NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025, IN THE FOLLOWING TOWNSHIPS: BRONSON CITY, BATAVIA, MATTESON, BETHEL and OVID

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025, IN THE FOLLOWING TOWNSHIPS: BRONSON CITY, BATAVIA, MATTESON, BETHEL and OVID TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF BRONSON CITY, BATAVIA TOWNSHIP, MATTESON TOWNSHIP, BETHEL TOWNSHIP & OVID TOWNSHIP IN THE COUNTY OF BRANCH, STATE OF MICHIGAN: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of the above listed Municipalities who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the Township/City Clerk, a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at www.Michigan.gov/vote and mailed to the Township/City Clerk. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com. The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, October 20, 2025. After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL168.492) at the appropriate Clerk's office at the following times: BATAVIA TOWNSHIP: Teresa Cuthbert, Clerk Phone: 517-278-3019 *Township Hall: 366 W. Colon Road, Coldwater, MI 49036 *Clerk Office: 614 N. Snow Prairie Road, Coldwater, MI 49036 *Regular Office Hours: By appointment *Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. *Election Day November 4,2025 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. BETHEL TOWNSHIP: Lori Brewer, Clerk Phone: 517-227-2910 *Township Hall: 439 S. Snow Prairie Road, Bronson, MI 49028 *Clerk Office: 453 Hatmaker Road, Bronson, MI 49028 *Regular Office Hours: By appointment *Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 4 p.m.to 8 p.m. *Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. *Election Day, November 4,2025 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CITY OF BRONSON: Tricia Rzepka, Clerk Phone: 517-369-7334 *City office: 141 S. Matteson Street, Bronson, MI 49028 *Election Location: 141 S. Matteson Street, Bronson, MI 49028 *Regular Office Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. * Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. *Election Day, November 4, 2025 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. OVID TOWNSHIP: Amy Havasy, Clerk Phone: 517-238-5099 *Township Hall and Office: 381 S. Angola Road, Coldwater, MI 49036 *Election Location: 439 S. Snow Prairie Road, Bronson, MI 49028 *Regular Office Hours: By Appointment *Saturday, November 1,2025 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. *Election Day, November 4,2025 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. MATTESON TOWNSHIP: Karen Joe Fisher-Barr Phone: 517-369-1678 *Clerk Office: 850 S. Werners Landing Dr., Bronson, MI 49028 *Township Hall: M-86 and Athens Road, Bronson, MI 49028 *Regular Office Hours: By Appointment *Saturday, November1, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. *Sunday, November 1,, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. *Election Day, November 4,2025 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The following bond proposal will be voted on: Bronson Community School District, Branch, and St, Joseph Counties Michigan, barrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Nine Million Nine Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($29,910,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: Erecting an addition to Anderson Elementary; remodeling Anderson Elementary; equipping, re-equipping, furnishing and refurnishing Anderson Elementary; acquiring, installing, equipping and re-equipping Anderson Elementary for instructional technology; and preparing, developing, improving and equipping athletic fields, play fields, playgrounds, structures, facilities and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2026 is 4.98 mills ($4.98 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty-five (25) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 4.67 mills ($4.67 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $0. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $0. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.) October 4 2025 LPET0380422