Comprehensive Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot
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Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot Presidential General Election Tuesday, November 6, 2012 NEW IN 2012 IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW ting Information Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters 777 E. Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415 www.sbcountyelections.com Incluye la guía de información para el votante en español Get Your Sample Ballot... Voter Info Guide and Sample Ballot You have a choice in how you receive your Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot. Save Taxpayer Dollars! Fill out the application on the back of this page to receive your Sample Ballot electronically. FP-GRN N SB 888-002 APPLICATION FOR ELECTRONIC VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE Submit this form in order for your Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot to be delivered electronically beginning in 2013. You will no longer receive your Voter Information Guide in the mail. 1. FILL OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION _____________________________ _____________________________ Last Name First Name ____________________________________________________ Street Address ____________________________________________________ _________________ City Zip Code _______________________ _________________________ Birthdate (mm/dd/yyyy) Phone ____________________________________________________ Email Address ____________________________________________________ __________________ Sign Name Date 2. RETURN THIS FORM • Deliver it to any polling place on Election Day • Scan and email it to: [email protected] • Mail it to: Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters 777 East Rialto Ave. San Bernardino, CA 92415-0770 • Fax it to (909) 387-2022, OR • Visit www.SBCountyElections.com to complete an online application 3. CHECK YOUR EMAIL • An email notification will be sent to you prior to the next election in which you are eligible to vote FP-EVA N SB 888-003 N SB 888-004 Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters 2012 Poll Worker Application 1. Applicant Information (Please print clearly) ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________ First Name Last Name ____________________________________________ ___________________________ ______ ___________ Street Address Unit/Apt# City State Zip Code ____________________________________________ ___________________________ ______ ___________ Mailing Address (If different) Unit/Apt# City State Zip Code ________________________ ________________________ ___________________________________________ Phone Number Cell Phone Number Email Address Do you have access to a vehicle? Yes No Are you registered to vote in the state of California? Yes No 2. Skills and Experience (Please check all that apply) What is your level of education? High School Some College Undergraduate Degree Advanced Degree Election Experience Professional Experience Language Skills Election Day Poll Worker Administration/Clerical In addition to English, do you Voter Registration Customer Service speak any other language? Other:_____________________ IT/Technical Yes Recruiting/Training No Supervisory If Yes, specify: _________________ _____________________________ 3. Availability Are you currently employed? Yes No If Yes, list employer:_____________________________________ Are you available Election Day from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm? Yes No Are you available to work outside of your neighborhood? Yes No If Yes, how far? 5-10 miles 11-20 miles 21-30 miles 31-40 miles 4. Compensation and Work Hours Clerks: $115 for Election Day assignment and one training class Supervisors: $180 plus mileage for Election Day assignment and two training classes Bilingual: $10 additional pay for workers who are fluent in both English and Spanish Poll Workers are required to report to their assigned polling place at 6:00 a.m. and work the entire Election Day (approximately 9:00 p.m.) 5. Submission Instructions and Information Mail, fax, or email application to: Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters Phone: (909) 387-8300 Poll Worker Department Fax: (909) 387-2022 777 East Rialto Avenue Email: [email protected] San Bernardino, CA 92415 PW-APP N SB 888-005 Contents In this Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot you will find: • Application for Electronic Voter Information Guide • Poll Worker Application • Letter from Registrar of Voters • Redistricting and Reprecincting Information • Voting Options • What’s On Your Ballot? • Your Sample Ballot • Political Party Endorsements for Voter-Nominated Offices • List of Candidates for State Senator and State Assembly who have agreed to Voluntary Expenditure Limits • Candidate Statements • Information About Measures Submitted to the Voters • Voter Bill of Rights • Notice to Voters – Residency Confirmation Procedure • Application for a Mail Ballot (Back Cover) • Your Assigned Polling Place (Back Cover) FP-CON N SB 888-006 County of San Bernardino 777 East Rialto Avenue Community Services Group San Bernardino, CA 92415 Phone (909) 387-8300 Elections Office of the Fax (909) 387-2022 Registrar of Voters www.sbcountyelections.com Michael J. Scarpello Registrar of Voters Dear Voter, Thank you for participating in the 2012 Presidential General Election and for reviewing this Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot. This year, the Elections Office has made many improvements in how we conduct elections. The recent improvements include: • Redesigning this Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot to provide additional information to voters. • Rebuilding of the Elections Office website to improve communications with the public; • Creating a Twitter account @SBC_Elections to get our message to voters on social media; • Redesigning the county’s ballot to provide better readability; • Consolidating underused polling places to save taxpayer dollars; • Streamlining polling place procedures to decrease voter processing times; • Enhancing poll worker training to improve customer service; and • Reengineering ballot counting procedures to speed up election results. In addition to our recent improvements, we are currently encouraging voters to take advantage of some other new tools we have developed for the purpose of making your voting experience more convenient and to save taxpayer dollars. We encourage you to: • Sign up to Vote by Mail by filling out the application on the back of this guide. • Go green! Sign up to get this Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot electronically in the future. You can sign up by submitting the enclosed paper application or by applying online at www.sbcountyelections.com • Know where to vote on Election Day. Look up your assigned Polling Place on the back of this Voter Information Guide or look it up and map it on our website at www.sbcountyelections.com. On the following pages you will find helpful information about the upcoming Presidential General Election. I recommend that you review all of the information included in order for you to be fully prepared to participate in this election. Of course, we value your opinion, so please let us know if you have any comments or have any suggestions on how we might serve you better in the future. Sincerely, MICHAEL J. SCARPELLO Registrar of Voters BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BRAD MITZELFELT - First District • JANICE RUTHERFORD - Second District • NEIL DERRY - Third District • GARY C. OVITT - Fourth District • JOSIE GONZALES – Fifth District GREGORY C. DEVEREAUX - Chief Executive Officer N SB 888-007 Redistricting California Redistricting Redistricting occurs every 10 years. It is the process of redrawing the political boundaries for elective offices after the U.S. Census. For the years 2011 to 2021, the redistricting of California’s Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly and Board of Equalization districts was completed by the voter-approved California Citizens Redistricting Commission. In 2011, the County Board of Supervisors as well as some cities and other local jurisdictions also re-drew their districts. Reprecincting When political boundaries change, precinct lines must also change. In 2012 the Elections Office created new precinct lines for San Bernardino County. In doing so, the goal was to increase the number of registered voters assigned for each precinct to near the maximum number allowed by law, which is 1,000 registered voters. Polling Places When precinct lines change, voters must be re-assigned to polling places. Consequently, the Elections Office completed a major project where it searched for and attempted to secure many new polling places that are well maintained, in safe locations, and that have large ADA compliant voting areas and parking lots. After securing as many existing and new locations as were available for use, the Office assigned voters to their new polling place. When making these assignments, many factors were considered including; voter proximity to the polling place, physical land barriers that might impede voter transportation, availability of public transportation, and capacity of the facility and the facility parking lot. Due to the changes above, voters should be aware that: 1. You may live in a different political jurisdiction than in the past, and your ballot may contain unfamiliar candidate names. Please review your sample ballot before voting. 2. You may have been assigned to a new polling place. To find your assigned polling place: • Look on the back of this Guide; or • Visit www.sbcountyelections.com N SB 888-008 Voting Options Voters in San Bernardino County have three (3) voting options: 1. Vote by Mail To vote by mail, you must be a permanent mail ballot