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Detroit
Director of Elections Daniel Baxter
said there hasn't been much excitement about the current
mayor's race, and it's unclear whether the big council field
will draw voters. Citing "voter fatigue," he said people may
stay home from the third of four Detroit elections this
year. (Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us Detroit) |
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Detroit
Elections
officials
expect
15 to 20
percent
of
registered
voters
to cast
ballots
on
Tuesday
By
Olga
Hill/Tell
Us
Detroit
 City
of
Detroit
election
officials
expect a
15-20
percent
voter
turn-out
from the
approximately
576, 000
registered
voters
in
Tuesday’s
primary
election.
Detroit
Director
of
Elections
Daniel
Baxter
told
reporters
Friday,
projected
turnout
among
the
city's
registered
voters
is
slightly
lower
than in
past
primaries,
due to
voter
fatigue.
He also
stated
this
will be
one of
the
largest
ballots
in the
city's
history.
Voters
will
decide
who will
govern
the city
in the
next 4
years in
the key
positions
as
mayor,
city
council,
charter
commission
and
school
board.
Voters
will
have
their
pick of
235
candidates
overall
to
select
from,
but can
only
vote for
nine
candidates
vying
for city
council
and
charter
commission,
only one
for
mayor
and city
clerk
and four
for
school
board.
There
will be
signs
posted
at every
polling
site
with
these
instructions.
If you
have
over-voted
the
voting
machines
will
alarm
you of
the
error.
Another
ballot
will be
administered
or that
portion
of the
ballot
will be
disqualified.
43
polling
sites
have
been
changed
due to
Detroit
school
closings
but all
voters
affected
have
been
notified
of
polling
site
changes
by three
separate
mailings.
Baxter
says
there
will be
election
employees
at every
closed
polling
site to
re-direct
them to
their
new
site.
You can
also
visit
the
State of
Michigan’s
website
www.publius.org
to find
your
polling
site or
call the
election
department
directly
at (313)
876-
0190.
The City
of
Detroit
will be
introducing
a new
pilot
program
in which
voters
will be
able to
review
election
results
online.
According
to
election
officials,
results
will be
posted
on
www.vote4detroit.com
beginning
at
8:30pm
Tuesday.
Expect a
15
minute
lapse
from
real
time.
The
polls
will
open at
7am and
close at
8pm.
The
ballot
still
lists
former
Detroit
city
councilwoman
Monica
Conyers,
who
resigned
after
pleading
guilty
to
accepting
bribes.
The wife
of
Democratic
U.S.
Rep.
John
Conyers
is
awaiting
sentencing
and
cannot
be
re-elected,
but
elections
officials
expect
to
report
how many
votes
are cast
for her
in the
primary.
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