It's time for the General Election this November! For those living in Osceola County, see our voting guide below to help you know what's going to be on the ballot.

 

OSCEOLA COUNTY BALLOT GUIDE

Date: Tuesday, November 3

Polling Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

 

Additional Resources:

• POLLING PLACE
• EARLY VOTING INFO
• GENERAL VOTING INFO

 

*STATE OFFICIALS*

 

State Governor & Lieutenant Governor (1)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Jocelyn Benson & Winnie Brinks, Democrat

• John James & Jay DeBoyer, Republican

• Anthony Hudson & Beau Parmenter, Libertarian

• Donna Brandenburg & Robert Cowper II, U.S. Taxpayers

• Douglas Campbell & Bobbie Clay, Green

Secretary of State (1)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Garlin Gilchrist II, Democrat

• Anthony Forlini, Republican

• Christine Sloan, Libertarian

• Scott Aughney, U.S. Taxpayers

• Eric Borregard, Green

Attorney General (1)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Eli Savit, Democrat

• Doug Lloyd, Republican

• Jason Dye, Libertarian

• John Perry Ludtke Jr., U.S. Taxpayers

• Jeff Polonowski, Green

• Doug Dern, Natural Law

 

*CONGRESSIONAL OFFICIALS*

 

U.S. Senator (1)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Abdul El-Sayed, Democrat

• Mike Rogers, Republican

• Lydia Christensen, Libertarian

• Tim Long, U.S. Taxpayers

• Douglas Marsh, Green

• Walter Kristy, Natural Law

U.S. Congress - 2nd District (1)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Ben Ambrose, Democrat

• John Moolenaar, Republican*^INC

• Charlotte Magoon, Green

• Richard Sills, Natural Law

State Senator - 34th District (1)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Roger Hauck, Republican*^INC

• Tyler Landgraf, Democrat

State Representative - 100th District (1)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Tom Kunse, Republican*^INC

• Tracy Ruell, Democrat

 

*STATE EDUCATIONAL OFFICIALS*

 

State Board of Education (2)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Judith Pritchett, Democrat

• Tiffany Tilley, Democrat

• Terence Collins, Republican

• Bree Moeggenberg, Republican

• Charles Essner, Libertarian

• William Mohr II, U.S. Taxpayers

• Christine Schwartz, U.S. Taxpayers

• Wissam Charafeddine, Green

• Mary Anne Hering, Working Class

• Kelli Monroe, Natural Law

Regent of the University of Michigan (2)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Paul Brown, Democrat

• Amir Makled, Democrat

• Lena Epstein, Republican

• Michael Schostak, Republican

• Andrew Chadderdon, Libertarian

• Kyle Maas, U.S. Taxpayers

Trustee of Michigan State University (2)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Brianna Scott, Democrat

• Kelly Tebay Zemke, Democrat

• Julie Maday, Republican

• Roger Victory, Republican

• Daniel Patterson, Libertarian

• Will Tyler White, Libertarian

• Janet Sanger, U.S. Taxpayers

• John Sanger, U.S. Taxpayers

• John Anthony La Pietra, Green

• Yaz Ozbek, Working Class

Govenor of Wayne State University (2)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Shereef Akeel, Democrat

• Richard Mack, Democrat

• Andy Anuzis, Republican

• Christa Murphy, Republican

• Alex Avery, Libertarian

• Jami Van Alstine, Libertarian

• Jeff McDonald, U.S. Taxpayers

• Paul Ragan, Green

• Suzanne Roehrig, Working Class

• Kathleen Oakford, Natural Law

 

*JUDICIAL OFFICIALS*

 

Justice of Supreme Court (2)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Megan Kathleen Cavanagh*^INC

• Noah P. Hood*^INC

• Thomas W. Howe

• Casandra Morse-Bills

• Michael Warren

• Jody White

Judge of Court of Appeals (3)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Michael J. Kelly*^INC

• Allie Greenleaf Maldonado*^INC

• Michelle M. Rick*^INC

Judge of 49th Circuit Court (1)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Dennis L. Duvall Jr.

