Vacuum - Edward Vielmetti in Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104

Michigan primary results - 2008 presidential primary

2008 Unofficial Michigan Primary Election Results from http://miboecfr.nicusa.com - who are these people, are they really part of michigan.gov ? Something is being outsourced, very badly.

The short story:
Dem: Clinton 55, Uncommitted 40, Kucinich 4
Rep: Romney 39, McCain 30, Huckabee 16, Paul 6, Thompson 4, Guiliani 3

Best counties (overnight approx, data from NY Times, where is my spreadsheet full of numbers?)

Democrats:
Kucinich: 9% in Washtenaw
Clinton: 88% in Houghton, 64% in Macomb, 66% in Chippewa
Uncommitted: 49% in Emmet, 46% in Washtenaw

Republicans:
Romney: 47% Oakland, 44% Leelenau
McCain: 40-42% Van Buren, Crawford, Marquette, Keewenaw, Kalamazoo

SOS - Elections in Michigan SOS stands for "Secretary of State", and the crummy TITLE tag is one reason why this page is hard to find. You'd think, with Google in Ann Arbor, that the state of Michigan would have better search engine friendliness for the state government site.

The best overall politics tracker is memorandum's political web; here's a snapshot of the overnight results at 1am.

Best Michigan 2008 primary map is from the New York Times, showing leaders by county. They picked a weird color choice for the Democrats, leaving Clinton and Uncommitted almost the same color.

The Democratic party pull quotes:

Hillary Clinton won a largely uncontested Michigan Democratic primary - Boston Globe

The Obama Campaign is not participating in the Primary and has not instructed supporters in Michigan whether or how to vote - National Journal, Hotline Blog

Because of the hopelessly messed-up nature of this year's Democratic primary, this is a perfect opportunity for progressives in Michigan to make a statement without taking any risk. And the way to do that is to vote for Dennis Kucinich. Detroit Metro Times editorial

The Republican party pull quotes:

Romney is the son of former Michigan Governor and 1968 presidential candidate George W. Romney (Wikipedia)

Ambassador Weiser, an Ann Arbor resident and chairman of McCain's Michigan campaign, said Lieberman will join McCain at a joint town hall meeting on Election Day (Ann Arbor News)

My personal election story was not as good as it could be. I tried at the last moment to figure out what the status was of the ACLU Michigan Primary Election law lawsuit, where the Green Party and a political consulting firm among others are suing for the right to have access to primary voter lists. If they win, I'm going to buy me a list; even if they don't, you can get voter lists (city of Ann Arbor through the Ann Arbor City Clerk, $5). Hm, time to put that online too.

The technological snafu was voting as though I was a vision-impaired voter and trying to use the AutoMARK machines provided for that purpose. (press release from SOS) The machine marks ballots with audio prompting; it has awful industrial design, a very clumsy ballot shield, the poll workers had not run a real ballot through it all day (just a sample ballot), and when it spat back my ballot a half dozen times they directed me to the hand marked ballot booth rather than spoiling the ballot and starting with a new piece of paper.

The other technological snafu (again from the perspective of the vision impaired) was that the ballot eating machine has no audio or tactile feedback that a ballot was successfully accepted, and even its visual feedback is really bad (a tiny lcd display hard to read in dim light). I had really no way of knowing that the ballot eating machine really took my ballot, not even a reassurance that some bell dinged. Had I had no sight at all, some poll worker could have taken my ballot and disposed of it or remarked it and I'd be no wiser.

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Michigan Sample Ballot - Presidential Primary, Jan 15 2008

There's a Michigan presidential primary coming up on Jan 15, 2008.

You can get sample ballot information from the Michigan Secretary of State- they link to the Democratic and Republican ballots.

Not all of the candidates in the Iowa primary are on the Michigan ballot.

Republicans on the sample ballot:

Fred Thompson
Tom Tancredo
Mitt Romney
Ron Paul
John McCain
Mike Huckabee
Rudy Giuliani
Sam Brownback
Duncan Hunter

Democrats on the sample ballot:

Mike Gravel
Chris Dodd
Hillary Clinton
Dennis Kucinich

Polling locations may change from election to election. This is a current copy of the Washtenaw County voting location list as of the time I got it. Check the current list at the Washtenaw Votes site, part of the official Washtenaw County site.

Map provided by Andrew Turner, High Earth Orbit, based on the Washtenaw Votes list.

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CITY OF ANN ARBOR
First Ward
Precinct

1. - Michigan Union, 530 S. State St.
2. - Michigan Union, 530 S. State St.
3. - Community High School, 401 N. Division St.
4. - Community Center, 625 N. Main St.
5. - Northside School, 912 Barton Drive
6. - Northside School, 912 Barton Drive
7. - Bursley Hall, 1931 Duffield St.
8. - Mack School, 920 Miller Ave.
9. - Clague Middle School, 2616 Nixon Rd.
10. - Arrowwood Hills Community Center, 2566 Arrowwood Tr.

