Clinton Township voters head to the polls

Election workers on Tuesday, May 5, at the Clinton Township Hall including, from left to right, Barb Pope, Marsha Kershner and Deb DeVoir, assisted voters with receiving their ballots on Election Day.

By BRAD HEINEMAN

Clinton Local

Registered voters who hadn’t already voted absentee in the May 5 special election for the Clinton Township Public Library’s new, additional millage request, had the opportunity to cast their ballots in-person on Tuesday at the Clinton Township Hall.

Election Day took place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday with the lone ballot item for Clinton Township-area voters being the library’s request for receiving a new, additional 1.00 mill request for funding. The special election vote requires a majority of the public’s support to levy $1 on each $1,000 of taxable value for 10 years — 2026 through 2035.

In its first year, the estimated revenue to be collected — if the ballot measure is passed by voters — would be approximately $167,000, with funding benefiting the library for such things as building improvements, staffing and wages, as well as managing the general cost of materials, supplies and increasing expenses. The library’s existing millage, which would remain in operation along with the new levy funding, generated $152,763 during the 2025 fiscal year.

Results from the election were unavailable due to press time deadlines on Tuesday for The Local. Election results can be found by visiting electionlenawee.com. The Tecumseh Herald’s Facebook page also will post the results once all precinct reporting has been completed.

A comprehensive article about the election and its results will be published in next week’s May 14 edition of The Clinton Local.