036, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Charlevoix" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8512/", "id": 8512, "name": "City of Gobles Fire Services Millage Increase", "description": "Shall the limit on taxes which may be imposed each year for all property in the City of Gobles, Michigan be increased by 1.5 mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value of real and personal property), for a period of five (5) years, 2024 through 2028, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for the provision of all lawful fire protection services, including personnel, equipment, vehicles and facilities, raising an estimated $23,099 the first year the millage is levied?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1230/", "id": 1230, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Gobles" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8473/", "id": 8473, "name": "City of Harper Woods\nRenewal of Library Millage Proposal\n", "description": "Shall the City of Harper Woods, Wayne County, Michigan levy under the authority of PA 164 of 1877 to renew up to .9630 mill ($.963 on each $1,000.00 of taxable value) on all taxable real and tangible personal property within the City of Harper Woods for a period of seven (7) years (2024 through 2030 inclusive) to provide funds for the purpose of operating and equipping the City of Harper Woods’ Public Library and for all other library purposes authorized by law?\n\nThis mill amount is based originally on 1 mill with a Headlee Rollback.\n\nThe estimate of revenue the City of Harper Woods will collect if the millage is approved and levied by the City in the 2024 tax year is approximately $213,000 to be disbursed to the City of Harper Woods Library Fund.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/962/", "id": 962, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Harper Woods" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8495/", "id": 8495, "name": "City of Iron River Park and Trail Millage Proposal", "description": "Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed on taxable property within the City of Iron River, Iron County, Michigan, be increased by 0.50 mill ($0.50 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of five (5) years, 2024 to 2028, inclusive, as new additional millage for the purpose of providing funds for parks and recreational facility capital improvements, including restoring and upgrading existing parks and recreational facilities? It is estimated that 0.50 mill will raise approximately $30,000 when first levied in 2024. All millage dollars shall be subject to an independent yearly audit and be reported on a public website.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1098/", "id": 1098, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Iron River" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8542/", "id": 8542, "name": "City of Manchester", "description": "Shall the proposed Charter for the City of Manchester, drafted by the Charter Commission elected on November 8, 2022, be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/38/", "id": 38, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Manchester" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8450/", "id": 8450, "name": "City of Petersburg Charter Amendment Proposition", "description": "CITY OF PETERSBURGMONROE COUNTY, MICHIGANNovember 7, 2023CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSITION Shall Section 10.1 of the Charter be amended to authorize the City Council to levy an additional annual millage, not exceeding 5.000 mills ($5.00 per $1,000) upon all taxable property, for a period of five years, from 2025 through 2029 inclusive, for police protection?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/849/", "id": 849, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Petersburg" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8496/", "id": 8496, "name": "City of Tecumseh Charter Revision", "description": "Shall there be a general revision of the charter of the City of Tecumseh?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1128/", "id": 1128, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Tecumseh" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8536/", "id": 8536, "name": "City Open Stores Ordinance", "description": "This proposed ordinance, if adopted, would provide for two adult use cannabis retail establishments to be allowed to operate in the city limits.\n\nShall The Proposal be Adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1397/", "id": 1397, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Grosse Pointe Park" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8415/", "id": 8415, "name": "Doyle Township Proposal", "description": "Renewal with request to increase back to 1.0000 mills.\n\nShall the expired previous voted increase in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX,Sec.6 of the Michigan Constitution in Doyle Township, of 1.000 mills ($1.00 per $1,000.00 of taxable value), reduced to .9773 mills($.997 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at and increased up to the original voted 1.0000 mills ($1.00 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) and levied for 5 years, 2023 through 2027 inclusive, for the sole purpose of the rehabilitation, restoration, and resurfacing of existing paved and gravel surfaced roads within the Township of Doyle, raising an estimated $48,413 in the first year the millage is levied.