Issues and races on your ballot.

Below are the issues and candidate races on the ballots separated by county.  After the polls close, be sure to come back and refresh often as results come in through the night.  Results will be posted as we receive them.

ALGER COUNTY

County Operations Millage
Should taxes be increased .5 mills for 10 years on all Alger County property for general operations. This is to restore the millage lost under the required reduction by the Michigan Constitution. The proposal would raise $177,500 in its first year.
   Yes 242
   No 583

CHIPPEWA COUNTY 

Senior Services Millage
Should taxes be increased .5 mills for 4 years to fund operations of the Community Action Agency’s Senior Meals and Senior Services in Chippewa County? If approved the millage would raise $510,000 in its first year.
   Yes 1996
   No 1088

DELTA COUNTY 

Escanaba City Council
(3 seats / 4 years)
Walter Baker 759
Patricia Baribeau  (i) 752
Ronald Beauchamp  709
Leo Evans (i) 918
Thomas Warstler  (i) 484

Gladstone City Commission
(3 seats / 4 years)
Matthew Gay  230
Darin Hunter  (i)  312
Joseph Maki  302
Hugo Mattonen (i) 277
James McKnight  (i) 255

Gladstone Mayoral Advisory
(1 seat / 4 years)
Darin Hunter 162
Craig Lauerman 122
Hugo Mattonen 132
James McKnight (i) 87

Big Bay de Noc School Operating Millage Proposal 1
Should the Big Bay de Noc School District levy 18 mills for 10 years, for general operations, which 17.6413 mills is a renewal and .3587 is an increase and restoration of a required reduction under the Michigan Constitution? This millage would raise $1,480,788 in its first year.
   Yes 188
   No 75

Big Bay de Noc School Operating Millage Proposal 2
Should the Big Bay de Noc School District increase taxes by 2 mills for 10 years for general operations? This millage restores a millage lost by a required reduction under the Michigan Constitution?
   Yes 178
   No 80

Cornell Township Millage Renewal
Should 1 mill be renewed for 5 years for general operations in Cornell Township? This millage would raise $17,384 in its first year.
   Yes 36
   No 10

DICKINSON COUNTY           

Iron Mountain City Council  
       (Ward 3, Precinct 3)   
         (1 seat / 4 years)
Dan Burke (i) 178
Colin Jacobetti 226

Iron Mountain City Council  
       (Ward 2, Precinct 2)   
         (1 seat / 4 years)
Jana Clement 129
Ted Corombos (i)  216

Iron Mountain City Council  
       (Ward 1, Precinct 1)   
         (1 seat / 4 years)
Dale Alessandrini  (i) 233
David Tucker 129

Iron Mountain School Liaison Officer Proposal
Should taxes be increased .25 mills for 5 years to provide funding for the School Liaison Officer in the Iron Mountain Schools? This millage would raise $53,557 in its first year.
   Yes 695
   No 415

Iron Mountain Charter Amendment
Should the Charter be changed so elected city council members would begin their 4 year term on the first day of January following their election? This would begin with the November 2013 election.
   Yes 872
   No 237

Norway City Council
               (Precinct 1)   
               (3 seats / 4 years)
George Bal  (i)  191   (also is Mayor)
Mark Bubloni  (i) 173
Paul Hayes   (i) 250
Jeremy Oja   (i) 220

Breitung Township Infrastructure Millage
Should taxes be increased .60 mills for 20 years to fund construction of the Township’s sewer and water systems and road improvements? This millage would raise $202,789 in its first year.
   Yes 176
   No 475

Kingsford City Council
               (Precinct 1)   
               (2 seats / 4 years)
Dennis Baldinelli  128
Alvin Kallenbach 113
Jeffrey Pearson 180

Sagola Township Ambulance Proposal
Should taxes be increased .75 mills for 3 years to fund operations for ambulance service? This millage would raise $43,500 in its first year.
   Yes 118
   No 42

Sagola Township Fire Department Proposal
Should 1 mill for 3 years be renewed to fund fire department operations? This millage would raise $58,000 in its first year.
   Yes 125
   No 35

