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The arrangement of candidate names appearing on ballots in your precinct may vary from the published sample ballots, depending upon the precinct and legislative district in which you reside. SAMPLE BALLOT CONSOLIDATED PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT PRIMARYPRIMARY ELECTION,ELECTION, JUNEJUNE 12,12, 20122012 A STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA B BURLEIGH COUNTY C REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC-NPL CONSTITUTION ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION! READ BEFORE VOTING READ BEFORE VOTING READ BEFORE VOTING You may vote for the candidates of only one You may vote for the candidates of only one You may vote for the candidates of only one political party at the primary election. If you cast political party at the primary election. If you cast political party at the primary election. If you cast votes in more than one party column and vote votes in more than one party column and vote votes in more than one party column and vote for candidates of more than one political party, for candidates of more than one political party, for candidates of more than one political party, your political party ballot will be rejected. your political party ballot will be rejected. your political party ballot will be rejected. To vote for the candidate of your choice, you To vote for the candidate of your choice, you To vote for the candidate of your choice, you must darken the oval ( R ) opposite the name must darken the oval ( R ) opposite the name must darken the oval ( R ) opposite the name of the candidate. of the candidate. of the candidate. To vote for a person whose name is not printed To vote for a person whose name is not printed To vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write that person's name in the on the ballot, write that person's name in the on the ballot, write that person's name in the blank space provided for that purpose and blank space provided for that purpose and blank space provided for that purpose and darken the oval ( R ) opposite the space darken the oval ( R ) opposite the space darken the oval ( R ) opposite the space provided. provided. provided. United States Senator United States Senator United States Senator Vote for no more than ONE name Vote for no more than ONE name Vote for no more than ONE name Duane Sand Heidi Heitkamp Rick Berg Representative in Congress Vote for no more than ONE name Representative in Congress Vote for no more than ONE name Representative in Congress Vote for no more than ONE name Pam Gulleson Governor and Lt. Governor Vote for no more than ONE set of names Kevin Cramer Brian P Kalk Governor and Lt. Governor Vote for no more than ONE set of names State Auditor Vote for no more than ONE name Governor and Lt. Governor Ryan M Taylor Vote for no more than ONE set of names & Ellen Chaffee Jack Dalrymple State Treasurer & Drew Wrigley Vote for no more than ONE name State Auditor Vote for no more than ONE name State Auditor Scot Kelsh Insurance Commissioner Vote for no more than ONE name Vote for no more than ONE name Robert R (Bob) Peterson State Treasurer Vote for no more than ONE name Public Service Commissioner Vote for no more than ONE name State Treasurer Ross Mushik Vote for no more than ONE name Kelly Schmidt Insurance Commissioner Vote for no more than ONE name Insurance Commissioner Tom Potter Vote for no more than ONE name Adam Hamm Public Service Commissioner Vote for no more than ONE name Public Service Commissioner Brad Crabtree Vote for no more than ONE name Randy Christmann If you voted in this column, you may If you voted in this column, you may If you voted in this column, you may not vote in another political party's not vote in another political party's not vote in another political party's column. column. column. VOTE BOTH SIDES All ballots, other Official Ballot than those used BURLEIGH to vote absentee, COUNTY must first be 3501-00 initialed by June 12, 2012 appropriate election officials in order to be ____________ counted. Initials The arrangement of candidate names appearing on ballots in your precinct may vary from the published sample ballots, depending upon the precinct and legislative district in which you reside. SAMPLE BALLOT PRIMARY ELECTION, JUNE 12, 2012 LIBERTARIAN NO-PARTY BALLOT MEASURES BALLOT ATTENTION! To vote for the candidate of your choice, you This ballot contains four measures. Constitutional READ BEFORE VOTING must darken the oval ( ) opposite the Measure No. 1 was approved by the 2011 R Legislative Assembly. Constitutional Measures No. You may vote for the candidates of only one name of the candidate. political party at the primary election. If you cast 2 and No. 3 were placed on the ballot by initiative To vote for a person