Friday, December 28, 2012
A political expert said Michigan could be “ground zero for a recall vote” against Snyder in 2013.
Could the sudden passage of the highly controversial right-to-work legislation lead to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's name appearing on a statewide ballot for something other than his re-election campaign? One political expert thinks it's possible. Joshua Spivak, a senior fellow at Wagner College’s Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform, told Politico that Michigan could be “ground zero for a recall vote” against Snyder in 2013. “There doesn’t seem to be a specific goal of going after state legislatures or state governors in any significant way, though that might change in Michigan because of right-to-work (legislation),” Spivak said in the Politico story. Local recall elections, such as the one voters recently approved against Troy …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Troy City Clerk Aileen Bittner said the famous cartoon mouse makes it onto the ballot every election. Find out who else got write-in votes this past Tuesday.
In addition to Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, a handful of write-in presidential candidates also received votes from Troy residents on Tuesday. "There is always Mickey Mouse, every single election," Troy City Clerk Aileen Bittner said. "And because of California, I’m sure, Roseanne (Barr) was written in for president." Bittner added that Ronald Reagan is a popular write-in choice in Troy, "even posthumously." Meanwhile, in Stark County, OH, write-in candidates included Eric Cartman, Jesus, Tim Tebow and Chuck Norris, among many others, according to CantonRep.com. For the latest Troy news and information, "like" Troy Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our daily newsletter.
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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 …
Friday, November 9, 2012
McGinnis will replace outgoing Mayor Janice Daniels, who was recalled Tuesday.
In Troy, where embattled Mayor Janice Daniels was recalled Tuesday by Troy residents, Mayor Pro Tem Maureen McGinnis, 34, is set to be sworn in as Acting Mayor of Troy Friday at 2 p.m. in council chambers at Troy City Hall, according to an email from the city. The Swearing-In Ceremony is open to the public. McGinnis will serve as Acting Mayor of Troy until Monday's Troy City Council meeting, when Councilman Dane Slater is scheduled to take over as Acting Mayor of Troy. According to the City Charter, council designates a new Mayor Pro Tem each year in November, with Slater slated to serve next. Unless Troy City Council votes to amend is Rules of Procedure, which are up for annual review on Monday, Slater will take over as Mayor Pro Tem and …
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Until the Oakland County Board of Canvassers certifies Tuesday's results, Janice Daniels is still the mayor of Troy.
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- Jen Anesi
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Troy Mayor Janice Daniels, who was recalled Tuesday by a 52 percent majority of Troy voters, is still technically the mayor of Troy until the Oakland County Board of Canvassers certifies Tuesday's election results. “We’re hoping it happens very quickly, but we can’t say for sure," Troy City Attorney Lori Grigg Bluhm said Wednesday. "We hope it happens today to provide some finality for the city, but it could be tomorrow, or within a week." For comprehensive coverage of mayoral recall, visit our special topic page. For the latest Troy news and information, follow Troy Patch on Facebook and Twitter and sign up for the daily newsletter. Troy City Clerk Aileen Bittner said the Oakland County Board of Canvassers is set to convene Wednesday at 1…
Troy residents voted to oust the mayor from her position on Tuesday by a 52 percent majority vote.
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- Jen Anesi
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Ousted Troy Mayor Janice Daniels told radio personality Charlie Langton on his morning radio show Wednesday that the only thing she regretted from the past year "is that there isn't a balanced media." Daniels was recalled Tuesday when 52 percent of voters chose "yes" on the ballot. Daniels, who has not returned phone calls from Patch seeking comment on her recall, told the AM 1270 audience: "We don’t have a media that’s fair. It’s been very biased against me since the beginning. ... The people deserve balance in the media. That’s what I regret is that we don’t have a balanced media." At the end of the interview, Daniels told Langton: "I’m not going to go away, and I’m not going to move out of town." Once the election is certified, Daniels …
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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"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 use 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 City Hall for the results to be uploaded and transmitted to the county, Huntington Woods …
A majority of Troy residents voted to remove embattled Troy Mayor Janice Daniels from office Tuesday.
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- Jen Anesi
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The people of Troy voted 52 percent to 48 percent to recall Mayor Janice Daniels on Tuesday. The votes were 20,763 to 18,993, according to unofficial results from the Oakland County Clerk, with all precincts reporting. It all started with a Facebook status update containing a gay slur that then-private citizen Daniels posted on her wall in June of 2011. Then, on Dec. 2, 2011, just weeks after she was sworn in as mayor of Troy, the Facebook post was found, shared, and shared some more, quickly garnering national media attention. Residents were angry. A recall effort was mounted. Nearly 9,000 valid signatures were collected to trigger the Nov. 6 recall election. "I'm elated, over the moon," Recall Janice Daniels co-founder John Kulesz said …
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 …
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