Judge of 77th Circuit Court (1)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Peter Michael Jaklevic*^INC

 

*COUNTY OFFICIALS*

 

Osceola County Road Commissioner (1)

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Terry Robert Wanstead, Republican

 

*CITY, TOWNSHIP, & VILLAGE OFFICIALS*

 

City of Evart Mayor (1)

City of Evart

• Roger Elkins

• Sandra Szeliga

City of Evart Clerk (1)

City of Evart

• Andrea Grupido

City of Evart Council Member (2)

City of Evart

• Ralph Carlson

• Bruce Robinson

• Tina Young

City of Reed City Council Member (4)

City of Reed City

• James C. Anderlohr

• Trevor Guiles

• Timothy Locker

Hersey Township Supervisor (1)

Hersey TWP

• Marco Menezes (partial term until 12/1/28)

Hersey Township Treasurer (1)

Hersey TWP

• Susan Martinez (partial term until 12/1/28)

Village of Hersey President (1)

Hersey TWP

• Karen Huisman

Village of Hersey Treasurer (1)

Hersey TWP

• Christopher Hurst

Village of LeRoy President (1)

LeRoy TWP

• Adam Johnson

Village of LeRoy Trustee (3)

LeRoy TWP

• DJ Goines

• Julia Lockhart

• James Seavey

Village of Marion President (1)

Marion TWP

• David Swiler

Village of Marion Trustee (3)

Marion TWP

• Bonnie Tenney

Village of Tustin President (1)

Burdell TWP

• Ryan Erickson

Village of Tustin Clerk (1)

Burdell TWP

• Jessica Coykendall

Village of Tustin Treasurer (1)

Burdell TWP

• Kayla Erickson

Village of Tustin President (4)

Burdell TWP

• Lou Ann Anderson

• Alexandrea Dickinson

• Christie Dunlop

 

*LOCAL EDUCATIONAL OFFICIALS*

 

Cadillac Area Public Schools Board Member (3)

Sherman TWP

• Zachary A. Anderson

• Anne Engels

• Nicole Schultz

Chippewa Hills School District Board Member (4)

Orient TWP

• Katie Bazaire (4-year term)

• Amanda Cornell (4-year term)

• Melissa E. Denslow (4-year term)

• Tony Gibson (4-year term)

• Shauna M. Livermore (4-year term)

• Jesse Steele (4-year term)

Evart School District Board Member (2)

Cedar TWP, City of Evart, Evart TWP, Hartwick TWP, Hersey TWP, Middle Branch TWP, Orient TWP, Osceola TWP, Sylvan TWP

• Bre Grabill (6-year-term)

• Eric Schmidt (6-year-term)

Marion Public Schools Board Member (1)

Hartwick TWP, Highland TWP, Marion TWP, Middle Branch TWP, Rose Lake TWP, Sherman TWP, Sylvan TWP

• Renaye Fewless

• Thomas Krause

McBain Rural Agricultural Schools Board Member (3)

Highland TWP, Marion TWP

• Karen J. Abrahamson

• Doug McLain

• Rebecca Voelker

Pine River Area Schools Board Member (2 each)

Burdell TWP, Cedar TWP, Hartwick TWP, LeRoy TWP, Lincoln TWP, Rose Lake TWP, Sherman TWP

• Derek Brock (6-year-term)

• Wendy Ragatzki (6-year-term)

• Rob Kulpa (4-year-term)

• Susan Stoll (4-year-term)

Reed City Area Public Schools Board Member (3)

Cedar TWP, Hersey TWP, Lincoln TWP, City of Reed City, Richmond TWP

• Troy Alan Bowling (4-year term)
• Jamie Eichenberg (4-year term)
• Christine Mund (4-year term)
• Dustin Robbins (4-year term)
• Maggie M. Walcott (partial term until 12/1/28)* ^{seperate from 4-year}

 

*STATE PROPOSALS*

 

Proposal 2026-1: Convene A Constitutional Convention For The Purpose Of Drafting A General Revision Of The State Constitution?

