UNTIL THEN BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KIM.
>>> TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY
BUT WE ALL KNOW TURNOUT
TENDS TO LAG IN THESE OFF
YEAR BATTLES THAT’S EVEN
MORE REASON TO MAKE YOUR
VOICE HEARD BECAUSE EVERY
SINGLE VOTE COUNTS EVEN
MORE.
MANY DECISIONS WILL BE MADE
THAT AFFECT YOUR HOMETOWN,
YOUR CITY COUNCIL, EVEN YOUR
FAMILY’S BUDGET.
PAULA TUTMAN LIVE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH A REMINDER OF
WHAT IS AT STAKE AND THERE’S
A LOT, PAULA.
>> THERE REALLY IS IT’S SO
INTERESTING THAT YOU SAY OFF
YEAR KAREN BECAUSE IT’S
REALLY NOT AN OFF YEAR IT’S
AN ON NEAR ANY TIME WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT YOUR
MUNICIPALITIES.
THE VOTING STATIONS ARE UP
AND WORKERS ARE ALREADY
LOADED THEY WANT TO SEE YOU
BUT AS YOU SAID HISTORICALLY
DURING THESE KINDS OF
ELECTIONS A LOT OF PEOPLE
JUST LEAVE THOSE IMPORTANT
DECISIONS UP TO THEIR
NEIGHBORS TO MAKE FOR THEM.
>> PUT THINK THE WAY I HAVE
GRANDCHILDREN I GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN
TO THEM.
SO I VOTE.
>> Reporter: THOMAS’ 30
YEARS OLD HE TOO REALIZES
THAT HE WANTS HIS VOICE
HEARD AND TALLIED.
IN STERLING HEIGHTS THERE
ARE BOTH MAYORAL AND CITY
COUNCIL RACES.
>> I’M ABLE IF YOU’RE ABLE
YOU SHOULD GO OUT AND DO IT.
>> Reporter: YET THE CITY
CLERK EXPECTS FEWER THAN 22%
OF THE 99,000 REGISTERED
VOTERS IN THIS MUNICIPALITY
TO BOTHER.
>> DESPITE HOW MUCH WE TRY
TO PROMOTE IT ON OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA SITE, ON OUR WEBSITE
AND LET PEOPLE KNOW.
>> Reporter: MELANIE RISQUE
IS THE CITY CLERK FOR
STERLING HEIGHTS.
>> BUT STILL, SOME PEOPLE
DON’T REALLY REALIZE THAT
THERE’S AN ELECTION
TOMORROW.
>> Reporter: AND THAT’S THE
THING ABOUT LOCAL ELECTIONS.
BECAUSE SO FEW PEOPLE BOTHER
TO VOTE.
IT MEANS THE MINORITY
DECIDES THE DAY TO DAY
OPERATIONS AT THE GROUND
LEVEL THAT ACTUALLY GOVERN
WHAT HAPPENS AT YOUR
DOORSTEP.
>> IT’S HOW YOUR TAX MONEY
IS SPENT.
IT’S THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS
THAT ARE IMPLEMENTED FOR
SERVICE TO OUR VOTERS OR TO
ANY OF OUR RESIDENTS.
SO IT REALLY IS IMPACTFUL ON
A PERSONAL EVERY DAY LOCAL
LEVEL.
>> FOR MANY DISTRICTS THERE
ARE NO BIG NAMES TO ENTICE
TO YOU THE POLLS.
IT’S ALL ABOUT PROPOSALS AND
BALLOT INITIATIVES THAT
DETERMINE HOW YOUR MONEY IS
SPENT, HOW YOUR TRASH IS
PICKED UP AND HOW MANY
FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR
EMERGENCY CALL.
SO FOR INSTANCE, IN THE CITY
OF DEARBORN, THE DEARBORN
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
MILLAGE.
SO THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL
TEMPORARY TAX TO FUND CITY
OPERATIONS, INCLUDING POLICE
AND FIRE PROTECTION.
THE COSTS TO THE AVERAGE
HOMEOWNER ABOUT $167 PER
YEAR.
IN ANN ARBOR, THERE ARE FOUR
BALLOT PROPOSALS THAT GOVERN
EVERYTHING FROM HOW THE CITY
CONTRACTS ARE LEFT FOR
BILLING JOBS TO RANKED
VOTING MEASURES WHICH WILL
CHANGE HOW THE PERSON YOU
CHOOSE CAN WIN OR LOSE TO
THE EXPANDING THE SPENDING
POWERS OF AN UNELECTED CITY
ADMINISTRATORS.
AGAIN THESE DAY TO DAY
MEASURES ARE BEING DECIDED
BY THE FEWEST PEOPLE WHO
CHOOSE TO SHOW UP TO VOTE.
WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE.
BECAUSE IT’S THE MINORITY OF
OUR REGISTERED VOTERS ARE
MAKING THE DETERMINATION ON
HOW YOUR CITY IS GOING TO BE
RUN.
>> YEAH, SO AGAIN, THERE’S
NEVER AN OFF YEAR BECAUSE
EVEN IF YOU ONLY HAVE ONE
BALLOT PROPOSAL ON THAT
BALLOT THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT AFFECTS YOUR POCKETBOOK,
YOUR HOUSEHOLD, YOUR DINNER
TABLE DIRECTLY.
SO IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO
VOTE.
LISTEN WHEN YOU VOTE MAKE
SURE YOU GO TO
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
WE HAVE A FANTASTIC TEAM
KAREN I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT.
THE WAY THEY KEEP THOSE
NUMBERS GOING ALMOST IN
REALTIME AND YOU CAN
ACTUALLY SEE YOUR VOTE COUNT
AND HOW IT MATTERS TO YOU.
SO MAKE SURE YOU STAY WITH
US ON CLICKONDETROIT.COM AS
WELL, KAREN.
>> GOOD REMINDER.
LOVE TO SHOUTOUT TO CLICK ON
DETROIT BECAUSE THEY WORK SO
HARD ESPECIALLY ON ELECTION
DAY.
>> THEY REALLY DO.
THANK YOU, PAULA.
>> YES.
>>> OUR COVERAGE DOES
CONTINUE ON THIS ELECTION
EVE.
NEW AT 5 SECRETARY OF STATE
JOCELYN BENSON TALKING ABOUT
THREATS TO ELECTION WORKERS
AS WELL AS THREATS TO
DEMOCRACY ITSELF.
THEN AT 6 WE COVER MORE OF