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/642/", "id": 642, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Doyle" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8378/", "id": 8378, "name": "Drummond Island Township General Operating Millage", "description": "(This proposal will permit the Township to fully reinstate and continue the millage previously approved for the above purpose by the electors)Shall the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on all taxable real and tangible personal property in Drummond Island Township, Chippewa County Michigan be increased by an amount not to exceed 1 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) for 6 years, being 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, inclusive, for the purpose of providing additional operating funds for township general operating purposes (this being a re-instatement of a general operating millage which expired with the 2023 levy) within the township and shall the township levy such millage for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an estimated $143,603?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/290/", "id": 290, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Drummond" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8433/", "id": 8433, "name": "Erwin Township Millage Renewal", "description": "Shall the previous voted increase in the 15 mill tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within the Township of Erwin be renewed at 10 mills ($10.00 per $1,000.00 of the taxable value) for the period of 2023-2027 inclusive for general Township of Erwin operation purposes? And shall the Township levy such increase in millage for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an estimated $128,488. (This is the millage rate that has been in effect from 2018-2022 and represents a renewal of that millage rather than an increase.)", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/790/", "id": 790, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Erwin" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8518/", "id": 8518, "name": "Fire and Ambulance Services Millage Proposal ", "description": "Shall the Township of Mayfield continue to levy a total of 2.1873 mills ($2.19 per $1,000) on taxable value of property located in the Township of Mayfield, as provided under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution, for a period of four years from 2023-2027 inclusive, which will raise in the first year of such levy an estimated revenue of $181,000 to be used for the purpose of providing revenues for fire protection and ambulance services? If approved, this would be a renewal of a previously authorized millage.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1121/", "id": 1121, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Mayfield" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8373/", "id": 8373, "name": " Fire Department Equipment Millage Renewal Proposal", "description": "Shall the expired previous voted increase in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Inland Township, of 1 mills ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.9597 mills ($0.9597 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at and increased up to the original voted 1 mills ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for three (3) years, 2023 through 2025 inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds to purchase fire equipment for the Inland Township Fire Department, raising an estimated $106,156.97 in the first year the millage is levied.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/260/", "id": 260, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Inland" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8424/", "id": 8424, "name": "Fire Department Millage", "description": "In support of providing continued emergency fire prevention and protection services to the residents of Weesaw Township, related equipment, protective gear, and for the general operation of the fire department, shall the limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against the taxable value of all real and personal property in Weesaw Township liable for taxation be set at one-half mill ($0.50 per each $1,000 of taxable valuation), as equalized, for a period of six (6) years, being the years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028. It is estimated that the amount of revenue to be generated from the millage in the first year of the levy (2023) will be approximately $56,189.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/124/", "id": 124, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Weesaw" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8372/", "id": 8372, "name": "Fire Department Operating Millage Renewal ", "description": "Shall the expired previous voted increase in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Inland Township, of 2 mills ($2.00 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 1.8865 mills ($1.89 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at and increased up to the original voted 2 mills ($2.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for 5 (number of years of levy) years, 2023 through 2027 inclusive, for the purpose of funding the Inland Township Fire Department, raising an estimated $212,313.94 in the first year the millage is levied.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/260/", "id": 260, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Inland" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8527/", "id": 8527, "name": " Fire Millage", "description": "Shall Richland Township impose an increase of 0.80 mill ($0.80 per $1,000 of taxable value or $80 for every $100,000 in taxable value) in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for seven (7) years, 2023 through 2029 inclusive, for the purposes providing partial funding for fire protection services and equipment, which 0.80 mill increase will raise an estimated $421,899 in the first year the millage is levied?