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Shall a convention of elected delegates be convened in 2027 to draft a general revision of the State Constitution for presentation to the state’s voters for their approval or rejection?

Proposal 2026-2: Proposed Law To Prohibit Campaign Contributions From Certain Regulated Utilities And Government Contractors And Apply Campaign Finance Laws And Regulations To Additional Types Of Political Communications?

All TWPs and Cities of Reed City & Evart

• Prohibit regulated electric and gas utilities, contractors with over $250,000 annually in government contracts, and people and organizations with substantial connections to these utilities/contractors from making direct or indirect campaign contributions to those who run for or hold offices that impact them. 

• Expand laws regulating spending on political communications, including those requiring disclosing donor information, to apply to communications clearly identifying candidates or ballot questions, even if they do not expressly advocate voting for/against them. 

• Expressly apply the law requiring disclosure of who paid for political communications to internet political communications. 

• Should this proposal be adopted?

 

*CITY, TOWNSHIP, & SCHOOL PROPOSALS*

 

Chippewa Hills School District Bond Proposal

Orient TWP

• Shall Chippewa Hills School District, Mecosta, Isabella and Osceola Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($29,900,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of:

  • Remodeling, including safety and security improvements, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and reequipping existing school buildings; erecting, furnishing, and equipping school support buildings; acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional technology equipment for school buildings; purchasing school buses; and equipping, developing, and improving playgrounds, athletic fields and facilities, parking areas, driveways, and sites?

  • The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027 is 1.04 mills ($1.04 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a 0 mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty (20) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.03 mills (1.03 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).

  • (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)

City of Evart Fire Millage Proposal

City of Evart, Evart TWP

• Shall the City of Evart, Osceola County, be authorized to levy a millage annually in an amount not to exceed 2.0 mills ($2.00 per each $1,000 of taxable value), of which 1.8422 mills is a renewal of the previously authorized millage that expired in 2025 and .1578 mill is new additional millage, for six (6) years, 2026 through 2031, inclusive, to provide funds for operating, equipping, constructing, and purchasing for the Evart Area Joint Fire Department or for any other purpose authorized by law for fire service purposes? 

• The estimate of the revenue the City will collect in the first year of levy (2026) if the millage is approved is approximately $95,500. A portion of the revenue collected may be subject to capture by the City of Evart Downtown Development Authority.

LeRoy Community Library Millage Proposal

LeRoy TWP, Rose Lake TWP

• Shall the LeRoy Community Library, County of Osceola, Michigan, be authorized to levy annually a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed .70 mill ($0.70 per each $1,000 of taxable value) against all taxable property within the LeRoy Community Library district for a period of five (5) years, 2026 through 2030, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for all district library purposes authorized by law?

• The estimate of the revenue the LeRoy Community Library will collect if the millage is approved and levied by the LeRoy Community Library in the first year (2026) is approximately $105,000.

Hartwick Township Road Millage Proposal

Hartwick TWP

• Road Maintenance increase in the tax limitations imposed under article, sec 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Hartwick Township, of 1 mill ($1.00 per $1,000) taxable value) and levied for 4 years, 2026 through 2030 inclusively, for road maintenance and improvements, raising an estimated $42,575 in the first year the millage is levied?

Hartwick Township Operating Millage Renewal Proposal

Hartwick TWP

• Shall Hartwick Township restore its general taxing capacity previously established at 1.0 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) by MCL 211.211(4) which was reduced to 0.7301 ($0.7301 per $1,000 of taxable value) by Headlee Amendment rollbacks, through an additional millage of 0.2699 mills ($0.2699 per $1,000 of taxable value) to restore, and not to exceed, the full 1.0 mill limit established by law, each year beginning in 2026 inclusively, for duration of five (5) years, for general township operating purposes? it is established that the additional millage of 0.2699 mills will raise $ 11,491 in the first year of the levy, which is perpetual, subject to future reductions by the Headlee amendment.