Second Ward
Precinct

1. - Family Housing Comm. Center, 1000 McIntyre Dr.
2. - Mary Markley Hall, 1503 Washington Heights
3. - Angell School, 1608 S. University Ave.
4. - Angell School, 1608 S. University Ave.
5. - Ann Arbor Assembly of God, 2455 Washtenaw Ave.
6. - Clague Middle School, 2616 Nixon Rd.
7. - King School, 3800 Waldenwood Lane
8. - St. Paul's Lutheran School, 495 Earhart Rd.
9. - Thurston School, 2300 Prairie St.

Third Ward
Precinct

1. - East Quad, 701 E. University Ave.
2. - East Quad, 701 E. University Ave.
3. - Tappen Middle School, 2551 E. Stadium Blvd.
4. - Allen School, 2560 Towner Blvd.
5. - University Townhouses Ctr., 3200 Braeburn Cir.
6. - Scarlett Middle School, 3300 Lorraine St.
7. - Allen School, 2560 Towner Blvd.
8. - Pittsfield School, 2543 Pittsfield Blvd.
9. - Scarlett Middle School, 3300 Lorraine St.

Fourth Ward
Precinct

1. - South Quad, 600 E. Madison St.
2. - Mary St. Polling Place, 926 Mary St.
3. - U of M Coliseum, at Fifth Ave. & Hill St.
4. - Pioneer High School, 601 W. Stadium Blvd.
5. - St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth, 2309 Packard Rd.
6. - Cobblestone Farm, 2781 Packard
7. - Dicken School, 2135 Runnymede Blvd.
8. - Pioneer High School, 601 W. Stadium Blvd.
9. - Lawton School, 2550 S. Seventh St.

Fifth Ward
Precinct

1. - Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave.
2. - Bach School, 600 W. Jefferson St.
3. - Second Baptist Church, 850 Red Oak Rd.
4. - Slauson Middle School, 1019 W. Washington St.
5. - Slauson Middle School, 1019 W. Washington St.
6. - Eberwhite School, 800 Soule Blvd.
7. - Dicken School, 2135 Runnymede Blvd.
8. - Lakewood Elementary School, 344 Gralake Ave.
9. - Haisley School, 825 Duncan St.
10. - Abbot School, 2670 Sequoia Parkway
11. - Forsythe Middle School, 1655 Newport Rd.

CITY OF CHELSEA
Precinct

1. - Community Education Center, 500 Washington
2. - Community Education Center, 500 Washington

CITY OF MILAN
Precinct

1. - City Hall, 147 Wabash

CITY OF SALINE
Precinct

1. - Liberty School, 7265 Saline - Ann Arbor Rd.
2. - Liberty School, 7265 Saline - Ann Arbor Rd.
3. - United Methodist Church, 1200 N. Ann Arbor St.

CITY OF YPSILANTI
First Ward
Precinct

1. - Perry Child Development, 550 Perry St.
2. - Senior Center Rec. Ctr., 1015 Congress
3. - East Middle School, 510 Emerick

Second Ward
Precinct

1. - Estabrook School, 1555 W. Cross
2. - Fletcher School, 1055 Cornell
3. - Estabrook School, 1555 W. Cross
4. - Fletcher School, 1055 Cornell

Third Ward
Precinct

1. - Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 201 N. River
2. - Adams School, 503 Oak St.
3. - Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 201 N. River

ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 3792 Pontiac Trail
2. - Fire Station #2, 4319 Goss Rd.

AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Brick Elementary Senior Citzens Center, corner of Whittaker Rd. and Willis Rd.
2. - Brick Elementary Senior Citzens Center, corner of Whittaker Rd. and Willis Rd.
3. - Augusta Township Hall, 8021 Talladay Rd.

BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, Corner of Braun & Clinton Rds.

DEXTER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 6880 Dexter-Pinckney Rd., Dexter
2. - Multi-Lakes Sewer Authority Office, 12088 N. Territorial Rd., Dexter
3. - Township Hall, 6880 Dexter-Pinckney Rd., Dexter

FREEDOM TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Twp. Hall, 11508 Pleasant Lake, (Cor. Pleasant Lake & Lima Center Rds.)

LIMA TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 11452 Jackson Rd. at Lima Center

LODI TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Farm Council Grounds, Bldg. A, 5055 Ann Arbor - Saline Rd.
2. - Farm Council Grounds, Bldg. A, 5055 Ann Arbor - Saline Rd.

LYNDON TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 17751 N. Territorial Rd.,

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Manchester Township Hall, 275 S. Macomb St.
2. - Manchester Township Hall, 275 S. Macomb St.

NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Public Safety Building, 8350 Main St., 2nd Floor, Whitmore Lake
2. - Fire Hall, 2727 E. N. Territorial, Whitmore Lake
3. - Public Safety Building, 8350 Main St., Rear, Whitmore Lake

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. – Township Administration Bldg., 6201 W. Michigan Ave.
2. – Carpenter School, 4250 Central Blvd.
3. – Chinmaya Mission, 4760 Packard Rd.
4. – Arbor Pointe Clubhouse, 2020 Arbor Circle East.
5. – Ann Arbor Airport, 801 Airport Dr.,
6. – Roberto Clemente Center, 4377 Textile Rd.
7. – Pittsfield Twp. Community Center, 701 W. Ellsworth
8. – Pittsfield Twp. Administration Bldg., 6201 W. Michigan Ave.
9. – Harvest Elementary School, 1155 Campus Pkwy.
10. – Hunt Club Clubhouse, 4685 Hunt Club Dr.
11. – Chinmaya Mission, 4760 Packard Rd.

SALEM TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, Village of Salem, 9600 Six Mile Rd.
2. - Salem/South Lyon Library, 9800 Pontiac Trail
3. - Salem Bible Church, 9481 Six Mile Rd.

SALINE TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 5731 Braun Road

SCIO TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Dexter Senior Center, 7720 Ann Arbor St.
2. - Scio Township Hall, 827 N. Zeeb Rd.
3. - Scio Township Hall, 827 N. Zeeb Rd.
4. - Scio Community Church, 1292 N. Zeeb Rd.
5. - Scio Farms MPH Clubhouse, 6655 Jackson Rd.
6. - Scio Fire Hall, 1055 N. Zeeb Rd.
7. - Washtenaw Intermediate School, 1819 S. Wagner
8. - Scio Fire Hall, 1055 N. Zeeb Rd.
9. - Main Clubhouse, 5200 Polo Fields Dr.

SHARON TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, Cor. Sylvan & Pleasant Lake Rds.

SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 3040 N. Prospect
2. - Cheney School, 1500 Stamford
3. - Christian Love Fellowship Hall, 1601 Stamford Rd.
4. - Cheney School, 1500 Stamford Rd.
5. - Township Hall, 3040 N. Prospect

SYLVAN TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 18027 Old US Highway 12.

WEBSTER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Rd.
2. - Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Rd.
3. - Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Rd.

YORK TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 11560 Stony Creek Rd.
2. - York Baptist Church Activity Center, 11220 Stony Creek Rd.
3. - York Baptist Church Activity Center, 11220 Stony Creek Rd.

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. – Free Methodist Church, 1800 Packard Rd.
2. – Ardis School, 2100 Ellsworth Rd.
3. – Ardis School, 2100 Ellsworth Rd.
4. – Victorious Life Church 1405 Sweet Rd.
5. – Ypsilanti Twp. Community Center, 2025 E. Clark Rd.
6. – Ypsilanti Twp. Community Center, 2025 E. Clark Rd.
7. – Ypsilanti Twp. Fire Station 1, 222 S. Ford Rd.
8. – Calvary Baptist, 1007 Ecorse Rd.
9. – Erickson School, 1427 Levona
10. – Kettering School, 1633 Knowles
11. – Rawsonville School, 3110 Grove Rd.
12. – Rawsonville School, 3110 Grove Rd.
13. – National Guard Armory, 7400 S. Huron River Dr.
14. – Ypsilanti Township Civic Center, 7200 S. Huron River Dr.
15. – Bethesda Bible Church, 1800 S. Huron St
16. – Bethesda Bible Church, 1800 S. Huron St
17. – Southside Bap. Tabernacle Church, 6710 Textile Rd.
18. – Southside Bap. Tabernacle Church, 6710 Textile Rd.
19. – Ypsilanti District Library, 5577 Whittaker Rd.
20. – Community Free Will Baptist Church 6945 McKean Rd.

Barton Hills Village

-Barton Hills Village Hall, 195 Barton Shore Dr.

Manchester Village

- Lower level "Village Room" of 912 City Road

Larry Kestenbaum is Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds.

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Michigan 2007 election results

Here's some places to find election results in Michigan, and some notable results.

Ann Arbor Second Ward: Rapundalo beats Amonsen by an estimated 53 votes.
Ypsilanti income tax: rejected 2-1.
Pinckney library expansion: rejected 2-1

Election coverage:

• Ann Arbor News election coverage (blog)
• Detroit News
• Detroit Free Press
• Grand Rapids Press
• Marquette Mining Journal
• Lansing State Journal

This is INCOMPLETE and I'll have more coverage as it hits me (please comment if you have news of notable results; in particular library millage results)

Michigan sample ballots at Publius

Publius has sample ballots for Michigan elections.

Publius.org is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1996 to explore the impact of the Internet on democracy and develop web-based tools to enhance the exchange of ideas and information. Publius began by consolidating election-related web sites to make it easier for voters to find the election information they need.

Type in your name into the form, and it will tell you where to vote, what the voting hours are, and who is on the ballot. If the candidate has a web site it will link to that.

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Where to vote in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea Michigan: Washtenaw County polling places

the complete original list is at ewashtenaw.org ; it's included here for your reference, but you should check the original JUST TO BE SURE because voting is important.

