Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Voters will decide between six candidates to fill one partial term.
Troy residents will decide between six candidates running for one partial term as Mayor in the May 7 special election. Incumbent Mayor Dane Slater, who was appointed on Nov. 26 following the Nov. 7 ouster of Mayor Janice Daniels, is among the candidates vying to serve the term, expiring Nov. 9, 2015. The five other candidates include former State Representative Marty Knollenberg, David Elsas, Jon Desjardins, Faris Alami, and Scott T. Welborn. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. In order to vote, you must: A newly-passed law places new language on the ballot application that states that the voter is a U.S. citizen and is qualified to vote, and the voter certifies this by signing the application. The state of Michigan's Web site has a …
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…
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 …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Students also voted to re-elect President Barack Obama.
Even though many may not yet be of voting age, Troy Athens High School students still got a chance to cast their ballot Tuesday. In a mock election held during school hours on Tuesday, Athens students voted to keep the president – and kick out Troy Mayor Janice Daniels. According to Troy School District spokesperson Kerry Birmingham, President Barack Obama beat out Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the mock election by 200 votes. "The mayor was recalled by a two thirds majority," Birmingham added. "Roughly around 1400-1450 students voted today in the Athens Mock Election, according to a teacher coordinating it," tweeted the Scarlet Letter (@AthensSL), Athens' student paper. For election day live updates and results, visit our Troy …
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Voters will decide today whether to recall Troy Mayor Janice Daniels, who was elected to office one year ago.
John Madden
9:47 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
I haven't seen the mailer. Do these have anything to do with the new assistant to the city manager? more ›