ballot proposals

Voters in Ann Arbor will render a final decision on two ballot proposals on August 5th. Proposals A and B would approve the sale of city owned land for a new downtown library. Opponents say the city is reneging on its promise to turn the land into an urban park and civic commons called the “Center of the City.” And now, a lawsuit accuses the City of “perpetrating a fraud upon the electorate” through misleading ballot language. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor explores what has become a contentious issue in an off-year summer election.

Dexter residents will be voting Tuesday on whether to allow the city to sell a plot of land along one of its main roads. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Opponents of Ann Arbor’s Proposals A and B on the August ballot say the city has conceded the measures are non-binding and will not produce the benefits being promised. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Rank MI Vote is eyeing Ann Arbor for support its effort to gather over 600,000 signatures statewide to put ranked choice voting on the 2026 ballot. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Voters in Ann Arbor had four ballot proposals to decide in the general election. Two passed. Two failed. WEMU's David Fair spoke with Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor about the results and his perspective on what the decisions mean to the city.

Washtenaw County voters approved the four millage questions on the ballot, including a new tax for Older Persons Services. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

On Tuesday, November 5th, voting concludes, and decisions will be made about our elected leadership. Locally, there are a number of ballot issues to be decided as well. In Ann Arbor, one of the ballot questions is whether to create a publicly-owned Sustainable Energy Utility. It would be an opt-in, renewable energy source to further move the city towards it's carbon neutrality goals. Ann Arbor director of Sustainability and Innovations, Missy Stults, joined WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak, for a review of the proposal and its implications for the future.

A proposal on the Ann Arbor November ballot asks voters to establish a fund to help fund city candidate elections. As WEMU's Kevin Meershaert reports, it remains unclear whether the measure is even legal.

There has been a lot of confusion regarding Ann Arbor’s Proposal A on the November ballot. It asks voters if they want to establish a Sustainable Energy Utility, or SEU. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ann Arbor voters are being asked this fall if they want to move to nonpartisan municipal elections. Proposal C would also eliminate the city primary. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.