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Voter Guides
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November 4, 2008, General Election for Oakland County
Click on REFRESH to assure latest version of this page. All Voter Guides are now available.
There are three sections on the ballot:
PARTISAN
NONPARTISAN
PROPOSALS
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PARTISAN OFFICES
Voters may vote a Straight Ticket for all candidates of ONE political party
OR a Split Ticket by overriding their Straight Ticket choice for any office
OR a Mixed Ticket by selection each office individually and not selecting a party.
Political Parties on the ballot:
Republican
Democratic
Green
U.S. Taxpayers
Libertarian
Natural Law
U. S. Representative Districts in Oakland County: District Map
State Representative Districts in Oakland County: District Map
Includes countywide races for County Executive, Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff,
Clerk/Register of Deeds, Treasurer and Drain Commissioner.
Oakland County Commissioner Districts: District Map
Townships: (Supervisor, Clerk, Treasurer, Trustees, some Park Commissions AND also Nonpartisan Library Boards if on ballot)
NONPARTISAN OFFICES & PROPOSALS
- 1 full term position -- Contested
- 3 full, 1 partial term Incumbent positions
For CONTESTED Circuit, Probate and District Court positions, ALSO
SEE candidate responses to a 29-question Judicial Questionnaire
(developed in partnership with the Oakland County Bar Association and
Detroit Free Press) and which are available on the OCBA website along with
videos of candidate forums for races after the forums have been held.
- 5 full term, 1 partial term Incumbent Positions
- 2 full-term Non-Incumbent Position - CONTESTED
- 1 Non-Incumbent Position - CONTESTED
District Court Judges in Oakland County:
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#35
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Includes city of Northville in Oakland County & portions of Wayne County
- 1 Non-Incumbent position - Contested
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#43
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Includes cities of Ferndale, Hazel Park and Madison Hts - 1 Incumbent position
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#44
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Includes city of Royal Oak - 1 Incumbent position
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#45A
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Includes city of Berkley - 1 Non-Incumbent Position - CONTESTED
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#45B
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Includes cities of Huntington Woods, Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge and
Royal Oak Township - 2 full-term Incumbent Positions - CONTESTED
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#46
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Includes cities of Lathrup Village, Southfield;Southfield Township;
Villages of Beverly Hills, Bingham Farm & Franklin
- 1 full term Incumbent position
- 1 partial term Incumbent position - CONTESTED
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#47
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Includes cities of Farmington & Farmington Hills - 1 Incumbent position
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#48
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Includes cities of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Keego Harbor,
Orchard Lake & Sylvan Lake; Bloomfield Twp & West Bloomfield Twp
- 1 Incumbent position
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#50
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Includes city of Pontiac
- 2 full term Incumbent Positions
- 1 partial term Non-Incumbent Positions - CONTESTED
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#51
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Includes Waterford Township - 1 Incumbent position
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#52-1
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Includes cities of Novi, South Lyon, Walled Lake & Wixom;
Townships of Commerce, Highland, Lyon, Milford, & Novi;
Villages of Milford & Wolverine Lake - 1 Incumbent position
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#52-2
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Includes city of Clarkston; Townships of Brandon, Groveland, Holly,
Independence, Rose, Springfield & White Lake; Villages of Holly & Ortonville
- 1 Incumbent position - CONTESTED
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#52-3
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Includes cities of Auburn Hills, Lake Angelus, Rochester & Rochester Hills;
Townships of Addison, Oakland, Orion & Oxford; Villages of Lake Orion, Leonard &
Oxford - 1 Incumbent position - CONTESTED
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#52-4
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Includes cities of Clawson & Troy - 1 Incumbent position
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City Offices:
Clarkston
Keego Harbor
Orchard Lake Village
Sylvan Lake - includes proposal
Village Offices:
Beverly Hills - includes proposal
Leonard
Wolverine Lake
Local School Districts:
Birmingham
Bloomfield Hills
Brandon
Holly
Huron Valley
Northville
Novi
Oxford
Royal Oak
Southfield - includes proposal
Walled Lake
Waterford
West Bloomfield
District Library Boards:
(See Township Voter Guides for Township Library Boards)
Northville
Salem South Lyon
PROPOSALS: (some are listed in township, city, village or school guides)
State Proposals:
01 & 02
City Proposals:
Ferndale
Farmington
Pontiac
Rochester Hills
Wixom
Printed Voter Guide for Oakland County in ONE file
The LWVOA is providing printed copies of this Voter Guide for Oakland County
to all the county's city & township halls and public libraries.
Has your local townhall or library run out of copies? Are your friends
asking to borrow your printed Voter Guide? Now you can refer them to the
entire 56-page PDF file below. If you have a dial-up connection, downloading it may take a while.
Don't forget that you can also access guides for the individual races on your ballot.
See the list of positions and proposals above.
Not sure which races will appear on your ballot? Both the Secretary of State
and Publius will tell you your precinct and location and have sample ballots.
The Publius site will also link to League of Women Voter guides for
individual races. Full information may not be available until about a week
before the election.
Complete 56 page Voter Guide (1440K PDF)
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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Last revised: November 18, 2008 20:17 PST.
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