Capital Area Transportation Authority, Michigan, Property Tax Renewal Measure (November 2024)
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| Topic Local property tax and Local transportation |
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Ingham County Millage Renewal Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Ingham County on November 5, 2024. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported renewing the millage of $298 per $100,000 in assessed value, to be used for public transportation purposes, generating an estimated $24.1 million in 2026. |
A "no" vote opposed renewing the millage of $298 per $100,000 in assessed value, to be used for public transportation purposes, generating an estimated $24.1 million in 2026. |
A simple majority was required to approve the measure.
Election results
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Ingham County Millage Renewal Measure |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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70,491 | 69.41% | ||
| No | 31,071 | 30.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Millage Renewal Measure was as follows:
| “ | CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (CATA) MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION CITY OF LANSING, CITY OF EAST LANSING, MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, LANSING TOWNSHIP and DELHI TOWNSHIP Shall the previously voter approved millage established at 3.007 mills (that being $3.007 per thousand dollars of taxable value) and reduced to 2.9895 mills (that being $2.9895 per thousand dollars of taxable value) by the millage rollbacks required under the Headlee Amendment to the Michigan Constitution be renewed and authorized to be levied by the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA), for continued public transportation service, as provided for by Public Act 55 of 1963, as amended, on real and personal property located within the City of Lansing, City of East Lansing, Meridian Township, Lansing Township, and Delhi Township for the years 2026 through 2030 inclusive, which is a period of five years? (The current levy was approved by the voters in 2020 and is authorized through 2025.) Based on currently available taxable value data, if approved and levied, this millage is estimated to generate approximately $24,139,928.06 in 2026. In accordance with State law, portion(s) of the millage may also be captured by the Downtown Development Authorities, Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities, and other such Tax Increment Financing Districts as established by the City of Lansing, City of East Lansing, Charter Township of Meridian, Delhi Charter Township, and Lansing Charter Township. | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Lansing.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Michigan
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Michigan.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Frequently Asked Questions: Elections and Voting," accessed April 16, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Michigan Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 26, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Michigan.gov, "Notice to Voters: Voter Identification Requirement in Effect," accessed October 7, 2024
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