The mission of the League of Women Voters of Troy, Michigan, is to provide nonpartisan information that encourages civic participation. As a nonprofit, we seek to engage the Troy community in promoting positive solutions to public policy issues through education and advocacy. We are part of the National League of Women Voters, whose 100-year history has been dedicated to the democratic process.
The Troy Area League sponsors meetings and events for the public specializing in Candidate forums for local races.
On September 24th there will be a candidates' forum for Troy School Board at the Troy School administration building off of Livernois north of 17 mile. There are 5 candidates running for two seats. On October 8th there will be two candidate forums at the CMN studio. The first will be for state house districts 56 and 57 (which cover all of Troy) at about 7PM (time to be decided soon). The second will be for state senate district 9 (which covers Troy and the Rochesters) after the first forum. Running for district 56 and 57 are 4 candidates: Sharon MacDonell (D) and Ashok Baddi (R) (56) and Tom Turner (D) and Thomas E, Kuhn (R) (57). Running for state senate district 9 are Michael Webber (R) and Theresa Brooks (D).
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There are two elections in Troy in 2026. On Tuesday August 4th there was a primary election for state and federal democrat and republican candidates for the fall election. On Tuesday November 3rd there will be an election for State and federal offices as well as election of Troy School Board members. There will be at least one ballot proposal on the November ballot. On the November 3 election there will be a ballot proposal to renew the Zoological Authority millage in support of the Detroit Zoo.
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The Candidate Forum for the 9th District, State Senate seat was held on July 23, 2026 at 7:00 pm at the CMN studio, and can be viewed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-jzjX2RM-U. Thank you for those who emailed us questions for the candidates at: leagueofwomenvoterstroyarea@gmail.com
Because of the voters movement away from election day voting (now about 1/3 of voters) Troy has reduced the number of voting precincts from 37 to 27. For more information on the New Troy voting precincts visit the Troy city clerk's webpage by clicking on New Troy Precincts
You will be or have been sent a notice with your new voting precinct.
For more information on the League of Women voters in general visit by clicking on LWV Information
For more information on events and presentations of the League of Women voters Oakland Area visit by clicking on LWV Oakland Area Information