Sharon Twp: Notice of Nov General Election

NOTICE OF ELECTION

To the qualified electors of:

Sharon TOWNSHIP

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
THE GENERAL ELECTION
WILL BE HELD ON:
TUESDAY, November 8, 2022

Polls are open:

7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.

The General Election is being held for the purpose of electing the following office candidates:

Governor, United States Senator, Representative in Congress 6th District, State Senator 15th

District, Representative in State Legislature 46th/47th
District, County Commissioner 3rd District,

Delegate to County Convention, Judge of District Court 14A District.

Precincts and Polling Locations:

All locations are handicap-accessible with voting instructions available in audio and braille:

SHARON TOWNSHIP PRECINCT 1 :

TOWN HALL: 18010 W. Pleasant Lake Road

Manchester, MI

Proposal Summaries;

Proposal 22-1 A proposal to amend the state constitution to require annual public financial disclosure reports by legislators and other state officers and change state legislator term limit to 12 total years in legislature This proposed constitutional amendment would: • Require members of legislature, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general file annual public financial disclosure reports after 2023, including assets, liabilities, income sources, future employment agreements, gifts, travel reimbursements, and positions held in organizations except religious, social, and political organizations. • Require legislature implement but not limit or restrict reporting requirements. • Replace current term limits for state representatives and state senators with a 12-year total limit in any combination between house and senate, except a person elected to senate in 2022 may be elected the number of times allowed when that person became a candidate

Proposal 22-2 A proposal to amend the state constitution to add provisions regarding elections. This proposed constitutional amendment would: • Recognize fundamental right to vote without harassing conduct; • Require military or overseas ballots be counted if postmarked by election day; • Provide voter right to verify identity with photo ID or signed statement; • Provide voter right to single application to vote absentee in all elections; • Require state-funded absentee-ballot drop boxes, and postage for absentee applications and ballots; • Provide that only election officials may conduct post-election audits; • Require nine days of early in-person voting; • Allow donations to fund elections, which must be disclosed; • Require canvass boards certify election results based only on the official records of votes cast.

Proposal 22-3 A proposal to amend the state constitution to establish new individual right to reproductive freedom, including right to make all decisions about pregnancy and abortion; allow state to regulate abortion in some cases; and forbid prosecution of individuals exercising established right This proposed constitutional amendment would: • Establish new individual right to reproductive freedom, including right to make and carry out all decisions about pregnancy, such as prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion, miscarriage management, and infertility; • Allow state to regulate abortion after fetal viability, but not prohibit if medically needed to protect a patient’s life or physical or mental health; • Forbid state discrimination in enforcement of this right; prohibit prosecution of an individual, or a person helping a pregnant individual, for exercising rights established by this amendment; • Invalidate state laws conflicting with this amendment.

SHARON TOWNSHIP – 1 PROPOSAL Renewal Millage for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services For the purpose of reauthorizing and continuing funding to provide fire protection and emergency medical services within Sharon Township, shall the Township levy a renewal millage of up to .6999 mills ($.6999 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of five (5) years, 2023 through 2027 inclusive? If approved and levied in full, this millage renewal will raise an estimated $79,054 in the first taxable year to continue to provide and support fire protection and emergency medical services in the Township, all or a portion of which may be disbursed to other local emergency units of government for emergency services as determined appropriate by the Township Board.