This looks like a page just ready to be geocoded; I'll update with a map inset if someone has one.

More information and a street lookup at Washtenaw Votes.

Lawrence Kestenbaum is Washtenaw County Clerk/Register of Deeds and maintainer of the Political Graveyard, a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. It is the Internet's most comprehensive source for American political biography, listing 138,150 politicians, living and dead.

CITY OF ANN ARBOR
First Ward
Precinct

1. - Michigan Union, 530 S. State St.
2. - Michigan Union, 530 S. State St.
3. - Community High School, 401 N. Division St.
4. - Community Center, 625 N. Main St.
5. - Northside School, 912 Barton Drive
6. - Northside School, 912 Barton Drive
7. - Bursley Hall, 1931 Duffield St.
8. - Mack School, 920 Miller Ave.
9. - Clague Middle School, 2616 Nixon Rd.
10. - Arrowwood Hills Community Center, 2566 Arrowwood Tr.

Second Ward
Precinct

1. - Family Housing Comm. Center, 1000 McIntyre Dr.
2. - Mary Markley Hall, 1503 Washington Heights
3. - Angell School, 1608 S. University Ave.
4. - Angell School, 1608 S. University Ave.
5. - Ann Arbor Assembly of God, 2455 Washtenaw Ave.
6. - Clague Middle School, 2616 Nixon Rd.
7. - King School, 3800 Waldenwood Lane
8. - St. Paul's Lutheran School, 495 Earhart Rd.
9. - Thurston School, 2300 Prairie St.

Third Ward
Precinct

1. - East Quad, 701 E. University Ave.
2. - East Quad, 701 E. University Ave.
3. - Tappen Middle School, 2551 E. Stadium Blvd.
4. - Allen School, 2560 Towner Blvd.
5. - University Townhouses Ctr., 3200 Braeburn Cir.
6. - Scarlett Middle School, 3300 Lorraine St.
7. - Allen School, 2560 Towner Blvd.
8. - Pittsfield School, 2543 Pittsfield Blvd.
9. - Scarlett Middle School, 3300 Lorraine St.

Fourth Ward
Precinct

1. - South Quad, 600 E. Madison St.
2. - Mary St. Polling Place, 926 Mary St.
3. - U of M Coliseum, at Fifth Ave. & Hill St.
4. - Pioneer High School, 601 W. Stadium Blvd.
5. - St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth, 2309 Packard Rd.
6. - Cobblestone Farm, 2781 Packard
7. - Dicken School, 2135 Runnymede Blvd.
8. - Pioneer High School, 601 W. Stadium Blvd.
9. - Lawton School, 2550 S. Seventh St.

Fifth Ward
Precinct

1. - Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave.
2. - Bach School, 600 W. Jefferson St.
3. - Second Baptist Church, 850 Red Oak Rd.
4. - Slauson Middle School, 1019 W. Washington St.
5. - Slauson Middle School, 1019 W. Washington St.
6. - Eberwhite School, 800 Soule Blvd.
7. - Dicken School, 2135 Runnymede Blvd.
8. - Lakewood Elementary School, 344 Gralake Ave.
9. - Haisley School, 825 Duncan St.
10. - Abbot School, 2670 Sequoia Parkway
11. - Forsythe Middle School, 1655 Newport Rd.

CITY OF CHELSEA
Precinct

1. - Community Education Center, 500 Washington
2. - Community Education Center, 500 Washington

CITY OF MILAN
Precinct

1. - City Hall, 147 Wabash

CITY OF SALINE
Precinct

1. - Liberty School, 7265 Saline - Ann Arbor Rd.
2. - Liberty School, 7265 Saline - Ann Arbor Rd.
3. - United Methodist Church, 1200 N. Ann Arbor St.

CITY OF YPSILANTI
First Ward
Precinct

1. - Perry Child Development, 550 Perry St.
2. - Senior Center Rec. Ctr., 1015 Congress
3. - East Middle School, 510 Emerick

Second Ward
Precinct

1. - Estabrook School, 1555 W. Cross
2. - Fletcher School, 1055 Cornell
3. - Estabrook School, 1555 W. Cross
4. - Fletcher School, 1055 Cornell

Third Ward
Precinct

1. - Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 201 N. River
2. - Adams School, 503 Oak St.
3. - Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 201 N. River

ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 3792 Pontiac Trail
2. - Fire Station #2, 4319 Goss Rd.

AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Brick Elementary Senior Citzens Center, corner of Whittaker Rd. and Willis Rd.
2. - Brick Elementary Senior Citzens Center, corner of Whittaker Rd. and Willis Rd.
3. - Augusta Township Hall, 8021 Talladay Rd.

BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, Corner of Braun & Clinton Rds.