Sagola Township Road Repair Proposal
Should taxes be increased .5 mills for 3 years to fund road repairs in the township? This millage would raise $29,000 in its first year.
   Yes 77
   No 83

GOGEBIC COUNTY 

Gogebic County Medical Care Facility Bond
Should Gogebic County borrow $8.1 million to build and equip an addition to the Medical Care Facility and demolishing an existing school house?
   Yes 1794
   No 1974

Gogebic Community College
Should 1.5 mills for 20 years be renewed for continued operations of Gogebic Community College? This millage would raise $723,626 in its first year?
   Yes 2349
   No 1428

Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Special Education Proposal
Should the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District increase the tax levy by .2492 for the purpose of educating those with disabilities? This restores a millage that was a required reduction under the Michigan Constitution. This would raise $183,814 in the first year.
   Yes 2211
   No 2364

Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Vocational-Education Millage
Should the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District increase the tax levy by .1084 for vocational education? This restores a millage that was a required reduction under the Michigan Constitution. This would raise $79,958 in the first year.
   Yes 2212
   No 2349

Bessemer City Council
           (5 seats / 2 years)
John Frello  425
Alfred Gaiss  409
Peter Motonich 369
Bill McDonald 206
Linda Nelson 334
Jill Prezkop  208
Marlene Zaleski 223

Ironwood City Council
           (5 seats / 2 years)
Bob Burchell  677
Joseph Cayer 424
Kim Corcoran  533
Louise Demasi 375
George Goerig 256
Ken Jacobson 361
Tom Laabs  483
Gemma Lamb 494
William Lucius 571
Rick Semo  608
Ron Taylor  189
Suzanne Toth 398

Bessemer Township Millage Renewal
Should 8 mills be renewed for 4 years for general operations of Bessemer Township? This would raise $275,525 in the first year.   
   Yes 145
   No 71

Erwin Township Millage Renewal
Should 10 mills be renewed for 5 years for general operations of Erwin Township? This would raise $83,948 in the first year.
   Yes 56
   No 25

Ironwood Township Fire Equipment Millage
Should taxes be increased 1 mill for 4 years in Ironwood Township for the purpose of purchasing a pumper tanker truck? This would raise $76,000 in the first year.
   Yes 437
   No 425

Ironwood Township Recall
Should Kim Mattson be recalled from the office of Ironwood Township Supervisor?
   Yes 394
   No 458

Marenisco Township Millage
Should 8 mills for 5 years be renewed to fund general operations in Marenisco Township? This would raise $361,000 in the first year.
   Yes 130
   No 54

IRON COUNTY        

Caspian City Commission
              (2 seats / 2 years)
Joe Sabol (i)  72 
David King  25
Bill Stokoski   (i) 55
Mark Stauber  (i) 73

Caspian City Commission
             (1seat / 1 year / Unexpired Term)
Audie Winkler (wi)  10
Colleen Smetak (wi) 62

Gaastra City Commission
              (2 seats / 2 years)
Delsey Treado  44
Thomas Remer 39
Richard Wissell 44

Iron River City Council
(Precinct  3)
             (1 seat / 4 years)
Thomas King  7
Darren Ghiotto (wi) 6
Ben Smith (wi) 5

Caspian City Charter Proposal 1
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to add that no elective officer may be in default to the city?
   Yes 112
   No 33

Caspian City Charter Proposal  2
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to set the compensation for the Mayor and City Commission members at $40.00 for regular meetings and $20.00 for special meetings and the salary be adjusted each 3 years according to the Consumer Price Index?
   Yes 74
   No 76

Caspian City Charter Proposal  3
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to permit the City Commission to buy out or otherwise modify and employment contract with a city employee?
   Yes 92
   No 57

Caspian City Charter Proposal  4
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to increase from $1,000 to $3,000 the dollar amount the city commission can approve?
   Yes 99
   No 51

Caspian City Charter Proposal  5
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to include engineering in the list of professional services the city commission may be acquired by the city without competitive bidding?
   Yes 71
   No 79

