Monday, November 12, 2012
The Oakland County executive proved he's a stand-up guy during an Election Night appearance in Royal Oak.
As Democrats celebrated election victories Tuesday in Michigan and across the country, the mood at the Emagine Royal Oak theater complex, where more than 200 Oakland County Republicans gathered, was a mixed bag. That is, until L. Brooks Patterson, 73, changed the energy of room. “He gave some remarks and then he told us he had a surprise for us – and then he stood up on his own,” said former Royal Oak Mayor Dennis Cowan. “Everyone burst into applause.” Patterson, elected to his sixth term as Oakland County Executive on Nov. 6, was injured in a crash in August that left him hospitalized at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac for five weeks after suffering almost a dozen broken bones. He returned to work in October using a wheelchair and …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
It was reportedly close, but the incumbent won Monday's mock election.
On Monday, we told you about how dozens of students of voting age that attend the Wing Lake Developmental Center in Bloomfield Township cast their ballots for president in the school's mock election. Turns out the students predicted the winner correctly. President Barack Obama won a close vote that somewhat reflected what occurred nationwide Tuesday on Election Day, SCI teacher Jessica Krull said. "The students enjoyed coloring in the squares of the classrooms to indicate who won each of the 8 rooms and comparing what our school map looked like compared to that of the United States," she said. The classes also made sure to watch all the speeches from late Tuesday and early Wednesday morning. Wing Lake is among the few programs in Oakland …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Day and Baron win convincingly for 6-year-terms; Herner outlasts Greenwell, Berndt for 2-year-slot.
Both Ingrid Day and Rob Herner retained their seats on the Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Education following a Tuesday election that drew nearly 80 percent of all voters in both Bloomfield Township and Bloomfield Hills. Joining them will be first-time candidate Howard Baron, who also won a 6-year-term on the board Tuesday with more than 39 percent of the vote, according to unofficial election results from the Oakland County Clerk. Day, the current board president, also received more than 39 percent of the vote for 6-year-term. W.F. (Vic) Moigis finished with 20 percent of the vote. "I'm pleased to have such a strong showing for a local election given the tenor of the national issues," she wrote to Patch late Tuesday night. "I believe…
Taj conceded the race Wednesday morning.
Some results are still trickling in, but Democrat Syed Taj conceded the race for Michigan's 11th Congressional District to Republican Kerry Bentivolio Wednesday morning. "It goes without saying that I am disappointed in last night's results. However, I am not disappointed in the campaign that we have ran in the 11th. We faced a tough map and in spite of this disadvantage worked our district hard and left nothing on the table," Taj said in a statement. Bentivolio spoke to a group of supporters just before midnight Tuesday at his election party at the Sheraton in Novi, thanking them for their support. "We're going to go to Washington, and we're going to represent the 11th District like it's never been represented before," he said. As of …
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All seven incumbents earn four more years with ease after uncontested election.
With no opponents at any position on the ballot, there was little drama as results for the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees vote started to come in Tuesday night at Township Hall. But Township Supervisor Leo Savoie did have high praise for the six other Republican members of the board that easily won re-elction. "The group is absolutely tremendous and we're very fortunate to be in a position to know where we'll be tomorrow," Savoie said, speaking about more than just the morning after the election. Since taking over for the retiring Dave Payne in September 2011, Savoie has led the board through a number of commercial development decisions that resulted in a revamped Maple Theater, plans for a Trader Joe's and multiple restaurants. …
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Five of the six statewide ballot proposals were defeated, according to early results.
Voters throughout Michigan chose Barack Obama over Mitt Romney for president, according to early results, and voted no on at least five of the six state proposals. Michiganders also chose incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow over Republican challenger Pete Hoekstra for Senate, according to early results. Voter turnout was reported to be high across the state. In 2008, 66.2 percent of Michigan's registered voters cast ballots, the highest number since 1968 when voter turnout was 66.8 percent. On Tuesday, many precincts were still taking ballots well after 8 p.m. to accommodate voters. 1:32 AM: U.S. Rep. John Dingell claimed victory and a record-breaking 30th term in Congress. 12:46 AM: Results are trickling in. Dexter Patch reports Gretchen …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
"We're convinced this will be the fastest Election Night reporting for a presidential election in Oakland County history," Clerk Bill Bullard said Tuesday.
Oakland County on Tuesday was set to become the second county in the United States to tap wireless technology to transmit election results more quickly after the polls close. The analog modems on vote tabulator and absentee ballot counting board machines throughout Oakland County have been upgraded with wireless cellular modems that will allow unofficial results to be transmitted from communities to the county as soon as the polls close at 8 p.m., Oakland County Clerk Bill Bullard said Tuesday. Previously, the memory card in each vote tabulator at each precinct had to be removed manually after election workers finished their paperwork, then taken to Bloomfield Township Hall or Bloomfield Hills City Hall for the results to be uploaded and …
Representatives and volunteers from both parties are knocking on doors and making calls to spur turnout for the Nov. 6 election.
From the outside, the Oakland County Republican Party Headquarters in Bloomfield Hills looks like just about any other Woodward Avenue office building with challenged parking on a busy day. The abundance of eye-catching candidate yard signs on the leaf-covered lawn facing the road's south side are a giveaway of the mission, and inside, teams of volunteers have been working for weeks to make today a success. And they aren't stopping. Much like last week when a frenzy of high-profile campaign visits including former GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and Michigan senatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra, the headquarters — now better known as a Romney-Ryan victory center — is bustling with activity. Volunteers crowded around tables with …
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Michigan polls close at 8 p.m., but some precincts elsewhere close earlier, and then there's the West Coast.
So you've cast your ballot, and likely had to wait in some sort of line if you did so in person as turnout appears to be up around Metro Detroit and the nation. But how long will you have to wait to find out who'll be in the White House come January? It might be a late night. Michigan voters have until 8 p.m. Eastern to cast their Election 2012 ballots, but voting in other key swing states ends as much as an hour earlier, and exit polling could provide an early clue whether President Obama or Mitt Romney us closer to the White House. The earliest key state to watch is Virginia, where polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern. Voting ends 30 minutes later in the swing states of Ohio and North Carolina. As Michigan's polls close, the swing states of …
Monday, November 5, 2012
It's voting time! Here's a quick guide for everything you need to know if you're heading to the polls in Bloomfield Tuesday.
The Nov. 6 general election is upon us, and voters around Bloomfield area will choose the nation's president, local school board members and just about everything in between. Where to go: All 32 polling precincts in the township will be open and staffed for the day. For a map and comprehensive list of Bloomfield Township polling precincts, consult the attached PDF, or visit the clerk's website. Sample ballots by respective precincts are also available here. Important details: Bloomfield Township Clerk's Office Where to go: Both city precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day. Sample ballots for the primary are available here. Bloomfield Hills City Clerk's Office Whether you vote absentee or in person, here's what you …
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Haulin T Male
3:29 am on Sunday, November 25, 2012
Erin, I guess they found out,they tried that new math, and lost, As far as telling any one who you voted for, just torpedoes all the effort to vote in privacy, jthall, all you did was wasted your vote. my ballot did not ask why are you voting this way........ oh well more ›