(a)

There is hereby established, in the City of Madison Heights, seven voting precincts to be used by the electors of the City of Madison Heights for the purpose of casting their ballots at all future elections.

(b)

The following precincts are hereby established and shall be referred to by number, as follows:

Precinct No. 1 shall be the area bounded as follows: to the north beginning at the intersection of the Chrysler Expressway and Bellaire; thence east along Bellaire to Dartmouth; thence south along Dartmouth to Gardenia; thence east along Gardenia Avenue to the southwest corner of Beauty Built Manor Subdivision; thence north along the west subdivision line of Beauty Built Manor Subdivision and Steven Heights Subdivision to the northwest corner of Steven Heights Subdivision; thence east along the north subdivision line of Steven Heights Subdivision to Dequindre Road; to the east by Dequindre Road; to the south by Eleven Mile Road; and to the west Chrysler Expressway The voting place shall be at the Madison Elementary School located at 27107 Hales Street.

Precinct No. 2 shall be the area bounded on the north by Eleven Mile; on the east by Dequindre Road; on the south by Lincoln Avenue; and on the west by the Chrysler Expressway. The voting place shall be at the Wilkinson Middle School located at 26524 John R Road.

Precinct No. 3 shall be the area bounded on the north by Lincoln Avenue; on the east by Dequindre Road; on the south by Ten Mile Road; and on the west by the Chrysler Expressway. The voting place shall be at the Wilkinson Middle School located at 26524 John R Road.

Precinct No. 4 shall be the area bounded as follows: to the north beginning at the intersection of Twelve Mile Road and the Chrysler Expressway; thence east along Twelve Mile Road to Dequindre Road; thence south along Dequindre Road to the northeast corner of the Steven Heights Subdivision; thence west along the north subdivision line of the Steven Heights Subdivision; thence south along the west subdivision line of the Steven Heights Subdivision and the Beauty Built Manor Subdivision to a point on the southwest corner of the Beauty Built Manor Subdivision; thence west along the east-west one-quarter section line of Section 13, Township 1 North Range 11 East along Gardenia Avenue to the centerline of Rialto Street; thence south along Rialto Street to the centerline of Gardenia Avenue; thence west along the centerline of Gardenia Avenue to the centerline of Lorenz Avenue; thence north along Lorenz Avenue to the center of Gardenia Avenue; thence west along Gardenia Avenue to centerline of Dartmouth; thence north along Dartmouth to the centerline of Bellaire; thence west along Bellaire to the Chrysler Expressway; thence north to the point of the beginning. The voting place shall be at the John Page Middle School located at 29615 Tawas St.

Precinct No. 5 shall be the area bounded as follows: Beginning as the intersection of the Chrysler Expressway and Fourteen Mile; thence east along Fourteen Mile to Dequindre; thence south along Dequindre to Thirteen Mile; thence west along Thirteen Mile to John R Road; thence south along John R Road to Twelve Mile; thence west along Twelve Mile to the Chrysler Expressway; thence north along the Chrysler Expressway to the point of beginning. The voting place shall be at the Madison Heights Active Adult Center located at 260 West Thirteen Mile Road.

Precinct No. 6 shall be the area bounded on the north by Thirteen Mile Road; on the east by Dequindre Road; on the south by Twelve Mile Road; and on the west by John R Road The voting place shall be at the John Page Middle School located at 29615 Tawas St.

Precinct No. 7 shall be the area bounded as follows: Beginning at the intersection of Twelve Mile Road and Campbell Road; thence north along Campbell Road to the southwest corner of parcel 25-02-101-043 also being the corporation line between the City of Madison Heights and the City of Royal Oak; thence east along the southerly boundary of parcel 25-02-101-043 to the southeast corner of parcel 25-02-101-043 also being the corporation line between the City of Madison Heights and the City of Royal Oak; thence north along the west line of the Mally's Industrial Subdivision No. 2 which is the east boundary line of parcel 25-02-101-043, parcel 25-02-101-059, and parcel 25-02-101-058 also being the corporation line between the City of Madison Heights and the City of Royal Oak to the northeast corner of parcel 25-02-101-058; thence west along the north boundary line of parcel 25-02-101-058 and parcel 25-02-101-052 which is also the corporation line between the City of Madison Heights and the City of Royal Oak to the northwest corner of parcel 25-02-101-052 also being the centerline of Campbell Road; thence north along Campbell Road to Fourteen Mile Road; thence east along Fourteen Mile Road to the Chrysler Expressway; thence south along the Chrysler Expressway to Twelve Mile Road; thence west along Twelve Mile Road to the point of beginning. The voting place shall be at the Madison Heights Active Adult Center located at 260 W Thirteen Mile Road.

(Code 1958, § 2-601; Ord. No. 69, § 1, 10-16-57; Ord. No. 179, § 1, 5-8-61; Ord. No. 227, § 1, 9-9-63; Ord. No. 407, § 1, 12-15-69; Ord. No. 516, § 1, 1-28-74; Ord. No. 524, § 1, 2-25-74; Ord. No. 579, §§ 1, 2, 5-10-76; Ord. No. 644, § 1, 1-7-80; Ord. No. 687, § 1, 3-29-82; Ord. No. 797, § 1, 2-9-87; Ord. No. 899, § 1, 12-28-92; Ord. No. 929, § 1, 11-13-95; Motion 50 of 2-9-04; Ord. No. 1037, § 1, 3-28-05; Ord. No. 1058, § 1, 5-27-08; Ord. No. 1074, § 1, 5-24-10; Ord. No. 1080, § 1, 11-22-10; Ord. No. 2124, § 1, 1-22-18; Ord. No. 2179, § 1, 3-28-22; Ord. No. 2180, § 1, 4-25-22; Ord. No. 2208, § 1, 11-10-25)

Charter reference— Authority to establish election precincts, Ch. 4, § 4-3.

Editor's note— At the editor's discretion, § 10-2, which called for the setting of polling places by resolution, has been deleted. Polling or voting places have been included in the precinct descriptions in § 10-1 as amended by Ord. No. 644, adopted Jan. 7, 1980.

(a)

General elections. Commencing with the year of 2005, all general elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in every odd-numbered year.

(b)

Regular elections. The four regularly scheduled election dates shall be the fourth Tuesday in February, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August, and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

(c)

Special elections. A special election may only be held on one of the four regular election dates unless otherwise permitted by state law. No more than two special elections may be called within one year. A special election shall not be conducted unless the minimum number of days has elapsed between the date of the filing and the date of the election as required by state law.

(d)

Term of office. The term of each elective officer shall commence at 8:00 p.m. on the Monday following the election at which they shall have been elected.

(Ord. No. 667, §§ 1—3, 6-8-81; Ord. No. 670, § 1, 7-27-81; Ord. No. 1037, § 1, 3-28-05)

Charter reference— Commencement of terms of elected officers, Ch. 4, § 4-5.