Caspian City Charter Proposal  6
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to delete the need for a written contract or purchase order for sales over $25.00?
   Yes 84
   No 65

Caspian City Charter Proposal  7
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended, which excludes contracts with city employees from the contracting and bidding requirements to also include attorneys, auditors and engineers?
   Yes 74
   No 70

Caspian City Charter Proposal  8
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to give the city commission the authority to employ or terminate engineers?
   Yes 112
   No 34

Caspian City Charter Proposal  9
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to state that no city commission member shall be eligible for appointment as city manager until 6 months after their service on the city commission, instead of the current 2 years?
   Yes 95
   No 55

Caspian City Charter Proposal  10
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to extend to all appointed city officers, the protections governing the removal by the city commission of the city manager, including notices of hearings?
   Yes 105
   No 42

Caspian City Charter Proposal  11
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to include city engineers in the list of professionals who shall also serve as independent contractors at the direction of the city commission not city officers?
   Yes 109
   No 40

Caspian City Charter Proposal  12
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to have the city commission set the compensation for the city manager, independent contractors, city attorneys, auditors and engineers and the city manager will set compensation for all other city officers and employees.
   Yes 94
   No 57

City Charter Proposal  13
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to provide for the sale or lease of city personal property that is no longer needed by the city?
   Yes 108
   No 41

Caspian City Charter Proposal  14
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to create a cemetery board?
   Yes 103
   No 45

Caspian City Charter Proposal  15
Should the Caspian City Charter be amended to define as a defaulter, anyone who has failed to complete any legal obligation owed to the city, also provide that the person failed to correct or satisfy such legal obligation for 90 days following notification by the city?
   Yes 114
   No 33

LUCE COUNTY 

Luce County Ambulance
Should 1 mill for 5 years be renewed for operation and maintenance of the county ambulance service? The millage in the first year would raise $186,695.
    Yes 461
    No 74

MACKINAC COUNTY

Mackinac County Health Service Proposal
Should 1.2 mills for 5 years be renewed for providing health services and long term care to residents of Mackinac County?
  Yes 1504
   No   508

St. Ignace Charter Proposal
Should a section of the charter be amended to delete the requirement for newspaper publication of the City’s annual independent audit and City Manager’s annual report?
   Yes 386
   No 194

St. Ignace Mayor
        (1 seat / __ years)
Paul Grondin    432
Mary Elizabeth Nichols   155

St. Ignace City Council
            (3 seat / __ years)
Steven Dufresne  236
Kenneth Perala   64
Tom Della-Moretta 357 
Donald Gustafson 369
Jane Ann Weiss  278
James Clapperton 325

MARQUETTE COUNTY

Marquette City Commission
            (2 seats / 3 years)
John Kivela  (i) 1003
Tony Tollefson   402
David Saint-Onge 1012

Marquette Board of Light & Power
            (2 seats / 3 years)
Lou Chappell 715
Karen Kimar Johnson   783
John Prince 799

Gwinn School Board
              (1 4-year seat)
Gloria Bigelow  227
David Borrett: 174
LaTonya Redfearn  206

Negaunee City Council
            (3 seats / 3 years)
Steven Perucco 164*
James Thomas  220*
Diana Mehennick (wi) 482*
Michael Van Stratten (wi) 546*
Michael Haines (wi) 523*
Joel Jarvi (wi) 73*
*RESULTS NOT FINAL

Marquette Township Fire & Rescue Hall Proposal
Should there be an increase of 1 mill for 20 years to construct a replacement building for Marquette Township’s Fire and Rescue Department? This would raise $197,965 in the first year.
   Yes 152
   No 564

Marquette Township Recall Proposal
Should Karen Lohf be recalled from the office of Marquette Township Trustee?
   Yes 520
   No 199

Marquette Township Recall Proposal
Should Patricia Mayer  be recalled from the office of Marquette Township Clerk?
   Yes 478
   No 230

Marquette Township Recall Proposal
Should Linda Winslow  be recalled from the office of Marquette Township Trustee?
   Yes 475
   No 230