DEXTER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 6880 Dexter-Pinckney Rd., Dexter
2. - Multi-Lakes Sewer Authority Office, 12088 N. Territorial Rd., Dexter
3. - Township Hall, 6880 Dexter-Pinckney Rd., Dexter

FREEDOM TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Twp. Hall, 11508 Pleasant Lake, (Cor. Pleasant Lake & Lima Center Rds.)

LIMA TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 11452 Jackson Rd. at Lima Center

LODI TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Farm Council Grounds, Bldg. A, 5055 Ann Arbor - Saline Rd.
2. - Farm Council Grounds, Bldg. A, 5055 Ann Arbor - Saline Rd.

LYNDON TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 17751 N. Territorial Rd.,

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Manchester Township Hall, 275 S. Macomb St.
2. - Manchester Township Hall, 275 S. Macomb St.

NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Public Safety Building, 8350 Main St., 2nd Floor, Whitmore Lake
2. - Fire Hall, 2727 E. N. Territorial, Whitmore Lake
3. - Public Safety Building, 8350 Main St., Rear, Whitmore Lake

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. – Township Administration Bldg., 6201 W. Michigan Ave.
2. – Carpenter School, 4250 Central Blvd.
3. – Chinmaya Mission, 4760 Packard Rd.
4. – Arbor Pointe Clubhouse, 2020 Arbor Circle East.
5. – Ann Arbor Airport, 801 Airport Dr.,
6. – Roberto Clemente Center, 4377 Textile Rd.
7. – Pittsfield Twp. Community Center, 701 W. Ellsworth
8. – Pittsfield Twp. Administration Bldg., 6201 W. Michigan Ave.
9. – Harvest Elementary School, 1155 Campus Pkwy.
10. – Hunt Club Clubhouse, 4685 Hunt Club Dr.
11. – Chinmaya Mission, 4760 Packard Rd.

SALEM TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, Village of Salem, 9600 Six Mile Rd.
2. - Salem/South Lyon Library, 9800 Pontiac Trail
3. - Salem Bible Church, 9481 Six Mile Rd.

SALINE TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 5731 Braun Road

SCIO TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Dexter Senior Center, 7720 Ann Arbor St.
2. - Scio Township Hall, 827 N. Zeeb Rd.
3. - Scio Township Hall, 827 N. Zeeb Rd.
4. - Scio Community Church, 1292 N. Zeeb Rd.
5. - Scio Farms MPH Clubhouse, 6655 Jackson Rd.
6. - Scio Fire Hall, 1055 N. Zeeb Rd.
7. - Washtenaw Intermediate School, 1819 S. Wagner
8. - Scio Fire Hall, 1055 N. Zeeb Rd.
9. - Main Clubhouse, 5200 Polo Fields Dr.

SHARON TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, Cor. Sylvan & Pleasant Lake Rds.

SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 3040 N. Prospect
2. - Cheney School, 1500 Stamford
3. - Christian Love Fellowship Hall, 1601 Stamford Rd.
4. - Cheney School, 1500 Stamford Rd.
5. - Township Hall, 3040 N. Prospect

SYLVAN TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 18027 Old US Highway 12.

WEBSTER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Rd.
2. - Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Rd.
3. - Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Rd.

YORK TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 11560 Stony Creek Rd.
2. - York Baptist Church Activity Center, 11220 Stony Creek Rd.
3. - York Baptist Church Activity Center, 11220 Stony Creek Rd.

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. – Free Methodist Church, 1800 Packard Rd.
2. – Ardis School, 2100 Ellsworth Rd.
3. – Ardis School, 2100 Ellsworth Rd.
4. – Victorious Life Church 1405 Sweet Rd.
5. – Ypsilanti Twp. Community Center, 2025 E. Clark Rd.
6. – Ypsilanti Twp. Community Center, 2025 E. Clark Rd.
7. – Ypsilanti Twp. Fire Station 1, 222 S. Ford Rd.
8. – Calvary Baptist, 1007 Ecorse Rd.
9. – Erickson School, 1427 Levona
10. – Kettering School, 1633 Knowles
11. – Rawsonville School, 3110 Grove Rd.
12. – Rawsonville School, 3110 Grove Rd.
13. – National Guard Armory, 7400 S. Huron River Dr.
14. – Ypsilanti Township Civic Center, 7200 S. Huron River Dr.
15. – Bethesda Bible Church, 1800 S. Huron St
16. – Bethesda Bible Church, 1800 S. Huron St
17. – Southside Bap. Tabernacle Church, 6710 Textile Rd.
18. – Southside Bap. Tabernacle Church, 6710 Textile Rd.
19. – Ypsilanti District Library, 5577 Whittaker Rd.
20. – Community Free Will Baptist Church 6945 McKean Rd.

Barton Hills Village

-Barton Hills Village Hall, 195 Barton Shore Dr.

