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Voter Guide for August 5, 2008 Election

VOTER GUIDES
August 5, 2008, Primary Election for Oakland County
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There are 3 sections on the ballot in this election.
The PARTISAN section is the Primary for the Republican & Democratic Parties.
No matter which party's primary they vote in, EVERYONE can VOTE in the NONPARTISAN and the PROPOSAL sections if they appear on their ballots.

PARTISAN OFFICES

   Note: You may VOTE in ONLY ONE party's primary - either Republican or Democratic.
   If you attempt to vote in more than one party's primary,
your ballot will be invalidated.
   In a Primary election, voters CANNOT
"split their ticket" for the Partisan offices.

U. S. Senator (statewide)

U. S. Representative Districts in Oakland County:

     8      9     11     12

State Representative Districts in Oakland County:

     26      27      29      35      37      38      39
     40      41      43      44      45      46      66

Oakland County Officers - Countywide Races:

(See County Proposal too.)
   Executive    Prosecuting Attorney
   Sheriff    Clerk/Register of Deeds
   Treasurer    Drain Commissioner

Oakland County Commissioner Districts:

     1      2      3      4      5
     6      7      8      9      10
     11      12      13      14      15
     16      17      18      19      20
     21      22      23      24      25

Townships: (Supervisor, Clerk, Treasurer, Trustees & some Park Commissions)

Addison - 2 Proposals      Bloomfield - 1 Proposal
Brandon      Commerce
Groveland      Highland - 1 Proposal
Holly      Independence - 2 Proposals
Lyon      Milford - 1 Proposal
Novi      Oakland - 1 Proposal
Orion - 3 Proposals      Oxford - 2 Proposals
Rose      Royal Oak
Southfield      Springfield
Waterford      West Bloomfield - 1 Proposal
White Lake

NONPARTISAN OFFICES & PROPOSALS

County Proposal

Cities:

Farmington Hills - Partial Council Term + 1 Proposal
Farmington - 2 Proposals Only
Oak Park - 2 Proposals Only
Royal Oak - 2 Proposals Only
Walled Lake - 3 Proposals Only

Villages:

Beverly Hills - 1 Proposal Only
Oxford - 1 Proposal Only

School Districts:

Madison - 1 Proposal Only

Judges:

Judge of Circuit Court - Countywide race for 2 Open Seats
Judge of Probate Court - Countywide race for 1 Open Seat
Judge of District Court 45A - for 1 Open Seat
     Includes City of Berkley
Judge of District Court 46 - Partial Term to 1/1/2011
     Includes: Cities of Lathrup Village & Southfield;
     Southfield Township; Villages of Beverly Hills,
     Bingham Farm, & Franklin
Judge of District Court 50 - Partial Term to 1/1/2013 - for 1 Open Seat
     Includes City of Pontiac
Judge of District Court 52-2
     Includes: Cities of Clarkston;
     Townships of Brandon, Groveland, Holly,
     Independence, Rose, Springfield, & White Lake;
     Villages of Holly & Ortonville

For additional information on Judicial Candidates:
      Visit the Oakland County Bar Association's web site for more extensive Judicial Questionnaires. These questionnaires include candidate responses to an additional 29 questions.
      The OCBA website not only has the longer questionnaire for each candidate, but also will stream VIDEO of each judicial candidate forum when available.

About LWVOA Voter Guides

The League of Women Voters provides non-partisan information about candidates and proposals. Each candidate is given an opportunity to provide biographical information and to answer a number of questions on issues important to the office being sought.
Candidate responses are included as submitted and have not been edited, except for necessary cutting when replies exceeded the stated word limitations. If the candidate did not reply by the required date for inclusion, the words "Did not reply in time for inclusion" appear after the candidate's name. When a candidate exceeded the word limit, the answer is ended with an ellipsis (....).
The inclusion of these statements and opinions of candidates is solely in the interest of public service and in no way is to be construed as an endorsement by the League of Women Voters. The League takes no responsibility for any of the views or facts stated by the candidates.
Proposals on the ballot also appear in the Voter Guides where appropriate.

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