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DETROIT
CITY
CLERK
PROVIDES
INFORMATION
ON
UPCOMING
SPECIAL
ELECTION
The City
of
Detroit
special
primary
election
will be
held on
Tuesday,
February
24.
Voters
will
vote for
a mayor
to serve
the
remainder
of
former
Mayor
Kwame
Kilpatrick's
term,
which
expires
December
31,
2009.
The top
two
candidates
with the
highest
vote
totals
in the
special
primary
election
will be
on the
ballot
on the
special
general
election
to be
held on
Tuesday,
May 5.
There
will
also be
six
municipal
millage
renewal
proposals
on the
ballot.
All of
the
regular
polling
sites
will be
open for
the
special
election
during
the
normal
election
day
hours of
7 a.m.
to 8
p.m.
The City
of
Detroit
Department
of
Elections
has
mailed
out
absentee
ballots
and is
currently
accepting
absentee
ballot
requests
for the
special
primary
election.
Those
who wish
to run
in the
regular
municipal
primary
scheduled
for
August
4, 2009,
must
meet the
filing
deadline
of
Tuesday,
May 12
-- this
includes
the
winner
of the
special
election.
The top
two vote
recipients
from the
general
primary
election
on
August 4
will
move on
to the
regular
general
election
on
Tuesday,
November
3.
Swearing
in for
the
winner
of the
mayoral
general
election
of
November
3 is
Friday,
January
1, 2010.
The term
of
office
for the
new
mayor is
four
years.
Timetable
for
requesting
absentee
voter
ballots
and the
close of
registration
for the
upcoming
elections:
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Absentee Voter Ballots May Be
Requested Beginning |
Close of Registration |
Special Primary Election
February 24, 2009 |
December 11, 2008 |
January 26, 2009 |
Special General Election
May 5, 2009 |
February 19, 2009 |
April 6, 2009 |
Primary Election
August 4, 2009 |
May 21, 2009 |
July 6, 2009 |
General Election
November 3, 2009 |
August 20, 2009 |
October 5, 2009 |
Mayoral
candidates
on the
special
election
ballot:
Dave
Bing
Donald
R.
Bradley
Stanley
Michael
Christmas
Ken
Cockrel
Jr.
Frances
D.
Culver
Warren
Cleage
Evans
Freman
Hendrix
Joseph
W. Holt
Nicholas
Hood III
Sharon
McPhail
Duane
Montgomery
Brenda
K.
Sanders
Jerroll
Sanders
D. Etta
Wilcoxon
Coleman
A. Young
Jr.
Proposals
on the
special
election
ballot:
Proposal
L
City of
Detroit
Public
Lighting
Service
Bonding
Proposal
Proposal
M
City of
Detroit
Municipal
Facilities
Bonding
Proposal
Proposal
N
City of
Detroit
Neighborhood
Redevelopment
and
Economic
Development
Programs
Bonding
Proposal
Proposal
C
City of
Detroit
Museums,
Libraries,
and
Recreation
and
Other
Cultural
Facilities
Bonding
Proposal
Proposal
S
City of
Detroit
Public
Safety
Improvements
Bonding
Proposal
Proposal
T
City of
Detroit
Transportation
Facilities
Bonding
Proposal
For
additional
information,
please
contact
Michelle
Collins
at (313)
876-0880.
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