Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Oakland County voters elected an executive, clerk, sheriff and treasurer at the polls Tuesday.
5:30 AM: All precincts have been counted. Check the table above for final unofficial vote tallies. 1:20 AM L. Brooks Patterson kept his lead, with 499 of 522 precincts reporting. Also, Andy Meisner, Michael Bouchard and Jessica Cooper are continued to lead their opponents. Challenger Lisa Brown was stil leading incumbent County Clerk Bill Bullard. 11:52 PM With 75 percent of ballots counted, voter turnout looks to be about 65 percent in Oakland County. 10:40 PM: With more than half the precincts in Oakland County reporting, incumbents L. Brooks Patterson, Andy Meisner, Michael Bouchard and Jessica Cooper are continuing to lead their opponents. Challenger Lisa Brown is stil leading incumbent County Clerk Bill Bullard. 9:13 PM: Some …
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The campaign Obama won was the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Exit polls show voters backing Barack Obama; national media give the state's 16 electoral votes to the president.
The polls have not been closed long, but based on exit polls results several media organizations have declared President Barack Obama the winner of Michigan's 16 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican and native son Mitt Romney. NBC, NPR, CNN, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post all have declared Obama the winner. Media outlets also have called the overall race for Obama. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and in recent elections has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in Michigan. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections. The economy was a key …
"We're convinced this will be the fastest Election Night reporting for a presidential election in Oakland County history," Clerk Bill Bullard said Tuesday.
Oakland County on Tuesday was set to become the second county in the United States to tap wireless technology to transmit election results more quickly after the polls close. The analog modems on vote tabulator and absentee ballot counting board machines throughout Oakland County have been upgraded with wireless cellular modems that will allow unofficial results to be transmitted from communities to the county as soon as the polls close at 8 p.m., Oakland County Clerk Bill Bullard said Tuesday. Previously, the memory card in each vote tabulator at each precinct had to be removed manually after election workers finished their paperwork, then taken to City Hall for the results to be uploaded and transmitted to the county. The analog vote …
Michigan's voting goes until 8 p.m., but some polls elsewhere close earlier.
Michigan voters have until 8 p.m. Eastern to cast their Election 2012 ballots, but voting in other key swing states ends as much as an hour earlier, and exit polling could provide an early clue whether President Obama or Mitt Romney is closer to the White House. The earliest key state to watch is Virginia, where polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern. Voting ends 30 minutes later in the swing states of Ohio and North Carolina. As Michigan's polls close, the swing states of Florida, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire close their polls, too. Nevada and Iowa, two other swing states that could prove pivotal in this year's presidential election, close voting at 10 p.m. Eastern. Check here as Patch updates Election 2012 results as they come in.
In addition, Bloomfield Hills Republican Mike McCready takes the 44th District State House seat and Shelley Goodman Taub is elected to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners.
Election Day is over in Birmingham, and after a long day and even longer night tallying votes, Birmingham has re-elected Michael Fenberg and Geri Rinschler to the Birmingham Board of Education. In addition, Birmingham's City Charter Amendment — which would have made it easier for Birmingham to sell city-owned property — failed at the ballot box, with 56.5 percent of voters voting 'no.' It was a long night at the Birmingham City Clerk's office, with the final results from all nine of Birmingham's precincts not coming in until 1 a.m. While results were available from the individual precincts early in the evening, it was the absentee tally — at least 4,600 ballots — that took the longest to count. The school board race took an interesting …
So you're want to vote in Tuesday's general election, but where should you go? Here's a breakdown of Birmingham's precincts.
The general election is Tuesday, but where do you go when it comes to casting to your vote? Your city-issued voter identification card indicates your precinct location for all elections, including state and national elections. The following are polling sites for all elections, including Tuesday's elections: Still undecided, especially on the local or statewide issues? No problem. Catch up on the issues and all the candidates on the ballot by visiting Birmingham's 2012 General Election Guide. Can't wait for results? Make sure you stick with Birmingham Patch all day Tuesday as report live from various polling stations around town, and then bring you results from all races as they come in. If you hear of anything happening around town, make …
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680 Harmon St, Birmingham, MI
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Get a sneak peek at the ballot before you head to the polls.
Heading to the polls to cast your vote today, but you want a sneak peek at what the ballot will look like? The city has provided residents with a preview of Tuesday's ballot, which includes sections for: Still undecided, especially on the local or statewide issues? No problem. Catch up on the issues and all the candidates on the ballot by visiting Birmingham's 2012 General Election Guide. Can't wait for results? Make sure you stick with Birmingham Patch all day Tuesday as report live from various polling stations around town, and then bring you results from all races as they come in. If you hear of anything happening around town, make sure you email Editor Laura Houser at Laura.Houser@patch.com.
Monday, November 5, 2012
From opinion pieces to an in-depth look at the candidates and issues on tomorrow's ballot, here's what Birmingham residents need to know ahead of Tuesday's election.
Heading to the polls Tuesday? Here's a quick how-to for everything you need to know.
The Nov. 6 election is upon us, and Birmingham is heading to the polls Tuesday to vote for the nation's president, local school board members and everything in between. So what do you need to know before going to the polls on Tuesday? We'll break it down for you: Still undecided, especially on the local or statewide issues? No problem. Catch up on the issues and all the candidates on the ballot by visiting Birmingham's 2012 General Election Guide. Can't wait for results? Make sure you stick with Birmingham Patch all day Tuesday as report live from various polling stations around town, and then bring you results from all races as they come in. If you hear of anything happening around town, make sure you email Editor Laura Houser at Laura.…
The Duke of Royal Oak
2:13 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
Editor. It is time to close this article down. Its over and no need for cyber arguing about the democrats or republicans. We are one Nation, We are one Country, We are one People. Let us all pull together and work for the good of all. Our former presidents all unite and work together and support the current president, as I have read in the AARP magazine. Happy Thanksgiving to all. HRH The Duke of… more ›