NOTICE OF ELECTION
NOVEMBER 3, 2026
LINCOLN CHARTER TOWNSHIP GENERAL ELECTION
To the qualified electors of Lincoln Charter Township in the County of Berrien, notice is hereby given that a GENERAL ELECTION will be held in all precincts of Lincoln Charter Township, County of Berrien, State of Michigan, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Elections will be held at the following locations within Lincoln Charter Township:
Precinct 1 – Lincoln Charter Township Hall
2055 W. John Beers Road, Stevensville, MI 49127
Precinct 2 – The Chapel
4250 Washington Avenue, Stevensville, MI 49127
Precinct 3 – Lakeshore Christian Church
5565 Washington Avenue, Stevensville, MI 49127
Precinct 4 – Lincoln Charter Township Fire Station
2130 W. John Beers Road, Stevensville, MI 49127
Precinct 5 – Berrien County Baptist Church
5940 St. Joseph Avenue, Stevensville, MI 49127
For the purpose of voting on candidates for federal, state, county, school, village, township, and on any ballot, proposals submitted to the electors.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Lincoln Charter Township voters will be voting on the following proposals:
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT MILLAGE RENEWAL
Shall the previously approved increase in the tax limitation imposed by Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution in the Charter Township of Lincoln of 1.50 mills, reduced to 1.4706 mills by required rollbacks, be renewed and replaced at up to 1.4706 mills ($1.4706 per $1,000 of taxable value), and levied for a period of 10 years, 2026 through 2035, inclusive, for the purposes of operating the Lincoln Township Police Department, raising an estimated $1,412,749 in the first year the millage is levied. This renewal will replace the existing Lincoln Township Police Department Millage set to expire in 2027 and will be levied beginning December 2026.
YES( )
NO ( )
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP ROAD MAINTENANCE MILLAGE RENEWAL
Shall the previously approved increase in the tax limitation imposed by Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution in the Charter Township of Lincoln of .25 mills, reduced to .2449 mills by required rollbacks, be renewed at up to .2449 mills ($.2449 per $1,000 of taxable value), and levied for a period of 6 years, 2026 through 2031, inclusive, for the purposes of maintenance, repair and replacement of the public roads in Lincoln Charter Township, raising an estimated $235,266 in the first year the millage is levied. This renewal will replace the existing Lincoln Township Road Maintenance Millage set to expire in 2027 and will be levied beginning December 2026.
YES ( )
NO ( )
Copies of the full text of the proposal are available from the Lincoln Charter Township Clerk’s Office, 2055 W. John Beers Road, Stevensville, Michigan 49127.
Absentee voter ballots are available for all elections. Registered voters may contact the Township Clerk’s Office to obtain an application for an absentee voter ballot.
To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in Braille. Arrangements for obtaining instructions in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the Township Clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible to voters with disabilities.
Michael Brown
Clerk, Lincoln Charter Township
Lincoln Charter Township
2055 W. John Beers Road
Stevensville, MI 49127
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.