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The Michigan Daily has put 

together a 2020 general election 
guide to help Ann Arbor voters 
understand what is on their 
ballot. Look below to see what 
options you have from the two 
major parties in local races this 
November. 

Voting 
in 
Washtenaw 

County and Ballot Drop Boxes 

Early 
absentee 
voting 
in 

Michigan began on Sept. 24 and 
will continue through Nov. 2. 
The deadline to register to vote 
absentee is Oct. 19 and people 
can register to vote in person up 
until Election Day on Nov. 3. 

As of Oct. 12, nearly 50,000 

absentee 
ballots 
have 
been 

issued in the city of Ann Arbor.

All ballots received by 8 p.m. 

on Election Day will be counted. 
Washtenaw County residents 
can return their ballots to 
drop boxes as an alternative to 
mailing them in. Drop boxes are 
located in the following places: 

Outside of Larcom City Hall 

at the north entrance at 301 E. 
Huron St.

Outside of Larcom City Hall 

by the customer service drop 
box on Ann Street, just east of 
Fifth Avenue.

Parking 
lot 
of 
Veterans 

Memorial Park Ice Arena and 
Pool 2150 Jackson Ave.

Outside of the Ann Arbor Fire 

Station 5 at 1946 Beal Ave. 

Outside of Cobblestone Farm/

Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation 
Customer Service Center at 2781 
Packard Road 

Northwest side of Ann Arbor 

Fire Station 6 at the Eisenhower 
entrance at 1881 Briarwood 
Circle

A satellite clerk’s office at the 

University of Michigan Museum 
of Art will remain in place until 
Election Day where students 
and community members can 
register to vote, vote early and 
return absentee ballots. 

Ballot Proposals 
Washtenaw 
County 

Proposal

This proposal will authorize 

a property tax of one-fourth 
of a mill, or $0.25 per $1,000 
of 
state 
assessed 
property 

valuation. 
The 
revenue 

generated from this tax will go 
to the Board of Commissioners 
to purchase natural land areas 
in order to preserve them. The 
tax will cover the purchase, 
maintenance and preservation 
costs of these lands. 

The tax would go into effect 

on Dec. 1, 2021, and remain in 
effect for 10 years. The proposal 
would increase a previously 
approved tax for the same 
purpose by 0.0159 mill.

Ann 
Arbor 
Municipal 

Proposal A

This 
proposal 
would 

implement a property tax for 
Ann Arbor residents of $2.125 
per $1,000 of assessed property 
value, to repair local streets, 
bridges and sidewalks. 

If 
passed, 
the 
proposal 

would replace the previously 
levied identical tax that funded 
street, 
bridge 
and 
sidewalk 

repair and construction from 
2017-2021. 
Some 
portion 
of 

this revenue may also be used 
by the Ann Arbor Downtown 
Development Agency and the 
Washtenaw County Brownfield 
Redevelopment Authority.

Ann 
Arbor 
Municipal 

Proposal B

This 
proposal 
would 

authorize a new property tax for 
Ann Arbor residents of $0.20 per 
$1,000 of property value to fund 
the construction of sidewalks 
from 2021-2026. Some of this 
revenue could be taken and used 
by the Ann Arbor Downtown 
Development Agency and the 

Washtenaw County Brownfield 
Redevelopment Authority.

Ann 
Arbor 
Municipal 

Proposal C

This 
proposal 
would 

authorize a property tax for 
Ann Arbor residents of $1 per 
$1,000 of property value. The 
revenue from this tax would be 
used to construct, maintain and 
acquire new affordable housing 
units for low-income residents 
and 
families. 
Low-income 

individuals are those who make 
less than 60% of the Ann Arbor-
area median income. 

The revenue from this tax 

would also be used to provide 
social services to the low-income 
residents of the housing units 
from 2021-2041. Some of the 
money may be taken and used 
by the Ann Arbor Downtown 
Development Agency and the 
Washtenaw County Brownfield 
Redevelopment Authority. The 
proposal has been endorsed 
by the Ecology Center, the 
Chamber of Commerce, Packard 
Health and Avalon Housing.

