Your Guide to the Tuesday Election

On Tuesday, two seats on the West Bloomfield School Board and two tax proposals will be voted on in the township.

That means that if you haven't yet, you have 24 hours to figure out where you're voting and how.

Patch will help.

Since we launched in February, dozens of stories we've published have had implications on this election. Today, we've gathered up the most direct stories we've written on the election — profiles, letters, guides, and breaking news — on handy Topics Pages.

Here, we give you the basics (who, what, when and how).

The rest is up to you.

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Where to vote

All precincts are in the 9th Congressional District, 48th District Court, 2nd Court of Appeals and 6th Circuit Court. All of West Bloomfield is in the 15th State Senatorial District except for one street in Precinct 5. For a list of all 27 precincts, including its' county commissioner district, state legislative district, school district, and handicapped entrances,

How to vote

The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, throughout West Bloomfield.

If you can't make it to the polling precincts on Election Day, you can fill out an absentee ballot in person at the township clerk's office (located inside ). If you've already requested a ballot, it must be back to the office by 8 p.m. Nov. 8, Election Day.

Who is running

There are six candidates vying for two open seats on the West Bloomfield School Board. The Board of Education oversees and sets school policy, hires and works in partnership with the district superintendent and oversees the district's budget. Board members are elected to six-year terms. The candidates are:

Also on the ballot

We'll vote on a 10-year renewal of the township’s existing public safety millage at its current rate of 3.1378 mills, and on an 11-year increase of 2.85 mills, in two separate ballot questions.

A mill is equal to $1 for every $1,000 of a property’s taxable value. The owner of property with a taxable value of $100,000 (about $200,000 market value) currently pays $313.78 annually in property taxes for public safety services and would continue to pay that amount for 10 years if the existing millage is renewed.

If the increase is also approved, the same owner would pay an additional $285 annually for 11 years.

For your reading/viewing information

Visit our Public Safety Millage Election page for past stories. Visit our School Board Election page for past stories, including reports on where candidates stand on different issues.

The Oakland County League of Women Voters held a Oct. 5 at for those running for the West Bloomfield Board of Education. Five of the six candidates for the school board participated in the forum; Finkelstein was absent due to a previous engagement. To watch the voters forum on demand, visit civiccentertv.com.

A second, was held Oct. 26 and featured all six candidates.

In addition, the LOWV has voter guides, as well as videos of candidate debates, online at lwvoa.org.