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/578/", "id": 578, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Richland" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8444/", "id": 8444, "name": "Fire Millage Renewal Proposal No. 1", "description": "This millage proposal would allow the Township of Jasper to renew its previously authorized levy of one (1) mill on taxable property inthe Township of Jasper for the purposes of fire department operations and equipment funding. The present authorized levy expired in\n2022.\nShall the Township of Jasper, Midland County, Michigan renew the existing millage and add additional millage to the previouslyvoted increase in the limitation on the total amount of general ad valorem taxes which may be imposed for all purposes upon real andpersonal property in the Township, as provided in Article 9. Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, as amended, which lastresulted in a levy of 0.9001 mill ($0.9001 per $1,000.00) of the taxable valuation of such property as finally equalized to a total levy ofone (1) mill ($1.00 per $1,000.00) of taxable valuation as finally equalized, for a period of six (6) years (2023 through 2028, inclusive),which levy would provide estimated revenues to the Township of $50,480.00 in its first calendar year if approved and levied, for thepurpose of continuing to provide for the operation and maintenance of fire protection services to the residents of Jasper Township and toprovide funds for replacement and addition of fire protection equipment?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/833/", "id": 833, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Jasper" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8465/", "id": 8465, "name": "Fire Protection and Ambulance Services Special Assessment District", "description": "Shall Constantine Township have the authority to raise money by special assessment for the provision of Township-wide fire protection and ambulance services pursuant to the provisions of PA 33 of 1951, as amended?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/942/", "id": 942, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Constantine" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8503/", "id": 8503, "name": "Fire Protection Millage Proposal", "description": "This proposal is for a reauthorization of the Fire Protection millage which expired with the 2023 tax levy.Shall the tax limitation on all taxable property within the City of Grant, be renewed and the City of Grant authorized to levy a millage in an amount not to exceed 1.00 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) for four (4) years, 2024 – 2027, inclusive, to provide funds to pay the operating and capital costs of providing fire protection and emergency services, and shall the City levy the renewal in millage for this purpose, thereby raising an estimated $21,655 in year one of this levy?This proposal will allow the City of Grant to continue to levy the previously approved millage levied by the City for fire protection. The resulting millage can be calculated by multiplying the taxable value of a property by 0.001.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/555/", "id": 555, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Grant" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8513/", "id": 8513, "name": "Fire Protection Services Millage Renewal", "description": "Shall the expired, previous voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Manchester Township, of 0.6500 mills ($0.65 per $1,000 of taxable value) reduced to .65 mills by required millage rollbacks be renewed at .65 mills ($0.65 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) and levied for five additional years, 2023 through 2027 inclusive, for fire protection services within Manchester Township, raising an estimated $160,682.07 in 2023 of which a portion may be disbursed under a fire services agreement to another local unit(s) for fire protection services to the Township?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/38/", "id": 38, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Manchester" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8586/", "id": 8586, "name": "Fire Services Improvement and Expansion Capital Question", "description": "Shall the Township of Scio be authorized to annually defray its costs of purchasing property, constructing buildings, and providing apparatus and equipment for newly constructed buildings to provide fire protection and emergency medical services by special assessment pursuant to Act 33 of 1951 in an amount adjusted annually that does not exceed 0.75 mills ($0.75 on each $1,000 of taxable value) in any single year for twenty (20) years, 2023 to 2042 inclusive?The authority under this Capital Question is effective only if both ballot questions are approved.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/157/", "id": 157, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Scio" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8585/", "id": 8585, "name": "Fire Services Improvement and Expansion Operating Question\n", "description": "Shall the Township of Scio be authorized to annually defray its costs of providing fire protection and emergency medical services, including maintenance of buildings, acquisition of apparatus and equipment by special assessment pursuant to Act 33 of 1951 in an amount adjusted annually that does not exceed 3.75 mills ($3.75 on each $1,000 of taxable value) in any single year for ten (10) years, 2023 to 2032 inclusive?