Manchester Village

- Lower level "Village Room" of 912 City Road

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Search log analysis for 9 November 2006

A sample of some recent searches on this blog, with my best take at answers.

cornell style notes - my entry on doing cornell notes in my Moleskine, the 43 Folders wiki page, and the recently updated Notalon editor specifically designed for taking Cornell Notes.

average drive time pittsburgh to ann arbor - about 5 hours (one hour to Ohio, three hours to Toledo, one hour to Ann Arbor. More if you stop along the way to let your kids run around in the spiffy Ohio Turnpike rest stops. Stop in Toledo at Friendly's or Beaners, and check Brewed Fresh Daily for local news and coffee around Cleveland.

pedometer of choice - Omron HJ-112 ($20 from Amazon), using Walker Tracker to keep tabs. I hit one million steps counted at the end of August and am closing in on the second million.

michigan house election totals 2006 - the 2006 Unofficial Michigan General Election Results - State Representative has district by district, county by county details. I don't have a concise, condensed single page with all winners and totals handy, but you could make up one from these results.

grady burnett - 107.1's Martin Bandyke interviews Grady Burnett of Google, Ann Arbor and John Hogan, the Ann Arbor Ad Club President. It was heard Thursday, Oct-12 on Martin's AM show. The entire interview can be heard here without radio edits.

train or bus ann arbor to marquette mi - by Greyhound, $109 one way leaving at 9:00am and arriving 3:45am the next day via Chicago. Alternatively, take Amtrak to Chicago, stay the night, and take the 7:20am Chicago to Marquette bus which arrives at 6:50pm. Better yet, check out one of the Facebook groups for Yoopers like Yoopers are people too, and post a ride wanted item there.

Michigan 2006 election results

Here's a guide to election results for Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, and the state of Michigan.

As of 8:45pm, no results, but that's hardly unexpected.
As of 9:32pm, CNN is calling the governor's race for Granholm.
As of 10:21pm, Proposal 3 (dove hunting) appears to be losing, based on election returns from rural, conservative Sylvan Township. CNN is calling races for Stabenow (Senate), Dingell (House).
As of 11:14pm, CNN is predicting a Democratic majority in the House.
As of 12:17am, CNN is predicting a YES vote on Proposal 2 (restrict affirmative action). The Ann Arbor News has called the Ann Arbor mayor's race for Hieftje.

Good places to discuss local politics:

Arbor Update will always have someone to take sides and is good with local news.
Larry Kestenbaum, county clerk and register of deeds for Washtenaw County, keeps us informed.

The official sources:

Washtenaw County elections including the city of Ann Arbor: Washtenaw Votes.
The State of Michigan: Unofficial Michigan General Election Results from the sec'y of state.

News media:

CNN has results on many but not all races. They called the election for Granholm as of 9:32pm.
MLive (Booth Newspapers, publisher of the Ann Arbor News) has totals on the front page.
Detroit News has totals for statewide races on the front page.
Detroit Free Press election coverage includes stories with reader comments.

Washtenaw County, Michigan polling places for November 2006

Get a sample ballot for any of these locations if you live in Washtenaw County by going to Washtenaw Votes or Publius and putting in your voter information (address or name). Washtenaw Votes also has a map of each location; Publius also has links to all of the candidates.

This data is from Washtenaw Votes as of November 6, 2006 and should be used only for the 2006 elections - a few details change each time. Larry Kestenbaum is county clerk and register of deeds.

CITY OF ANN ARBOR
First Ward
Precinct

1. - Michigan Union, 530 S. State St.
2. - Michigan Union, 530 S. State St.
3. - Community High School, 401 N. Division St.
4. - For Nov. 7, 2006 ONLY: Community High School, 401 N. Division St.
5. - Northside School, 912 Barton Drive
6. - Northside School, 912 Barton Drive
7. - Bursley Hall, 1931 Duffield St.
8. - Mack School, 920 Miller Ave.
9. - Clague Middle School, 2616 Nixon Rd.
10. - Arrowwood Hills Community Center, 2566 Arrowwood Tr.

Second Ward
Precinct

1. - Family Housing Comm. Center, 1000 McIntyre Dr.
2. - Mary Markley Hall, 1503 Washington Heights
3. - Angell School, 1608 S. University Ave.
4. - Angell School, 1608 S. University Ave.
5. - Ann Arbor Assembly of God, 2455 Washtenaw Ave.
6. - Clague Middle School, 2616 Nixon Rd.
7. - King School, 3800 Waldenwood Lane
8. - St. Paul's Lutheran School, 495 Earhart Rd.
9. - Thurston School, 2300 Prairie St.

Third Ward
Precinct

1. - East Quad, 701 E. University Ave.
2. - East Quad, 701 E. University Ave.
3. - Tappen Middle School, 2551 E. Stadium Blvd.
4. - Allen School, 2560 Towner Blvd.
5. - University Townhouses Ctr., 3200 Braeburn Cir.
6. - Scarlett Middle School, 3300 Lorraine St.
7. - Allen School, 2560 Towner Blvd.
8. - Pittsfield School, 2543 Pittsfield Blvd.
9. - Scarlett Middle School, 3300 Lorraine St.

