What does a YES vote on Macomb County Veterans' Millage mean?

Macomb County would renew and restore its veterans millage at 0.0690 mills for 2027 through 2030 for financial aid and services for veterans, raising about $2,877,813 the first year (about $3.45 a year on a $100,000 home).

What does a NO vote on Macomb County Veterans' Millage mean?

Macomb County's veterans millage would not be renewed after it expires in 2026.

No. It renews an expiring veterans' millage at its previously authorized rate of 0.0690 mills.

What is the 'rollback'?

The ballot says 0.0017 mills of the authorized rate was reduced by a required rollback; this proposal would restore it so the full 0.0690 mills could be levied.

How long would it last?

Four years: 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.

How many votes does Macomb County Veterans' Millage need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Macomb County Veterans' Millage?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.

Macomb County Veterans' Millage

Last updated Sat, Nov 7, 2:35 PM ET

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026

What it does: If approved, this proposal will levy for four (4) years, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, 0.0690 mills by Macomb County that expires in 2026. This will continue funding the financial aid and services for Macomb County veterans and support the administration of the Macomb County Department of Veteran Affairs and Macomb County Veteran Affairs Commission. Shall the 0.0690 millage be renewed and restore the remaining 0.0017 mills that was reduced due to required rollback, for a total authorized rate of 0.0690 mills for the years 2027 through 2030, (6.9 cents per $1,000 of taxable value), be levied for four (4) years, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 inclusive, by Macomb County on taxable real and personal property for the purpose of providing financial aid and services for Macomb County Veterans and to support the administration of the Macomb County Department of Veterans Affairs and Macomb County Veterans Affairs Commission? It is estimated that a levy of 0.0690 mills will raise approximately $2,877,813 in the first calendar year of the levy. For example, on a property having a residential market value of $100,000 (estimated taxable value of $50,000), 0.0690 mills would be $3.45 of levied tax annually.
A YES vote means: Macomb County would renew and restore its veterans millage at 0.0690 mills for 2027 through 2030 for financial aid and services for veterans, raising about $2,877,813 the first year (about $3.45 a year on a $100,000 home).
A NO vote means: Macomb County's veterans millage would not be renewed after it expires in 2026.
Needed to pass: A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Left–right lean: Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

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Official text: source

Explained

Today

Macomb County levies a voter-approved veterans' millage that expires in 2026. It funds financial aid and services for Macomb County veterans and supports the County Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs Commission.
The authorized rate is 0.0690 mills, but 0.0017 mills of it was reduced by a required rollback.

If it passes

The millage would be renewed for four years, 2027 through 2030, at a total authorized rate of 0.0690 mills (6.9 cents per $1,000 of taxable value), restoring the 0.0017 mills lost to the rollback.
The County estimates it would raise about $2,877,813 in the first year, for the same veterans' aid and services.

Example

The ballot's example: a home with a $100,000 market value (about $50,000 taxable value) would pay $3.45 a year. (source)

Who would notice

Owners of taxable real and personal property in Macomb County, and Macomb County veterans who use county veterans' aid and services.

How it got here

The current veterans' millage expires in 2026, so the County placed a four-year renewal on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

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Background

Macomb County voters last renewed this 0.069-mill levy in November 2022 for 2023 through 2026, to fund financial aid and services for Macomb County veterans and the administration of the county's Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs Commission; the county estimated then that it would raise about $2,403,108 in its first year.

This proposal would renew the levy for 2027 through 2030 and restore 0.0017 mills that the ballot language says was reduced by a required rollback, for a total authorized rate of 0.0690 mills.

According to the ballot language published by the Macomb County Clerk, the levy would raise about $2,877,813 in its first year, or $3.45 a year on a home with a $100,000 market value ($50,000 taxable value).

Put on the ballot by Macomb County Board of Commissioners, 2026 (adopting vote and date not found in an official record we could open).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Macomb County Veterans' Millage mean?: Macomb County would renew and restore its veterans millage at 0.0690 mills for 2027 through 2030 for financial aid and services for veterans, raising about $2,877,813 the first year (about $3.45 a year on a $100,000 home).
What does a NO vote on Macomb County Veterans' Millage mean?: Macomb County's veterans millage would not be renewed after it expires in 2026.
Is this a new tax?: No. It renews an expiring veterans' millage at its previously authorized rate of 0.0690 mills.
What is the 'rollback'?: The ballot says 0.0017 mills of the authorized rate was reduced by a required rollback; this proposal would restore it so the full 0.0690 mills could be levied.
How long would it last?: Four years: 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.
How many votes does Macomb County Veterans' Millage need to pass?: A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Should I vote yes or no on Macomb County Veterans' Millage?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.
When is the vote?: The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.

Not sure how to decide? Read our nonpartisan guide to the Macomb County ballot.

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