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5,698 voters cast a ballot in Tuesday’s elections according to Washtenaw County Elections Director Ed Golembiewski. Voters in Milan approved the Senior Services Millage Renewal and Restoration proposal overwhelmingly. The city is divided between Washtenaw County and Monroe County. The Washtenaw County side voted 369 to 90 in favor.
The Pittsfield Township Public Safety proposal was defeated by a total vote of 2385 in favor, 2835 against. The county elections director and Washtenaw County clerk Lawrence Kestenbaum could not recall a time in recent voter history where a township proposal failed.
The increase in voter turnout during this special election correlates with a sharp increase in absent voter ballots issued to voters who requested to be placed on their city/township’s “permanent absent voter list” over the course of the 2020 election cycle.