City of Harper Woods

Election Information

The City highly encourages absentee voting for the General Presidential Election to be held on November 3, 2020 to help keep our residents as safe as possible due to COVID-19. Precinct workers will be wearing face masks/shields and gloves and will also have hand sanitizer available for resident use. Social distancing guidelines may impact the amount of time you will spend waiting in line. The 6' spacing requirement will affect how many voting booths are available in a precinct and how many people will be allowed into a polling place at one time.

Absentee Voter Applications are available on line at Michigan.gov/vote and they are also available at www.harperwoodscity.org on our elections page.

All Ballots can be returned by placing them in the drop box in the front lobby of City Hall at any time, or dropped off in person during regular business hours.

Reminder: You can also sign up to become a permanent absentee voter at Michigan.gov/vote or on your application.

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PRESS RELEASE

REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTOS OF FIRST RESPONDERS

From:

John J. Gillooly

Senior Partner

Garan Lucow Miller

1155 Brewery Park Blvd. Suite 200

Detroit, MI 48207

313-446-5501

313-418-4995 cell

The City of Harper Woods is a diverse community. Its residents are diverse in ethnic background, sexual orientation and in their religious practices. Those who also come to visit, work and enjoy the City of Harper Woods are also diverse in their ethnic background, sexual orientation and in their religious practices. As such, the City of Harper Woods is committed to protecting, preserving and enhancing those fundamental liberties and civil rights owed to each and every person who comes within the boundaries of our City to ensure that they are entitled to fundamental fairness and due process of law.

The City of Harper Woods has just received a series of photographs of first responders, some of whom appear to be making hand gestures which are arguably associated with what some might describe as the "white supremacist movement." The photographs are also alleged to be published on one or more websites affiliated with white supremacists. One of those first responders making such a gesture is employed as a firefighter in the City of Harper Woods. We are not aware of the identities of other first responders depicted in the photographs.

The City of Harper Woods first became aware of the photograph depicting one of its employees within the last 60 days, suspended that employee pending an internal investigation and did, in fact, institute an internal investigation. After discussing the findings of that investigation internally and with various community leaders, the employee was allowed to return to work.

In light of new information received from community leaders by the City of Harper Woods with regard to this series of photographs and their publication on one or more websites that do not reflect the values of the City of Harper Woods, the City will be requesting that the Michigan Department of Civil Rights conduct a full, fair and impartial investigation in to this matter.

All media inquiries will be handled by John Gillooly

8-21-2020