Michigan 
Proposal 
20-1: 

Use of State and Local Park 
Funds Amendment

This proposal would amend 

the Michigan Constitution to 
allow the state to collect revenue 
from oil and gas mining taking 
place on state-owned land and 
create, protect and maintain 
parks, nature areas and public 
recreation facilities with the 
money. This amendment would 
let the State Parks Endowment 
Fund continue receiving money 
from the sales of oil and gas 
mined on state property until its 
balance reaches $800 million. 

Other oil and gas revenue 

generated 
from 
state-owned 

lands would go to the Natural 
Resources Trust Fund. The 
amendment would also change 
how this state revenue gets 
spent: 20% of the Endowment 
Fund’s yearly spending would 
go toward improving Michigan 
State Parks, 25% of the Natural 
Resources 
fund’s 
annual 

expenditures would contribute 
to parks and public recreation 
areas and another 25% would be 
used for land conservation. 

This proposal is supported 

by 
several 
environmental 

groups 
including 
the 

Michigan 
Environmental 

Council, 
Michigan 
League 

of 
Conservation 
Voters, 

Natural 
Resources 
Defense 

Council and Michigan NAACP 
Environmental 
and 
Climate 

Justice 
Committee, 
among 

others. However, the Sierra Club 
and the Green Party of Michigan 
do not support this proposal 
because of its dependence on 
continued oil and gas drilling 
for funding. 

Michigan 
Proposal 
20-2: 

Search Warrant for Electronic 
Data Amendment 

This proposal would amend 

the Michigan Constitution to 
mandate that a search warrant 
be necessary to gain access to 
personal electronic records and 
communications. Searches and 
seizures of a person’s electronic 
data would be prohibited without 
a warrant, and conditions for 
obtaining one would be the same 
as those required to search an 
individual’s house or belongings. 
Both the Michigan State Police 
and the American Civil Liberties 
Union have expressed support 
for this proposal. 

Ann Arbor Elections
Ann Arbor City Council
The City Council legislative 

body that is responsible for 
governing the city consists of the 
Mayor and 10 council members 
who each serve four-year terms. 
Citizens are only eligible to vote 
for the City Council candidate in 
the ward in which they reside. 
Given Ann Arbor’s preference 
for 
Democratic 
candidates, 

many of the people running 

in the November election are 
unopposed after winning the 
August primaries.

Ward 1
Lisa Disch is the Democratic 

candidate for Ward 1. She has 
prioritized a commitment to 
Ann 
Arbor’s 
sustainability 

and carbon neutrality goals, 
as well as affordable housing 
in her campaign. She is being 
challenged by Eric Sturgis, who 
is a write-in candidate.

Ward 2
Linh Song is running as 

the Democratic candidate for 
Ward 2. Song supports the 
improvement of Ann Arbor’s 
city services and ensuring that 
all residents have equal access 
to them.

Ward 3
Travis 
Radina 
is 
the 

Democratic candidate in Ward 
3. 
He 
has 
campaigned 
on 

creating 
affordable 
housing 

and promoting diversity and 
inclusion in the city.

Ward 4
Jen 
Eyer 
is 
Ward 
4’s 

Democratic 
candidate. 
Her 

platform promises to support 
equity in water and sewage 
treatment improvements across 
Ann Arbor and to stop flooding 
and power outages in her ward.

Ward 5
Erica Briggs is running as the 

Democratic candidate for Ward 
5. 
She 
supports 
responsible 

housing 
and 
transportation 

growth as well as Ann Arbor’s 
carbon neutrality goals. 

Ann Arbor District Library 

Board of Trustees

There are five people running 

under no party for four positions 
on the Ann Arbor District 
Library 
Board 
of 
Trustees. 

Molly Kleinman, Onna Solomon, 
Scott Trudeau and Jamie Vander 
Broek are running together as a 
slate of candidates.

Rich Foley
Foley has run the academic 

and 
public 
library 
division 

of 
Gale 
Library 
Reference. 

He wants to use his business 
perspective to face the library’s 
challenges, 
which 
include 

resource needs and navigating 
the budgeting process.

Molly Kleinman 
Kleinman has an American 

Library Association-accredited 
degree in Information Science, 
as well as a doctorate in Higher 
Education 
Policy. 
She 
has 

worked as an academic librarian 
at the University of Michigan for 
three years. 

