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Residents in the city of Novi let their voices be heard at the polls Tuesday.

NOVI — In the general election Nov. 2, voters in Novi will choose from a pool of candidates running for mayor and three City Council seats.

In the 2021 race for Novi City Council, one candidate has already stumbled and been disqualified, while two others dropped out. Less than a week after filing to run, Bin Qamruzzaman was disqualified as a candidate, for failure to file "multiple documents relating to campaign finance," City Clerk Cortney Hanson said.  Qamruzzaman filed the paperwork to run for council on April 20, the filing deadline, but Hanson was notified by the Oakland County Elections Division in a letter that Qamruzzaman had not filed proper documents from his 2019 campaign and owed $2,800 in late fees. "I didn't know a...

The political race in Novi took shape Tuesday as the candidate filing deadline passed, but will change again as an incumbent plans to back out. Longtime Novi Mayor Bob Gatt will face a challenge from newcomer Ajay Raman, and nine candidates filed for three city council seats up for election this fall. However, Andrew Mutch, who has held one of those seats for 16 years, has already announced his intention to drop out of the race. Mutch, who will complete his fourth term this fall, said by email that by the end of the week he will withdraw his name from the list of candidates. Friday afternoon...