Republic Township Road Millage Proposal
Should taxes be increased by 1 mill for 5 years for road improvement, repairs and maintenance in Republic Township? This would raise $49,418 in the first year.
   Yes 82
   No 24

Wells Township Millage Proposal
Should taxes be increased by 1.5 mills for 5 years for general operations in Wells Township? This would raise $37,500 in the first year.
   Yes 41
   No 22

Negaunee City Charter Proposal
Should the city charter be amended to reduce from seven to five, the number of members on the Board of Review?
   Yes 544
   No 135

Ishpeming Schools Millage Renewal
Should 2.5 mills for 15 years be renewed to provide a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate, building and repair of school buildings or other purposes? This would raise $257,812 in its first year.
   Yes 246
   No 57

MENOMINEE COUNTY

Menominee County 911 Surcharge
Should Menominee County be able to assess a monthly surcharge of up to $2.20 a month on landline, wireless and voice over internet service suppliers with the funding going to 911 emergency telephone answering and dispatch services?
   Yes 1045
   No 1015

Stephenson Schools Operating Millage Proposal
Should the Stephenson Schools be able to increase taxes by 2 mills for 10 years for operations in the school district? This money was lost due to a required reduction under the Michigan Constitution?
   Yes 315
   No 407

Daggett Township Road Proposal Millage Renewal
Should Daggett Township be able to increase taxes by 1.5 mills for 5 years for road improvement and maintenance? This money was lost due to a required reduction under the Michigan Constitution? This would raise $24,800 in the first year.
   Yes 65
   No 43

Carney-Nadeau Schools Bond Proposal
Should the Carney-Nadeau Schools borrow $365,000 to construct an addition and remodel the elementary wing of the school and improvement of the site?
   Yes 115
   No 57

ONTONAGON COUNTY

Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Special Education Proposal
Should the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District increase the tax levy by .2492 for the purpose of educating those with disabilities? This restores a millage that was a required reduction under the Michigan Constitution. This would raise $183,814 in the first year.
   Yes 414
   No 454

Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Vocational-Education Millage
Should the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District increase the tax levy by .1084 for vocational education? This restores a millage that was a required reduction under the Michigan Constitution. This would raise $79,958 in the first year.
   Yes 408
   No 450

Ewen-Trout Creek School Operating Millage
Should taxes be increased .5 mills for 8 years for residents of the Ewen-Trout Creek School District? This restores a millage that was a required reduction under the Michigan Constitution. This would raise $29,514 in the first year.
   Yes 221
   No 163

Interior Township Fire Truck Proposal
Should taxes be increased and renewed at 1.25 mills for 3 years for residents of Interior Township for the purchase of a fire truck? This is due to a required reduction in taxes under the Michigan Constitution. This would raise $12,236 in the first year.
   Yes 45
   No 24

Interior Township Fire Equipment Proposal
Should taxes be increased and renewed at .5 mills for 3 years for residents of Interior Township for the purchase of fire department equipment? This is due to a required reduction in taxes under the Michigan Constitution. This would raise $4,894 in the first year.
   Yes 41
   No 27

Interior Township Road Proposal
Should taxes be increased and renewed at 1 mill for 3 years for residents of Interior Township for the repair and maintenance of township roads? This is due to a required reduction in taxes under the Michigan Constitution. This would raise $9,789 in the first year.
   Yes 39
   No 30

Interior Township Operations Proposal
Should taxes be increased 1 mill for 3 years for residents of Interior Township for general operations of the township? This would raise $9,789 in the first year.
   Yes 30
   No 39

Matchwood Township Operations Proposal
Should taxes be increased 2 mills for 3 years for residents of Matchwood Township for general operations of the township? This would raise $13,254 in the first year.
   Yes  31
   No 17

FLORENCE COUNTY

Florence School Referendum
Should the Florence School District be allowed to exceed the revenue limit under Wisconsin Law by $1 million for a period of 5 years for district operations and maintenance expenses?
   Yes 613
   No 576