Making Democracy Work

Democracy is not a Spectator Sport!

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Upcoming Elections

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Troy Special Mayoral Election On this ballot are 6 candidates running for the term of Mayor of the City of Troy, which term expires on November 9, 2015. Polls are open from 7am to 8pm or you may vote via absent voter ballot.

There are two sources of nonpartisan information offered by the League of Women Voters of Troy Area:

LWV TA Candidate's Forum which will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 7pm at Community Media Cable Studios at 1230 Souter Blvd in Troy. Souter Blvd runs south off of Maple Road between Rochester Rd and Stephenson Hwy. This program will take questions in writing from the audience and is moderated by the LWV TA Voter Service Chair, Karen Fabian.

The program can be seen on TV on the PEG channel 18 of Comcast and WOW. Airtimes are Monday, April 15, 2013 at 7:30pm and Thursday, April 18 at 10pm and times to be determined next week. Or the program can be seen via Video On Demand by going to http://www.cmntv.org on your computer and clicking on the appropriate place. To go to them directly (they are in two portions),go to http://vimeo.com/63980174 for part one and http://vimeo.com/63981984 for part 2.

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You may obtain a hardcopy of the LWV TA Voter Guide for the Special Mayoral Election (which gives the candidates' biography and answers to three questions). Hardcopies are available at the library, city hall, and the community center. It is also available here by clicking here.

NOTE: There are two pages on the website but the hardcopy is one doublesided page.

DEMOCRACY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT!

Districts covering Troy Citizens:

US Congressional -- District 11
State Senate -- District 13
State Representative -- District 41
Oakland County Commissioners-Districts 11, 16, 20