CHIPPEWA COUNTY, STATE OF MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Election will be held in the regular voting place in each precinct in each City and Township in the County of Chippewa, State of Michigan, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M.
Said purpose of the May 5, 2026, Special Election will to be to vote on the following proposals:
EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
MILLAGE RENEWAL AND RESTORATION PROPOSAL
This proposal will allow the intermediate school district to continue to levy millage previously approved by the electors for area career and technical education programs and restores millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963.
Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of .9892 mill ($0.9892 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District, Michigan, to provide funds for area career and technical education programs, be renewed for a period of 10 years, 2027 to 2036, inclusive; and also be increased by .0108 mill ($0.0108 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2027 to 2036, inclusive; if the millage is approved, the intermediate school district will be authorized to levy area career and technical education millage at the rate of 1.00 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) as previously approved by the electors on May 2, 2017, and, if levied in 2027, will collect approximately $3,280,256 from local property taxes authorized herein (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2026 tax levy and a restoration of millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963)?
EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MILLAGE RENEWAL
.9892 MILL FOR 10 YEARS
AND .0108 MILL FOR 10 YEARS TO RESTORE MILLAGE REDUCTION
Full text of the ballot proposition may be obtained at the administrative offices of Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District, 315 Armory Place, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783-2005, telephone: (906) 632-3373.
Sample ballots can be found at www.mi.gov/vote.
Absentee ballots are available for all elections. Registered voters may contact their local clerk or county clerk to obtain an application for an absent voter ballot. Early voting is not available for this election.
The polls will be open from 7:00 A.M to 8:00 P.M at the following locations:
TOWNSHIP POLLING LOCATION
Bay Mills Township - Bay Mills Twp Hall, 14740 W Lakeshore Drive, Brimley, MI 49715
Bruce Township - Bruce Twp Hall, 3156 E 12 Mile Rd, Dafter, MI 49724
Chippewa Township - Chippewa Twp Hall, 30014 W M-28 Eckerman, MI 49728
Dafter Township - Dafter Twp Hall, 2926 W 10 Mile Rd., Dafter, MI 49724
DeTour Township - DeTour Twp Hall, 260 S Superior Street, DeTour Village, MI 49725
Drummond Township - Drummond Twp Hall, 29935 E. Pine, Drummond Island, MI 49726
Hulbert Township - Hulbert Township Hall, 37686 W 4th St, Hulbert, MI 49748
Kinross Township - Kinross Twp Hall, 4884 W Curtis Street, Kincheloe, MI 49788
Pickford Township - Pickford Twp. Hall, 155 E Main St., Pickford, MI 49774
Raber Township - Raber Township Hall, 16315 E M-48, Goetzville, MI 49736
Rudyard Township - Rudyard Twp Hall, 18725 S Mackinac Trail, Rudyard, MI 49780
Soo Township - Soo Twp Hall, 639 3 ½ Mile Rd, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Sugar Island Township - Sugar Island Comm Center, 6401 E. 1 ½ Mile Rd., Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Superior Township - Superior Twp Hall, 7049 S M-221, Brimley, MI 49715
Trout Lake Township -Trout Lake Twp Hall, 32686 W H-40, Trout Lake, MI 49793
Whitefish Township - Whitefish Twp Hall, 7052 N M-123, Paradise, MI 49768
City of Sault Ste. Marie Precinct 1, Precinct 2, and Precinct 3
Lake Superior State University
James Norris Center – Student Athletic Center
1000 Meridian Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
All polling places are handicap accessible. Voting instructions in alternate formats (audio and Braille) are available upon request. Voter Assist machines are available in each precinct. Voter Assist machines are designed to allow voters who are disabled to vote “in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access and participation (including privacy and independence) as for other voters.”
Published by the Authority of the Chippewa County Election Commission
Honorable Eric G. Blubaugh, Chairman
Jenni Pace, Member
Steven J. Woodgate, Clerk
