Know Before You Vote!
November 2nd, 2012
This is your one-stop shop for all the background, interviews and analysis you’ll need to make informed decisions in the voting booth. From proposals to candidates, get all the information you need before Tuesday’s election.
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Proposals
There are six statewide proposals along with several local initiatives on the ballot in Metro Detroit.
Proposal 1 - Emergency Manager Law
Proposal 2 - Collective Bargaining for Public Employee Unions
Proposal 3 - Renewable Energy
Proposal 4 - In-Home Health Care
Proposal 5 - Super Majority Needed for Tax Proposals
Proposal 6 - Detroit/Windsor Bridge
City of Detroit Proposals
Proposal E - Standard Number of Signatures for Candidacy
Proposal M - Decriminalizing Marijuana
You can find more stories, interviews and analysis of the proposals here: http://www.wdet.org/categories/tags/elections-2012/ http://www.wdet.org/categories/tags/michigan-politics/
U.S. Senate Race
Debbie Stabenow is running for her second six-year term as U.S. Senator for the State of Michigan. The Democratic incumbent is facing a challenge former West Michigan Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra.
Congressional Races
Metro Detroit will be covered by Michigan Congressional Districts 7 through 14 beginning in January. Do you know your Representative? Do you know their challenger(s)?
District 7
Tim Walberg
Kurt Haskell
District 8
Mike Rogers
Lance Enderle
Preston Brooks
District 9
Sander Levin
Don Volaric
Jim Fulner
District 10
Candice Miller
Chuck Stadler
District 11
Kerry Bentivolio
Syed Taj
David Curson
District 12
John Dingell
Cynthia Kallgren
District 13
John Conyers
Harry Sawicki
District 14
Gary Peters
John Hauler
You can get more stories on the congressional races here: http://www.wdet.org/categories/tags/elections-2012/congressional-elections-2012/