![]() She put on her glasses and she and Semen worked together, counting each vote out loud as they worked during the recount. Laughing, she said she thought she should get involved in politics. She wants to get involved more and thought this was a good way to start. Consumers Energy and Meridian Mall take Meridian Townships one and two spots, respectively, both for taxable value and property taxes paid in the 2019 fiscal year. Word-Mitchell said she offered to work the recount as she had never done it before and was excited to see how the process really works. ![]() Seman said she saw the opportunity to work the recount and thought, why not? “Instructions and following instructions.”Įmma Word-Mitchell of East Lansing and Theresa Seman of Mason were working the recount and said they were looking forward to getting a behind-the-scenes look at the democratic process. “That’s what recounts are about,” she said. They were people who could follow rules, Byrum said. The individuals working Thursday were people who had worked at previous recounts, at precincts in the past or had just expressed interest in the elections. I'm pleasantly surprised that we are done and we can shift our focus back to the November general election." “They worked hard, they worked fast and they were efficient,” she said. The other reason the recount went so quickly was because of the workers, Byrum said. Most of the unrecountable precincts in Meridian Township were all due to seal numbers that were not properly recorded, according to release from Byrum's office. Precincts may be determined to be unrecountable if the ballot container seal number does not match what was recorded if the ballot container is not properly sealed or is damaged in a way that ballots could have been tampered with or if the number of ballots counted does not match the number of voters in the poll book. ![]() One was that nine of the 44 in-person and absentee precincts could not be recounted. ![]() She said the recount went more quickly than expected for a couple reasons. Over 40 people, ranging from local residents to Ingham County and Meridian Township clerk office employees, worked Thursday at the Ingham County Fairgrounds community room to recount the votes that allowed recreational marijuana establishments in the township. Coming out of this recount there was a six-vote difference. “And there were, before we came into this recount, there was a 12-vote difference. “I think it's imperative to note that every vote counts,” Byrum said. The final result was a six-vote margin, 6,147 yes votes to prohibit marijuana businesses and 6,153 no votes to defeat the proposal. Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum said the result changed by six votes, although not all precincts could be recounted. The official election summary results for the proposal was a 12-vote margin, 6,146 yes votes to prohibit marijuana businesses and 6,158 no votes to defeat the proposal and allow recreational marijuana establishments in the township. Mission: Providing a safe and welcoming, sustainable, prime community.Įach department page provides an overview of the services provided by the department, staff directory, necessary documents, forms and quick links.MASON - The recount is completed for the Meridian Township recreational marijuana opt-out ballot proposal, and recreational marijuana establishments are still allowed in the township. We strive to serve the community with our core mission and vision statements in mind. Meridian Township is a large Township comprising several departments and divisions that have very similar functions to most cities. Meridian Township operates the Harris Nature Center, Meridian Historical Village, HOMTV Government Access Channel, Snell Tower Recreation Center, Glendale Cemetery and Riverside Cometery. Meridian Township also manages and maintains parks, trails, township pathways and interurban pathways, pedestrian bridges within parks, township facilities and grounds. Meridian Township has 13 departments providing police and fire services, water and sewer services, emergency needs services, utility billing services, assessing, community planning and development and economic development services, code enforcement and rental housing inspections, information technology services and communications services.
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