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/157/", "id": 157, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Scio" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8400/", "id": 8400, "name": "Green Charter Township Library Millage", "description": "Shall Green Charter Township impose an increase of up to 0.20 of one mill ($0.20 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the charter township tax levy limitation imposed under MCL 42.27 and levy it for a period of five (5) years, 2023 through 2027 inclusive, for the purpose of providing library services to the Township through contracts with the Big Rapids Community Library to receive two-thirds of the funding and the Reed City Area District Library to receive one-third of the funding? This millage will raise an estimated $21,260 in the first year of such levy.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/227/", "id": 227, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Green" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8399/", "id": 8399, "name": "Green Charter Township Planning Commission Referendum", "description": "On April 14, 2023 the Green Charter Township Board of Trustees adopted Ordinance No. 01-2023-414, titled \"Ordinance to Establish a Township Planning Commission.\" The Ordinance is to establish the Charter Township of Green Planning Commission; to provide for the composition of the planning commission; to provide for the powers, duties and limitations of that planning commission; and to repeal any ordinance or parts of ordinances of resolutions in conflict with this ordinance.\nShall this Ordinance No. 01-2023-414 establishing a Township Planning Commission be approved?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/227/", "id": 227, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Green" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8468/", "id": 8468, "name": "Hamtramck Charter Amendment Proposal No. 1", "description": "Sections 4-04 and 4-05 currently require that unless their current term is expiring: 1) a member of the council seeking election as the mayor, and 2) a mayor seeking election as a council member must resign from their current position at least 60 days before the candidacy filing deadline, with any vacancy being filled by election. It is proposed that these sections be deleted from the charter.\n\nShall the amendment as proposed be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/961/", "id": 961, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Hamtramck" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8469/", "id": 8469, "name": "Hamtramck Charter Amendment Proposal No. 2", "description": "Under Sections 7-01(a) and 9.03, the annual salary of the mayor, mayor pro tem, and council members are set as a percentage of the Governor's salary. It is proposed that the salary of the mayor be increased from 4% to 7% of the Governor's salary, the salary of the mayor pro tem be increased from 3% to 6% of the Governor's salary, and the salary of each council member be increased from 2% to 5% of the Governor's salary.\n\nShall the amendment as proposed be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/961/", "id": 961, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Hamtramck" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8470/", "id": 8470, "name": "Hamtramck Charter Amendment Proposal No. 3", "description": "Section 9-18(c) provides that no person who has been elected or appointed a member of the council or the mayor, or who was a member of the council or mayor at the effective date of this charter, shall be eligible for appointment as city manager or as acting city manager until two years have elapsed following the expiration of the term for which he was elected or appointed. It is proposed that this section shall be deleted from the charter.\n\nShall the amendment as proposed be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/961/", "id": 961, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Hamtramck" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8491/", "id": 8491, "name": "Harris Township Fire Truck and Equipment Millage", "description": "Shall Harris Township impose an increase of up to .5 mills ($.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution against all taxable property within Harris Township for a period of six (6) years, 2023 through 2028, inclusive, for the purposes of purchasing and equipping a new fire truck for the Harris Township Fire Department, raising an estimated $30,258.00 in the first year the millage is levied?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/523/", "id": 523, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Harris" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8548/", "id": 8548, "name": "Helena Township Road Millage Proposal", "description": "Helena TownshipRoad MillageShall Helena Township impose an increase of up to 2.0000 mills ($2.00 per $1000 of taxable value) in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for ten (10) years, 2023 through 2032 inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for road construction and maintenance in Helena Township, which 2.0000 mills increase will raise an estimated $337,069.56 in the first year the millage is levied?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/232/", "id": 232, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Helena" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8390/", "id": 8390, "name": "Keene Township Zoning Ordinance Referendum", "description": "Shall the Solar Ordinance Amendments to the Keene Township Zoning\nOrdinance, adopted on April 24, 2023, be approved?