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On Tuesday August 4, 2009, a Municipal Primary will be held in Detroit to nominate candidates for the offices of the Mayor, City Clerk, City Council, Charter Commission, and Board of Education At-Large.
There are seven candidates for Mayor. Voters will select one. The candidates are:
- Bob Allman
- Tom Joe Barrow
- Dave Bing
- Dartagnan M. Collier
- Duane Montgomery
- Jerrol Sanders
- Rosalind "Skip" Russell ('write-in")
There are three candidates for City Clerk. Voters will select one. The candidates are:
- Joyce Moore
- Michael Stephen Richard
- Janice M. Winfrey
There are forty-four candidates for Charter Commission. Voters will select not more than nine. The candidates are:
- Cara J. Blount
- Darryl D. Brown
- Valarie Burris
- Demond Childers
- Ken Coleman
- Warren A. Crockett
- Reggie Reg Davis (formerly known as Reginald G. Davis)
- Arthur J. Divers
- John R. Eddings
- Patty Fedewa
- Reggie Fluker
- Jenice Mitchell Ford
- Chaundra Frierson-Hayes
- Austin W. Garrett
- Louis Green
- Ken Harris
- James Heath
- Freman Hendrix
- Elena M. Herrada
- Jeffrey Hunt (Lobbyist)
- Teola P. Hunter
- Joyce Jennings-Fells
- John Johnson
- Alpha Jordan
- Johnathan C. Kinioch
- Sarah D. Lile
- Andrew Thomas Linn
- Chiquita McKenzie-Bennett
- Ricardo Rodger Moore
- Tonya Myers-Phillips
- Kourtney Rice Neloms
- Marlene Norris
- Doyle O'Connor
- Olumba-John Olumba
- Ramon Patrick
- Anita Peek
- Jeffery D. Robinson (educator)
- Rose Mary C. Robinson (attorney at-law)
- Regina Ross
- Helen D. Tindal
- Tyrone Travis
- Lisa Walinske
- Latasha M. Washington
- Estella Ball Webster
There are fourteen candidates for Board of Education At-Large. Voters will select not more than four. The candidates are:
- Carol Banks
- Russ Bellant
- Margaret L. Betts
- Kehinde Briggs
- Robert Bruce
- WIllie E. Burton
- Deborah E.Davis
- Charmaine Darnell Johnson
- Lamar Lemmons
- Reverend David Murray
- Stephen Perkins
- Ida C. Short
- Bernard Thompson
- Marie Thornton
There are one hundred and sixty-seven candidates for City Council. Voters will select not more than nine. The candidates are too many to name, so please visit www.mivote.org .
Please review the above information and the websites mentioned. With so many candidates, it will be important to do a little research to make an informed choice. Another good source of voter information is www.publius.org . To see the upcoming ballot, please visit www.publius.org/ballot/detroitballot.asp .
Reminder: You can vote by absentee ballot at the Department of Elections up to August 3rd until 4:00p.m. If you wish to have a absentee ballot mailed to you, you can call the Absentee Voting Unit at 313-876-0212.
Detroit, get to the polls on August 4, 2009 to vote in the Municipal Primary Election. The polls open at 7:00a.m. and close at 8:00p.m.
Final reminder: If you are in line at your polling location at 8:00p.m., you will be allowed to vote.
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