Lincoln Township Fire Millage Proposal

Lincoln TWP

• Shall the Lincoln Township, County of Osceola, Michigan, be authorized to levy a new millage in an amount of 1.75 mills (!1.75 per each $1,000 of taxable value) against all taxable property within the limits of Lincoln Township for a period of ten (10) years, 2026 through 2035, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for all purposes authorized by state statute and law, including operating and equipping the Lincoln Township Fire Department? The estimate of the revenue the Lincoln Township of Osceola County will collect if the millage is approved and levied by the Lincoln Township Board in the first year of levy (2026) is approximately $199,682.

Middle Branch Township Millage Proposal

Middle Branch TWP

• Shall Middle Branch Township renew up to 1 mill ($1.00 per $1,000.00 of taxable value in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for two years, 2026 through 2027, inclusive, for road improvements in Middle Branch Township, raising an estimated $28,576 in 2026, the first year the millage is levied?

Orient Township Fire Millage Proposal

Orient TWP

• Shall Orient Township, Osceola County, be authorized to levy a millage annually in an amount not to exceed 2.0 mills ($2.00 per each $1,000 of taxable value) of which 1.8905 mills is a renewal of the previously authorized millage that expired in 2025 and .1095 mill is new additional millage, for six (6) years, 2026 through 2031 inclusive, to provide funds for operating, equipping, constructing, and purchasing for the Evart Area Joint Fire Department or for any other purpose authorized by law for fire service purposes? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year of the levy (2026) if the millage is approved is approximately $103,000.

Osceola Township Fire Millage Proposal

Osceola TWP

• Shall Osceola Township, Osceola County, be authorized to levy a millage annually in an amount not to exceed 2.0 mills ($2.00 per each $1,000 of taxable value), of which 1.8908 mills is a renewal of the previously authorized millage that expired in 2025 and .1092 mill is new additional millage, for six (6) years, 2026 through 2031, inclusive, to provide funds for operating, equipping, constructing, and purchasing for the Evart Area Joint Fire Department or for any other purpose authorized by law for fire service purposes?  The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year of levy (2026) if the millage is approved is approximately $92,000.

Richmond Township Millage Proposal

Richmond Township

• Shall Richmond Township impose a renewal of up to 2 mills ($2.00 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for 4 years, 2026 through 2029 inclusive, to be allocated and placed in a special account for road construction and maintenance, which shall be allocated at the complete discretion of the Richmond Township Board. This 2-mill renewal will raise an estimated $160,604.63. in the first year the millage is levied?

Reed City Area Public School District Bond Proposal

Cedar TWP, Hersey TWP, Lincoln TWP, City of Reed City, Richmond TWP

• Shall Reed City Area Public Schools, Osceola, Mecosta, Newaygo and Lake Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Ten Million Seven Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($10,780,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: 

• Remodeling and re-equipping school buildings and facilities; and preparing, developing, improving and equipping structures, sites and lighting at the high school athletic field? 

• The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027 is 0.20 mill ($0.20 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a -0- mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is nine (9) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.83 mills ($1.83 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). 

• The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $2,260,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $0. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. 

• (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)

Sherman Township Meeting Abolishment Proposal

Sherman Township

• Shall the annual meeting of the electors of Sherman Township be abolished?

Sylvan Township Fire Millage Proposal

Sylvan Township

• Shall Sylvan Township, Osceola County, be authorized to levy a millage annually in an amount not to exceed 2.0 mills ($2.00 per each $1,000 of taxable value), of which 1.8418 mills is a renewal of the previously authorized millage that expired in 2025 and .1582 mill is new additional millage, for six (6) years, 2026 through 2031, inclusive, to provide funds for operating, equipping, constructing, and purchasing for the Evart Area Joint Fire Department or for any other purpose authorized by law for fire service purposes?  The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year of levy (2026) if the millage is approved is approximately $102,000.