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/397/", "id": 397, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Keene" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8590/", "id": 8590, "name": "Lansing City Charter General Revision", "description": "Shall there be a general revision of the Lansing City Charter?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/112/", "id": 112, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Lansing" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8595/", "id": 8595, "name": "Library Millage Renewal Proposal", "description": "Shall Jamestown Charter Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, be authorized to levy a renewal of the previously voted increase in the tax limitation, which expired in 2022, in an amount not to exceed .4119 mill ($0.4119 on each $1,000 of taxable value), against all taxable property within the Township for a period of three (3) years, 2023 to 2025 inclusive, for the purpose of operating, maintaining, and equipping the Patmos Library (Jamestown Charter Township) and for all other library purposes authorized by law? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year of levy (2023) if the millage is approved is approximately $231,000. The revenue from this millage levy will be disbursed to the Patmos Library.1", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/613/", "id": 613, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Jamestown" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8449/", "id": 8449, "name": "Library Renewal Millage Proposal", "description": "Shall the previously authorized increase in tax limitation on all taxable property in the City of Milan, Counties of Washtenaw and Monroe, that expires in 2023 be renewed and the City be authorized to levy annually an amount not to exceed 0.2309 mill ($0.2309 on each $1,000 of taxable value) against all taxable property for a period of seven (7) years, 2024 to 2030, inclusive, for the purpose of operating, maintaining, and equipping the Milan Public Library or any other purpose authorized by law for library service? The estimate of the revenue the City will collect in the first year (2024) if the millage is approved and levied by the City is approximately $49,000. By law, revenue from this millage will be disbursed to the Milan Public Library.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/536/", "id": 536, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Milan" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8402/", "id": 8402, "name": "Mellen Township General Operating Millage", "description": "Shall the voted allocated township millage rate of 1.5 mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 1.3866 mills ($1.38 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be increased up to .1134 mill ($.12 per $1,000 of taxable value) to the original allocated rate to recover that millage reduction and be levied by Mellen Township for 4 years, 2023 through 2026 inclusive, for general operating purposes, which .1134 mill increase will raise an estimated $5,253.38 in the first year the millage is levied.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/526/", "id": 526, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Mellen" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8480/", "id": 8480, "name": "Millage Fire Protection and First Responders", "description": "Shall the City of Frankfort renew the current levy (which was originally authorized at 1.0 mill, or $1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value on property within the City, and which is subject to the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution and thereby reduced to 0.9674 ($0.96 per $1,000 of taxable value)) at 2.5 mills ($2.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of five (5) years, 2024 through 2029, to be used to continue fire protection and first responder services throughout the City and for the purpose of defraying the cost of general operations of and the maintenance, acquisition, and replacement of equipment for the Frankfort Fire & Rescue Department? If levied in full, the amount estimated to be raised in the first year of the levy is $ 298,323.68.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1017/", "id": 1017, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Frankfort" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8508/", "id": 8508, "name": "Millage Proposal", "description": "Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in the City of Durand, Michigan be increased by 3.7169 mills ($3.72 per thousand dollars of taxable value) for a period of ten (10) years, from 2024 through 2033, as new additional millage in excess of the limitation imposed by Michigan Compiled Laws section 211.34d, to restore City Charter millage authorization previously approved by the electors as reduced by operation of the Headlee amendment, to provide funds for municipal operating purposes, including, but not limited to, police, fire and emergency medical services? It is estimated that 3.7169 mills would raise approximately $295,000 when first levied in 2024.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1200/", "id": 1200, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Durand" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8380/", "id": 8380, "name": "Millage Proposition For Road Maintenance, Improvement, Upgrading and Other Road Related Expenses", "description": "Shall the previous voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Rudyard Township, Chippewa County, Michigan, of 2.0 mills ($2.00 per $1,000.00 of taxable value), reduced to 1.9874 mills ($1.9874 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at the original voted 2.0 mills ($2.00 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) and levied for four (4) years, 2023 through 2026 inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds to be used by the Township for road improvement, maintenance and upgrading, and other road related expenses within said Township and shall said Township levy such renewal millage, or any portion thereof, for such purposes, which millage if fully levied, will raise in the first year of said levy an estimated $103,117.00.