Elections

Mark Meadows has been reelected by East Lansing’s City Council to serve as Mayor for the next two years, while Erik Altmann has been elected as Mayor Pro Tem.

Voters tell us why they voted yes or no on the income tax, and what they think the City should do now to deal with its financial problems.

The City has now scheduled the next election for Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem of East Lansing for next Tuesday, November 21 at 6 p.m.

Yesterday the City announced abruptly that Council would meet today to swear-in the new members and elect the next Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. Just as abruptly, the meeting has been cancelled. Rep. Sam Singh calls the scene "sloppy."

The City issues a surprise announcement that there will be a special meeting of East Lansing’s City Council tomorrow. The Council will choose who will serve as Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem for the next two years.

ELi's Chris Root crunches the numbers and brings insights into how East Lansing voters acted when it came to the City Council election and the income tax proposal.

At City Council last night, Mayor Mark Meadows talked about what comes now that the income tax failed to pass, and Councilmember Susan Woods, who lost her bid for reelection, said goodbye.

The income tax proposal has failed to pass, and Ruth Beier and Aaron Stephens have won City Council seats. ELi's Jessy Gregg brings the numbers.

One MSU administrator who is against the income tax has questioned whether a city East Lansing's size should have a public library. How does our city compare to other Michigan cities our size? Sheryl Knox gathered the data for us.

Here's your ELi voter guide for the tax proposals on the November 2017 ballot.

Here's an ELi voter guide to the November 2017 East Lansing City Council election.

We’re steadily receiving questions from readers about various aspects of the Council and Yes/No campaigns on the income tax. Here are answers and updates.

We asked our readers to tell us in an anonymous online survey how they are thinking about the candidates and issues on the November 7 East Lansing ballot. ELi's Jessy Gregg summarizes their responses.

Since mid-August, about fifty East Lansing residents have been out on the streets—and at parks, the farmers’ market, and the MSU campus—working to change the Michigan constitution. Why? ELi's Chris Root reports.

While the one MSU student running for City Council says he’s voting for the income tax proposal, two student leaders tell ELi they are against the income tax. Meanwhile, an MSU Vice President is warning students about possible consequences of an income tax.