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Grosse Pointe Elections

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Grosse Pointe Elections 2012: Millage Proposal Defeated

Woods Millage Proposal and Road Construction Bond defeated. Gafa, Pangborn win Grosse Pointe School Board race. Sheehy wins four of the five Pointes.

1:56 AM:  The Grosse Pointe Woods Millage Proposal and Road Construction Bond have been voted down according to the Woods' General Election results. Voters denied the millage increase proposed by the Woods City Council by 2,200 votes and the Road Bond was defeated by nearly 900 votes.   Cindy Pangborn and Judy Gafa have won seats on the Grosse Pointe Public School Board. Gafa garnered 15,467 district votes while Pangborn earned 13,398 and Broman 9,386 votes respectively.   Republican Dan Schulte bested Democrat Brian Banks in both Grosse Pointe Woods and Grosse Pointe Shores for the 1st Distict State Representative race. The district also includes Harper Woods and part of Detroit. Patch will update the race total vote count when it become …

Travis

11:02 am on Monday, November 12, 2012

Gloria, You are lost my friend...You don't get it. You and Paul Trombley remind me of health insurance companies and their philosophy which is worry about what it costs now instead of preventing obscene amounts and consequences in the future. Our future is destined for what Harper Woods has become. If you can't afford to pay higher taxes to invest in your own city to keep rift raft out and keep …   more ›

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Hey Voters! Find Your Ballot Before You Hit the Polls Tuesday in Grosse Pointe

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 for the general election. Grosse Pointe voters can see their ballots and find their voting location before they hit the polls.

Looking for your ballot before you hit the polls in Grosse Pointe? Publius has it online. In its 16th year, Publius.org is a nonprofit, one-stop online voter education guide.  “We designed it for voters who want to make sure there are no surprises at the polling booth” said Vince Keenan, creator and executive director of Publius.org. “Publius helps you familiarize yourself with the ballot before you hit the polls.” Also, if complicated redistricting has you confused, the site offers a 2012 district-mapping function with updated districts so you can easily check the boundaries of your U.S. congressional, state senate and house seats. Michigan voters can find: Publius.org is hosted at Wayne State University and is a non-partisan, non-profit …

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