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/294/", "id": 294, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Rudyard" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8558/", "id": 8558, "name": "Municipal Facilities Bond Proposal", "description": "Shall the City of Roseville, County of Macomb, Michigan, borrow the principal sum of not to exceed Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, payable in not to exceed thirty (30) years from the date of issuance of each series, for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring land and buildings for use by the City, and acquiring, constructing, renovating, furnishing and equipping various municipal facilities in the City, including, but not limited to, fire station or stations, library, court facilities and Department of Public Services facility, together with all related site improvements, appurtenances and attachments? If approved, the estimated millage to be levied in 2025 is 0.7444 mills ($0.7444 per $1,000 of taxable value) and the estimated simple average annual millage rate required to retire the bonds is 0.7028 mills ($0.7028 per $1,000 of taxable value).", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/813/", "id": 813, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Roseville" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8587/", "id": 8587, "name": "New City Charter", "description": "Shall the 2023 City Charter proposed by the Clawson Charter Commission be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/867/", "id": 867, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Clawson" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8406/", "id": 8406, "name": "Open Stores Ordinance", "description": "Summary of Ballot Question:\n\n This proposed ordinance, if adopted, would provide for three retail adult use cannabis retail establishments to be allowed to operate in the city limits. Shall the Proposal be Adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/563/", "id": 563, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Rochester" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8453/", "id": 8453, "name": "Open Stores Ordinance", "description": "An ordinance to provide for the number of adult use retail marihuana establishments allowed within the city limits to be submitted to the electors of the city at the next regular election pursuant to the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, MCL 333.27956(1). By promulgating the proposed “Open Stores Ordinance,” Keego Harbor Ordinance 19-03, the Adult Use Marihuana Opt-Out Ordinance enacted on August 15th, 2019 and any existing ordinances, parts of ordinances or sections in conflict with provisions of this Ordinance would be repealed only to the extent necessary to give this Ordinance full force and effect.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/873/", "id": 873, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Keego Harbor" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8396/", "id": 8396, "name": "Operating Millage Renewal", "description": "Shall the expiring previous voted increase in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Michigamme Township of 2.0 mills ($2.00 per $1000 of taxable value) reduced to 1.7970 mills ($1.7970 per $1000 taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed and increased up to the original voted 2.0 mills ($2.00 per $1000 of taxable value) and levied for six (6) years from 2024-2029; both years inclusive, for general operating purposes, raising an estimated $79,141.80 in the first year levied.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/499/", "id": 499, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Michigamme" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8557/", "id": 8557, "name": "Ordinance Amending Prohibition of Marihuana Sales", "description": "Shall the Birmingham City Code ordinance, Chapter 26 – Businesses, Article XII, which currently prohibits the sale of marihuana in the City of Birmingham, be amended to authorize and allow one (1) medical marihuana facility and one (1) marihuana recreational establishment to operate in the City of Birmingham?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/864/", "id": 864, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Birmingham" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8515/", "id": 8515, "name": "Plymouth City Charter Amendment\nFor Parks And Recreation Millage\n", "description": "Shall Section 8.5 of the Charter of the City of Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan, be amended to permit the levy by the City of a new additional ad valorem property tax in an amount not to exceed one and three-quarters (1.75) mills, for 12 years, from 2024 through 2035, to provide funds to the City to acquire, construct, improve, furnish, operate and maintain parks and recreation facilities? It is estimated that 1.75 mills would raise approximately $1,275,955 when first levied in 2024.