Contested races will greet voters in fall election
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August 12, 2023

Contested races will greet voters in fall election

By Mac Cordell

With multiple contested races and spots for mayor, municipal council, school board, township trustee, township fiscal officer and municipal court judge as well as a variety of local questions, November’s ballot will be one of the busiest in recent memory.

Michelle Forrider, deputy director of the U...

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