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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.
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