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1245/", "id": 1245, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Plymouth" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8578/", "id": 8578, "name": "Police Services Millage", "description": "Shall the Charter Township of Grand Blanc replace the previously approved 1.0 mill due to expire in 2023, reduced to .9783 mills by required millage rollbacks, with an increased levy of 1.5 mills ($1.50 on each $1,000.00 of taxable value) for a period of six (6) years, 2023 to 2028, inclusive, for police protection, equipment, and services? The Township will not collect the previously approved .9783 mills due to expire in 2023. The estimated revenue the township will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2023 is approximately $2,531,742.84.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1287/", "id": 1287, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Grand Blanc" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8394/", "id": 8394, "name": "Portage Township Library Millage Proposal ", "description": "Shall the tax limitation on all taxable property within Portage Township, Mackinac County, Michigan, be increased and the Township authorized to levy annually a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed .5 mill ($ .50 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for four (4) years, 2023 to 2026 inclusive, to provide funds for the purpose of establishing, operating, and equipping a township library in Portage Township and for all other library purposes authorized by law? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year (2023) if the millage is authorized and levied is $44,000. The revenue from this millage will be disbursed into a library fund that is under the exclusive control of an independent public library board pursuant to 1877 PA 164.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/484/", "id": 484, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Portage" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8538/", "id": 8538, "name": "Port Austin Township Police Proposal", "description": "Shall the previous increase in the tax limitation on general ad valorem taxes within Port Austin Township imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution be extended for said township by .3300 mills ($0.33 per $1,000 of taxable value) for the period of five years (2023 through 2027 inclusive) for Police purposes and shall the township levy such extensions in millage for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year and estimated $45,000?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/387/", "id": 387, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "Township of Port Austin" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8534/", "id": 8534, "name": "Proposal 1:\nA proposed amendment to Section 9.16 (Collection Fees) of the City of Grosse Pointe Park City Charter\n", "description": "The city council proposes that Section 9.16 be amended to provide that summer property taxes paid on or before September 14 shall be collected by the Treasurer without a collection fee, but that, beginning on September 15th, the Treasurer shall add to all taxes paid thereafter a collection fee of one percent (1%) per month of the amount of said taxes.\n\nShould this proposed amendment be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1397/", "id": 1397, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Grosse Pointe Park" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8535/", "id": 8535, "name": "Proposal 2: A Proposed Amendment to Section 3.6 and Section 3.10 of the City of Grosse Pointe Park City Charter to Eliminate the Current Requirement For Primary Elections For City Officers", "description": "Currently, Section 3.6 and Section 3.10 of the City Charter require that the City conduct a primary election for all elective offices within the City. The proposed amendment would eliminate the need for a primary election and would allow residents to consider all nominees for elective office at the City’s general election.\n\nShould this proposed amendment be adopted?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/1397/", "id": 1397, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Grosse Pointe Park" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8461/", "id": 8461, "name": "Proposal For Adult-use Marihuana Provisioning Center", "description": "Would you allow one (1) Marihuana Provisioning Center (Dispensary) within the City of Yale, MI to be located in the zoned Commercial or Industrial areas?", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/940/", "id": 940, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Yale" } }, { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/proposals/8462/", "id": 8462, "name": "Proposal For Millage For Elmwood Cemetery", "description": "Shall the limitation of the total amount of taxes which may be imposed against all real and personal taxable property in the City of Yale, County of St. Clair, State of Michigan, be increased by 1.00 mill ($1.00 per $1 ,000.00 of State Taxable Value) of the taxable value of all taxable property in the City, as finally equalized, for each year for five (5) years, commencing with 2024 and continuing through 2028, inclusive, for the specific purpose of providing funds to maintain, improve, repair The City of Yale Elmwood Cemetery. The estimated revenue increase to the City of Yale during the first year of this proposed millage, if-authorized and levied, is $38,000.00.", "reference_url": null, "election": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/elections/52/", "id": 52, "name": "November Consolidated", "date": "2023-11-07", "date_humanized": "Tuesday, November 7th", "active": true, "reference_url": null }, "district": { "url": "http://michiganelections.io/api/districts/940/", "id": 940, "category": "Jurisdiction", "name": "City of Yale" } } ] }