whose name is not petition and Measure No. 4 by a referendum petition. votes in more than one party column and vote These measures are being submitted to the voters for candidates of more than one political party, printed on the ballot, write that person's name in the blank space provided for that purpose of North Dakota for their approval or rejection. Vote your political party ballot will be rejected. by darkening the oval ( R ) opposite either the and darken the oval ( R ) opposite the word "YES" or "NO" following the explanation of To vote for the candidate of your choice, you space provided. each measure. must darken the oval ( R ) opposite the name of the candidate. Superintendent of Public Instruction Constitutional Measure No. 1 To vote for a person whose name is not printed (House Concurrent Resolution No. 3047, 2011 on the ballot, write that person's name in the Vote for no more than ONE name Session Laws, Chapter 519) blank space provided for that purpose and This constitutional measure would amend and darken the oval ( R ) opposite the space reenact section 6 of Article IV of the North Dakota provided. Tracy Potter Constitution. This measure would prohibit the appointment of a member of the Legislative Assembly United States Senator Kirsten Baesler to a state office for which the compensation was Vote for no more than ONE name increased in an amount greater than any general Max Laird legislative increase provided to full-time state employees during the member's term of office. YES - means you approve the measure Representative in Congress Justice of the Supreme Court as summarized above. Vote for no more than ONE name Vote for no more than ONE name NO - means you reject the measure as summarized above. Eric Olson Daniel J Crothers Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 2 This initiated constitutional measure would amend sections 1, 4, 14, 15, and 16 of Article X of the North Dakota Constitution and repeal sections 5, 6, 7, 9, Governor and Lt. Governor and 10 of that same article, eliminating property Judge of the District Court taxes, poll taxes, and acreage taxes, effective Vote for no more than ONE set of names South Central Judicial District January 1, 2012. The measure would require the Judgeship No. 4 Legislative Assembly to replace lost revenue to cities, Vote for no more than ONE name counties, townships, school districts, and other Roland Riemers political subdivisions with allocations of various state-level taxes and other revenues, without Bruce B Haskell restrictions on how these revenues may be spent by the political subdivisions. State Auditor Vote for no more than ONE name YES - means you approve the measure Judge of the District Court as summarized above. South Central Judicial District NO - means you reject the measure as Judgeship No. 9 summarized above. State Treasurer Vote for no more than ONE name Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 3 Vote for no more than ONE name This initiated constitutional measure would add a new section to Article I of the North Dakota Constitution Bruce A Romanick stating, "Government may not burden a person's or religious organization's religious liberty. The right to act or refuse to act in a manner motivated by a sincerely held religious belief may not be burdened Insurance Commissioner County Commissioner unless the government proves it has a compelling Vote for no more than ONE name Vote for no more than TWO names governmental interest in infringing the specific act or refusal to act and has used the least restrictive means to further that interest. A burden includes indirect burdens such as withholding benefits, assessing Brian Bitner penalties, or an exclusion from programs or access to facilities." Public Service Commissioner Jerome P (JP) Moszer Vote for no more than ONE name YES - means you approve the measure Jerry Woodcox as stated above. NO - means you reject the measure as Joshua Voytek stated above. Referendum Measure No. 4 This referendum measure concerns Senate Bill 2370 Director, Garrison Diversion as passed by the Legislative Assembly in the If you voted in this column, you may November 2011 special session (Session Laws, not vote in another political party's Conservancy Chapter 580). Senate Bill 2370 repealed section Vote for no more than ONE name 15-10-46 of the North Dakota Century Code, which column. required the University of North Dakota to use the Ken W Royse Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. YES - means you approve Senate Bill 2370, the effect of which would allow the University of North Dakota to discontinue the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. NO - means you reject Senate Bill 2370, and would require the University of North Dakota to use the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo.