Public Notice
NOTICE OF ELECTION, REGISTRATION
AND EARLY VOTING
FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION ON
TUESDAY AUGUST 4, 2026
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF LEROY TOWNSHIP:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector who is not already registered may register to vote at the office of their Township Clerk, the office of the County Clerk, a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to their Township Clerk. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com,
The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday July 20, 2026.
After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the elector’s Township Clerk’s office at the following times:
- Regular business hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Early Voting hours: as presented below:
- Election Day: Tuesday August 4, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
EARLY VOTING FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION LOCATED AT: Leroy Township Hall
1685 N M-52 Webberville, MI 48892 July 25-August 2, 2026, from 9:00am to 5:00pm
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the qualified electors will be voting on as presented and listed below:
Partisan Section
Candidates of the Democratic Party and Republican Party seeking nomination to the following partisan offices are to be voted for in your county: Governor, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative in Congress, State Senator, State Representative, and such other partisan offices that may by law be required to be nominated at the primary. Candidates seeking nomination for the following nonpartisan offices are also to be voted for in designated counties at the August 4, 2026, Primary Election: Circuit Court Judge, Probate Court Judge, District Court Judge and such other nonpartisan offices that may by law be required to be nominated at the primary. The office of Appeals Court Judge will not appear on the primary ballot due to the number of candidates who filed for the available positions.
Proposal Section
Ingham County
Potter Park Zoo and Potter Park
Operational Millage Renewal and
Restoration Question
For the purpose of providing funding for the operation of the Potter Park Zoo and Potter Park, including funding for operations, maintenance, and improvements, at the same millage level previously approved by the voters in 2020, shall the Constitutional limitation upon the total amount of taxes which may be assessed in one (1) year upon all property within the County of
Ingham, Michigan be renewed at 0.4986 mills, and shall the previously authorized reduced millage of 0.0014 mills be restored, for a return to the previously voted total limitation increase of up to 0.5000 of one (1) mill ($0.50 per thousand dollars of state taxable valuation), for a period of six (6) years, 2027-2032, inclusive? If approved and levied in full, this Millage will raise an estimated $5,119,313 in the first calendar year of the levy, based on state taxable valuation.
Ingham County
Countywide System of Trails and Parks
Millage Renewal and Restoration
Question
For the purpose of providing funding at the same millage level previously approved by the voters in 2014 and 2020 for the creation and maintenance of a countywide system of recreational trails and adjacent parks, which may incorporate trails or parks created by local units of government, including Lansing’s River Trail, and may acquire rights of way to connect and extend existing trails, shall the Constitutional limitation upon the total amount of taxes which may be assessed in one (1) year upon all property within the County of Ingham, Michigan be renewed at 0.4986 mills, and shall the previously authorized reduced millage of 0.0014 mills be restored, for a return to the previously voted total limitation increase of up to
0.5000 mills ($0.50 per $1,000 of taxable value), for a period of six (6) years 2026-2031, inclusive? If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $5,119,313 for the system of recreational trails and adjacent parks in the first calendar year of the levy based on taxable valuation.
Ingham County
Public Transportation System for
Elderly and Disabled Millage Renewal
and Restoration Question
For the purpose of providing funding at the same millage level previously approved by the voters in 2020 for a transportation system to be used primarily by elderly and disabled persons in Ingham County, shall the constitutional limitation upon the total amount of taxes which may be assessed in one (1) year upon all property within the County of Ingham, Michigan, be renewed at 0.5988 mills, and shall the previously authorized reduced millage of
0.0012 mills be restored, for a return to the previously voted total limitation increase of up to 0.6000 mills ($0.60 per $1,000 of taxable value), for a period of six (6) years, 2027-2032, inclusive? If approved and levied in full, this Millage will raise an estimated additional
$6,148,104 for the transportation system in the first calendar year of the levy based on state taxable valuation.
County District Library
Ingham County
Tourism, Entertainment Facilities,
and Arts Proposal
To improve convention facilities, modernize the County Fairgrounds, promote the arts, attract tourists and capital investments to the County, and other activities specified by Public Act 263 of 1974, as amended, shall the County be permitted to increase the tax collected from visitors who stay less than 30 days at hotels and similar accommodations, from the present level of 5%, to 8%, for such purposes?
Capital Area District Library
Ballot Proposal for a District Wide Tax
Shall the previously authorized Capital Area District Library tax, which expired in December 2025, of 1.56 mills ($1.56 per $1,000 of taxable value) on all taxable property within the limits of the District, which as of 2025 had been reduced to 1.5586 mills ($1.56 per $1,000 of taxable values) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed and levied for 4 years, 2026 through 2029 inclusive, for the purpose of funding library operations? If the millage passes, the millage will generate an estimated $15,192,690 during the first calendar year. With this revenue, Capital Area District Library will be able to maintain its operations and planned level of services for the next 4 years. If the millage does not pass, many library services will be eliminated, and branches may have to close. If the millage passes, a small portion of the revenue will, as required by law, be disbursed to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities of Ingham County, the City of Lansing, and Delhi Township.
Gina L. Whitehead
Leroy Township Clerk
