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February 28, 2012 Presidential Primary Election

Voter Guides for the February 28, 2012 Presidential Primary Election are available now.
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Presidential Primary
You MUST indicate whether you wish to receive a REPUBLICAN or DEMOCRATIC ballot when you apply for a ballot - whether at the polls or by absentee vote + because this election is a Closed Primary unlike other Primary elections in Michigan. If there are other races or proposals on the ballot in your area, you will receive the ballot for those items regardless of whether or not you select a party for the Presidential Primary race. Your selection of Party for the Presidential Preference Primary does NOT restrict whom you can vote for in other partisan races on the ballot.
VOTE411.ORG will contain Presidential candidate responses to questions posed by the League of Women Voters of the United States. Check back in February for availability.
See a list of the Presidential primary candidates with links to their web sites here.

Cities
    Clawson - millage proposal
    Pontiac - charter proposal
School
    Ferndale - bond proposal
Village
    Franklin - 2 millage proposals
Special Election for State Representative
    District 29 - communities of Auburn Hills & Pontiac

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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