Fourth Ward
Precinct

1. - South Quad, 600 E. Madison St.
2. - Mary St. Polling Place, 926 Mary St.
3. - U of M Coliseum, at Fifth Ave. & Hill St.
4. - Pioneer High School, 601 W. Stadium Blvd.
5. - St. Clare/Temple Beth Emeth, 2309 Packard Rd.
6. - Cobblestone Farm, 2781 Packard
7. - Dicken School, 2135 Runnymede Blvd.
8. - Pioneer High School, 601 W. Stadium Blvd.
9. - Lawton School, 2550 S. Seventh St.

Fifth Ward
Precinct

1. - Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave.
2. - Bach School, 600 W. Jefferson St.
3. - Second Baptist Church, 850 Red Oak Rd.
4. - Slauson Middle School, 1019 W. Washington St.
5. - Slauson Middle School, 1019 W. Washington St.
6. - Eberwhite School, 800 Soule Blvd.
7. - Dicken School, 2135 Runnymede Blvd.
8. - Lakewood Elementary School, 344 Gralake Ave.
9. - Haisley School, 825 Duncan St.
10. - Abbot School, 2670 Sequoia Parkway
11. - Forsythe Middle School, 1655 Newport Rd.

CITY OF CHELSEA
Precinct

1. - Community Education Center, 500 Washington
2. - Community Education Center, 500 Washington

CITY OF MILAN
Precinct

1. - City Hall, 147 Wabash

CITY OF SALINE
Precinct

1. - Saline Middle School, 7265 Saline - Ann Arbor Rd.
2. - Saline Middle School, 7265 Saline - Ann Arbor Rd.
3. - Saline Middle School, 7265 Saline - Ann Arbor Rd. (Aug. 8, 2006 & Nov. 7, 2006 ONLY)

CITY OF YPSILANTI
First Ward
Precinct

1. - Perry Child Development, 550 Perry St.
2. - Senior Center Rec. Ctr., 1015 Congress
3. - East Middle School, 510 Emerick

Second Ward
Precinct

1. - Estabrook School, 1555 W. Cross
2. - Fletcher School, 1055 Cornell
3. - Estabrook School, 1555 W. Cross
4. - Fletcher School, 1055 Cornell

Third Ward
Precinct

1. - Emanual Lutheran Church, 201 N. River
2. - Adams School, 503 Oak St.
3. - Emanual Lutheran Church, 201 N. River

ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 3792 Pontiac Trail
2. - Fire Station #2, 4319 Goss Rd.

AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Brick Elementary Senior Citzens Center, corner of Whittaker Rd. and Willis Rd.
2. - Brick Elementary Senior Citzens Center, corner of Whittaker Rd. and Willis Rd.
3. - Augusta Township Hall, 8021 Talladay Rd.

BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, Corner of Braun & Clinton Rds.

DEXTER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 6880 Dexter-Pinckney Rd., Dexter
2. - Multi-Lakes Sewer Authority Office, 12088 N. Territorial Rd., Dexter
3. - Township Hall, 6880 Dexter-Pinckney Rd., Dexter

FREEDOM TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Twp. Hall, 11508 Pleasant Lake, (Cor. Pleasant Lake & Lima Center Rds.)

LIMA TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 11452 Jackson Rd. at Lima Center

LODI TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Farm Council Grounds, Bldg. A, 5055 Ann Arbor - Saline Rd.
2. - Farm Council Grounds, Bldg. A, 5055 Ann Arbor - Saline Rd.

LYNDON TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 17751 N. Territorial Rd.,

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Manchester Township Hall, 275 S. Macomb St.
2. - Manchester Township Hall, 275 S. Macomb St.

NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Public Safety Building, 8350 Main St., 2nd Floor, Whitmore Lake
2. - Fire Hall, 2727 E. N. Territorial, Whitmore Lake
3. - Public Safety Building, 8350 Main St., Rear, Whitmore Lake

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. – Township Administration Bldg., 6201 W. Michigan Ave.
2. – Carpenter School, 4250 Central Blvd.
3. – Chinmaya Mission, 4760 Packard Rd.
4. – Arbor Pointe Clubhouse, 2020 Arbor Circle East.
5. – Ann Arbor Airport, 801 Airport Dr.,
6. – Roberto Clemente Center, 4377 Textile Rd.
7. – Pittsfield Twp. Community Center, 701 W. Ellsworth
8. – Pittsfield Twp. Administration Bldg., 6201 W. Michigan Ave.
9. – Harvest Elementary School, 1155 Campus Pkwy.
10. – Hunt Club Clubhouse, 4685 Hunt Club Dr.
11. – Chinmaya Mission, 4760 Packard Rd.

SALEM TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, Village of Salem, 9600 Six Mile Rd.
2. - Salem/South Lyon Library, 9800 Pontiac Trail
3. - Salem Bible Church, 9481 Six Mile Rd.