Onna Solomon 
Solomon is a social worker 

who wants to continue the 
library’s emphasis on inclusion, 
community 
and 
innovation, 

saying 
she 
appreciates 
the 

library’s exceptional services as 
a small business owner, mother, 
writer 
and 
community 
arts 

organizer.

Scott Trudeau 
Trudeau 
has 
worked 
as 

a 
digital 
technologist 
for 

publishers 
and 
non-profit 

organizations. 
He 
has 
also 

served on the Ann Arbor City 
Planning and Transportation 
Commissions. His platform aims 
to continue the library’s work 
and support innovation.

Jamie Vander Broek 
Broek has served on the Ann 

Arbor District Library Board 
since 2015 and acted as president 
for two years, and currently 
works as a librarian for the 
University of Michigan. Her 
platform promises to provide 
resources and materials digitally 
and 
promote 
community 

engagement online during the 
pandemic.

Ann Arbor Public Schools 

Board of Education

There are nine candidates for 

three trustee positions on the 
Ann Arbor Public Schools Board 
of Education. The Board consists 
of seven members, each serving a 

four-year term. 

Krystle R. Dupree 
Dupree received a bachelor’s 

degree in Social Work from 
Eastern 
Michigan 
University 

followed by a master’s degree in 
Social Work from the University 
of Michigan, and she currently 
works as a Youth and Program 
coordinator for Avalon Housing. 
Dupree’s platform calls for a 
student advisory committee to 
be present at board meetings and 
aims to address the resegregation 
of schools and unequal access 
to qualified teachers and high-
quality curriculum, focusing on 
consistency in education across 
the district. 

Jeff Gaynor 
Gaynor was a teacher for 38 

years, 32 of them in the Ann 
Arbor Public Schools, teaching 
grades 1-8 as well as occasionally 
acting as a high school substitute 
teacher. He says this experience 
and his first term on the Board 
have given him an understanding 
of the issues facing the district 
and that he is committed to 
making decisions that reflect 
equality and social justice. 

Jamila James 
James is a nurse who has been 

a parent in the Ann Arbor School 
District for 16 years. James’s 
platform prioritizes preparing 
students for the world and giving 
teachers more autonomy over 
their lessons while providing 
students with more control of 
their education.

Maggi Richards Kennel 
Kennel, a clinical research 

coordinator, 
attended 
Ann 

Arbor Public Schools, has three 
children in the Ann Arbor Public 
Schools system and has served as 
president of the Parent Teacher 
Organization. Kennel’s platform 
says she will work to provide 
equitable education, proactively 
plan support services to meet 
the needs of students, align 
school green initiatives with 
the city’s A2Zero plan and lead 
responsibly 
by 
maintaining 

transparency during the review 
and 
implementation 
of 
the 

Board’s budget.

Ernesto Querijero
Querijero graduated from the 

University of Michigan with a 
bachelor’s degree in English, 
then from the University of 
Pennsylvania with a master’s 
degree in Education. He has 15 
years of teaching experience in 
Advanced Placement and regular 
English classes at Tecumseh 
High School. Querijero says he 
can provide insight into learning 
in a virtual environment and 
wants to implement policies 
to advance long-term fairness, 
inclusion and representation. His 
platform says he will strengthen 
student support services and 
community outreach programs. 

Angie Smith 
Smith is an educator who has 

worked at all levels of schooling 
and been a parent in the Ann 
Arbor Public Schools system for 
17 years. She has served on and 
chaired multiple local councils 
and 
organizations, 
including 

the Washtenaw County Food 
Policy Council and a high school 
parent-teacher 
organization. 

She says she wants to redefine 
measurements of achievement 
to enable success for all students 
and prioritize safety in physical 
and 
mental 
health, 
water, 

infrastructure and climate. 

John Spisak 
Spisak is a parent in the 

Ann 
Arbor 
Public 
Schools 

system, as well as an educator 
and administrator at Centria 
Autism. His goals for the Board 
include building an equitable 
educational system that can 
withstand future challenges. 

Daily Staff Reporters Hannah 

Mackay and Sarah Payne can be 
reached at mackayh@umich.edu 
and paynesm@umich.edu.

What’s on the ballot in Ann Arbor?

Find out more about the candidates and proposals that residents will vote on

HANNAH MACKAY & 

SARAH PAYNE
Daily Staff Reporters

