November 9th, 20220Democrats cleared victories with wide margins despite a renewed push by Republicans to make in-roads with voters, with the picture becoming clearer as election results came out of the Dearborn Clerk’s office Tuesday night.
With all precincts reporting in Dearborn, unofficial results from the Dearborn City Clerk showed comfortable...
August 22nd, 20220DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn integrates web and app technology to make garage sales much more convenient. This is intended for both sellers who want to advertise and consumers seeking out garage sales within the city.
Garage salers can now have postings on the city website for a fee of $10. The city will then have this post,...
August 3rd, 20220The result of the Democratic primary election for the newly-drawn State House District Three, held on Tuesday, Aug. 2, will be decisive for the upcoming general election. The district is generally left-leaning and the Democratic primary winner will no doubt take the legislative seat.
Alabas Farhat won on Tuesday in an election that...
July 8th, 20220DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools will have two school board seats up for grabs on the Nov. 8 ballot.
The deadline to file is July 26 by 4 p.m.
Both seats on the ballot will be for full six-year terms and those elected will serve from January 2023 through December 2028.
Dearborn Public School board members oversee both...
June 23rd, 20220HAMTRAMCK — The city of Hamtramck is on track to provide its residents election ballots and materials in Arabic for the August primary.
City officials confirmed the progress of the ballots with The Arab American News this week.
Hamtramck passed a language access resolution to provide federal voting rights act language...
June 17th, 20222DEARBORN — Voters in Dearborn can now expect translated materials in time for the August primary.
An effort to translate voting materials, including ballots, into Arabic in the city of Dearborn is now well underway, thanks to the work of a committee appointed by Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and the City Council.
The committee to...
April 16th, 20220On March 22, the Dearborn City Council unanimously passed a resolution requiring ballot translation to any language spoken by more than 10,000 residents (or 5 percent of the population, whichever criteria is met first).
The resolution also calls for implementation to start as early as the August primary election. This was a historical...
March 1st, 20220DEARBORN — In a special primary election propelled by absentee voting on the west side of Dearborn, Jeff Pepper beat out Alabas Farhat (3,590 to 2,778) to be the Democratic candidate for state representative for the 15th House District.
Pepper, a local attorney, will now face Republican Ginger Shearer, formerly known as Virginia...
DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn announced it will be virtually hosting the 2022 Inauguration Ceremony on Saturday, Jan.15 at 1 p.m, to ensure public health and safety amid rising community spread of COVID-19. The event will include the swearing in of the mayor, City Council, city clerk and Charter Commission.
Those interested in...
November 1st, 20210DEARBORN - The Dearborn City Clerk’s Office will be extending its operating hours to 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, for residents who need to register to vote and then complete their voting, and for people who are already registered to vote to drop off an absent voter (AV ballot).
The Clerk’s Office is inside...
July 29th, 20210DEARBORN — Dearborn city government has announced the following information regarding its City Clerk's Office and upcoming election.
With the Tuesday, Aug. 3 primary election quickly approaching, the Dearborn City Clerk’s Office is offering extended hours to give as many opportunities as possible for residents to register to vote...
September 26th, 20201DEARBORN — On Thursday, members of the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) voted on several endorsements for various national and local candidates.
Formed in 1998 by a group of Arab American professionals, AAPAC is a non-partisan political organization that encourages Arab American participation in the political...
September 10th, 20180DEARBORN – The city clerk is seeking poll workers for the November 6 general election.
Candidates should be at least 18 years of age, registered voters in Michigan and have basic computer skills. Students who are 16 or 17 years old may also apply.
The position pays $130 for the day and an additional $20 for attending the...
July 26th, 20170DEARBORN - On July 21, Wayne County Circuit Judge Lawrence S. Talon sentenced former longtime City Clerk Kathleen Buda to 24 months-probation on an embezzlement charge. She also has to pay $1,638.
Three charges of larceny in a building and three counts of misconduct in office were dismissed in exchange for a guilty plea on the...