SALINE TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 5731 Braun Road

SCIO TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Dexter Senior Center, 7720 Ann Arbor St.
2. - Scio Township Hall, 827 N. Zeeb Rd.
3. - Scio Township Hall, 827 N. Zeeb Rd.
4. - Scio Community Church, 1292 N. Zeeb Rd.
5. - Scio Farms MPH Clubhouse, 6655 Jackson Rd.
6. - Scio Fire Hall, 1055 N. Zeeb Rd.
7. - Washtenaw Intermediate School, 1819 S. Wagner
8. - Scio Fire Hall, 1055 N. Zeeb Rd.
9. - Main Clubhouse, 5200 Polo Fields Dr.

SHARON TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, Cor. Sylvan & Pleasant Lake Rds.

SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 3040 N. Prospect
2. - Cheney School, 1500 Stamford
3. - Fire Sub Station, 8975 MacArthur Blvd. (corner of Harris and MacArthur)
4. - Cheney School, 1500 Stamford Rd.
5. - Township Hall, 3040 N. Prospect

SYLVAN TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 18027 Old US Highway 12.

WEBSTER TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Rd.
2. - Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Rd.
3. - Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Rd.

YORK TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. - Township Hall, 11560 Stony Creek Rd.
2. - Tri-County Sportsmen's League, 8640 Moon Rd. (lower level)
3. - Tri-County Sportsmen's League, 8640 Moon Rd. (upper level)

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP
Precinct

1. – Free Methodist Church , 1800 Packard Rd.
2. – Ardis School , 2100 Ellsworth Rd.
3. – Ardis School , 2100 Ellsworth Rd.
4. – Victorious Life Church 1405 Sweet Rd.
5. – Ypsilanti Twp. Community Center , 2025 E. Clark Rd.
6. – Ypsilanti Twp. Community Center , 2025 E. Clark Rd.
7. – Ypsilanti Twp. Fire Station 1, 222 S. Ford Rd.
8. – Calvary Baptist, 1007 Ecorse Rd.
9. – Erickson School , 1427 Levona
10. – Kettering School , 1633 Knowles
11. – Rawsonville School , 3110 Grove Rd.
12. – Rawsonville School , 3110 Grove Rd.
13. – National Guard Armory, 7400 S. Huron River Dr .
14. – Ypsilanti Township Civic Center, 7200 S. Huron River Dr .
15. – Bethesda Bible Church , 1800 S. Huron St .
16. – Bethesda Bible Church , 1800 S. Huron St
17. – Southside Bap. Tabernacle Church , 6710 Textile Rd.
18. – Southside Bap. Tabernacle Church , 6710 Textile Rd.
19. – Ypsilanti District Library, 5577 Whittaker Rd.
20. – Community Free Will Baptist Church , 6945 McKean Rd.

Barton Hills Village

-Barton Hills Village Hall, 195 Barton Shore Dr.

Manchester Village

- Lower level "Village Room" of 912 City Road

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Ann Arbor polling place hours for November 2006 election

The polls in Ann Arbor, Michigan are open from 7am to 8pm. I looked for information about polling hours locally, in Washenaw County, and statewide, and didn't see a single place where that information was being consolidated. In particular, at this point I don't know if all polling places are open that early. Updates as I have them; in Michigan you can generate your own sample ballot at Publius which will have your local hours printed on it.

For official information in Washtenaw County see washtenawvotes.org which is run by the county (Larry Kestenbaum, county clerk and register of deeds).

My friend Bob Tyler writes:

Dear Friends:

Vox Populi approaches!
Since we have a sacred duty and it's not a national holiday and the weather
may be iffy and it'll be a bit of a zoo, I have located something soothing
yet uplifting with a good beat.

This may help you: finishing work in time to go and vote, or arranging
someone to watch the kids, or waiting onboard mass transit, driving through
traffic, trying to find a parking spot, waiting in line, wishing you weren't
hungry, waiting some more, and finally, after waiting some more, it's your
turn!

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Michigan Voter Guide from the League of Women Voters for 2006

The League of Women Voters has a Voter Guide - Michigan Candidates and Ballot Proposals with a 32 page PDF or text guide to who is on the ballot, their answers to sample questions and some of the issues involved. There's a handy short one page printout at the end for you to write in your selections so you are ready at the polls.

Thanks to Sandy from imponderabiliia for the link.

Some of the questions posed by the League to candidates include this one for the Senate race:

United States Senator - Six Year Term - Vote for One (1)

Candidates were asked to summarize their backgrounds in 75 words and were allotted 75 words to answer each question. If the candidate did not reply by the required date for publication, the words, "Did not respond in time for publication" appear under the candidate's name.

QUESTION 1

Are you concerned about the size of the federal deficit? Explain your answer.

QUESTION 2

What government measures would you propose to improve access to affordable health care?

QUESTION 3

The United States uses a great deal of fossil fuel for power generation and transportation. What measures would you support to tackle the ever increasing need for energy?

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