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Residents raise election‑integrity and campaign concerns during public comments; clerk clarifies absentee deadlines and polling‑place notices
Summary
Several residents used the public‑comment period to raise allegations about campaign texts and Democratic‑club endorsements tied to the city clerk race; others urged civility and clarified misinformation. The city clerk announced absentee‑ballot issuance and return deadlines and reminded residents of polling‑location changes.
Southfield — Public comment at the Oct. 27 city council meeting included extended, at‑times heated testimony concerning the upcoming city clerk election and local Democratic‑club activity, followed by a clerk announcement clarifying absentee‑ballot deadlines and polling‑place notices.
What residents said: Multiple speakers criticized the conduct of local party processes and alleged misleading campaign communications. Joseph Person, speaking from the Southfield Lakes Village Democratic Club, said the club had endorsed a…
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