Early Election Returns: Ann Arbor Sidewalks

Voters in the city of Ann Arbor were asked to approve a new 0.125 mill tax for sidewalk repair this year – Proposal 2. Initial results on the sidewalk millage among absentee voters suggest it’s likely to pass. Among absentee voters in the city of Ann Arbor, 1,382 voted Yes on the sidewalk millage (59.3%), while 949 voted No (40.7%).

Proposal 1 was for the renewal of a 2 mill street repair millage, which voters appear to be willing to embrace somewhat more strongly than the sidewalk millage. Among absentee voters in the city of Ann Arbor, 1,764 voted Yes on the street repair millage (75.4%), while 575 voted No (24.6%).

Absent voter totals were tallied separately from the precincts for individual wards. Because absentee voters are tallied for entire wards, initial counts of absent voters may give a reasonable prediction of the outcome.

For incremental updates on Ann Arbor’s sidewalk millage results (Proposal 2), check the Washtenaw County clerk’s office election results website.