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OFFICIAL BALLOT General Election Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Oakland County, Michigan City of Clawson, Precinct 1 to VOTE: Comple GENERAL ELECTIONA OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGANB TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 C OFFICIAL BALLOT General Election 11 Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Oakland County, Michigan City of Clawson, Precinct 1 TO VOTE: Completely darken the oval opposite each choice as shown: . IMPORTANT: To mark your ballot, use only a black or blue ink pen. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER INK COLOR! PARTISAN SECTION: To vote the partisan section of the ballot, you may cast a "straight ticket," a "split ticket" or a "mixed ticket." Straight Ticket: Vote the party of your choice. Nothing further need be done in the partisan section. Split Ticket: You may vote a straight ticket AND vote for individual candidates of your choice. 21 Mixed Ticket: Vote for the individual candidates of your choice in each office. NONPARTISAN and PROPOSAL SECTIONS of the ballot (if any) must be voted separately. DO NOT vote for more candidates than indicated under each office title. WRITE-IN CANDIDATES: To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot, write or place the name of that candidate in the blank space provided and completely darken the oval. This must be done even if you cast a straight party vote. Do not cast a write-in vote for a candidate whose name is already printed on the ballot for that office. CHECK BOTH SIDES OF BALLOT: This ballot has two sides. Be certain to check the reverse side of the ballot. WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED VOTING: Place the ballot in the secrecy sleeve so that votes cannot be seen and the numbered stub is visible. Return the ballot to the election official stationed at the tabulator. (If voting by absentee ballot, follow the instructions provided by the clerk for returning the ballot.) NOTE: If you make a mistake, return your ballot to the election official and obtain a new ballot. Do not attempt to erase or SAMPLEcorrect any marks made in error. PARTISAN SECTION LEGISLATIVE STATE BOARDS 40 STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET STATE SENATOR GOVERNOR OF WAYNE STATE Vote for not more than 1 13th DISTRICT UNIVERSITY Vote for not more than 1 Vote for not more than 2 John Pappageorge Diane Dunaskiss Republican Party Republican Party Republican Party Aaron Bailey Danialle Karmanos 43 Democratic Party Republican Party Ed Bruley Democratic Party Democratic Party Brenda Moon REPRESENTATIVE IN STATE Democratic Party LEGISLATURE Green Party James Arnoldi 41st DISTRICT Green Party Vote for not more than 1 Margaret Guttshall 47 SAMPLE Green Party Marty Knollenberg Bill Mohr, II 48 U.S. Taxpayers Party Republican Party U.S. Taxpayers Party Ed Spillers Patty Senneker Democratic Party U.S. Taxpayers Party Nicole Michalak Libertarian Party Libertarian Party Gregory Scott Stempfle 52 STATE BOARDS Libertarian Party Natural Law Party MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF Doug Dern EDUCATION Natural Law Party Vote for not more than 2 Eileen Weiser STATE Republican Party Richard Zeile GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT COUNTY GOVERNOR Republican Party Vote for not more than 1 Elizabeth W. Bauer COUNTY COMMISSIONER Democratic Party 19th DISTRICT RickSAMPLE Snyder Lupe Ramos-Montigny Vote for not more than 1 Brian N. Calley Democratic Party Republican Party Latham Redding Mike Bosnic Green Party Republican Party Virg Bernero Mary T. Wood Tim Burns Brenda Lawrence Green Party Democratic Party Democratic Party Karen Adams U.S. Taxpayers Party Harley Mikkelson Ronald Monroe NONPARTISAN SECTION Lynn Meadows U.S. Taxpayers Party Green Party Dick Gach Libertarian Party JUDICIAL Stacey Mathia Bill Hall Chris Levels Libertarian Party JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT U.S. Taxpayers Party Stacy Kohmescher Vote for not more than 2 Natural Law Party Ken Proctor Alton Thomas Davis Erwin J. Haas Justice of Supreme Court Libertarian PartySAMPLEMary Beth Kelly REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF Denise Langford Morris MICHIGAN Bob Roddis SECRETARY OF STATE Vote for not more than 2 Vote for not more than 1 Andrea Fischer Newman Bob Young Republican Party Justice of Supreme Court Ruth Johnson Andrew C. Richner Republican Party Republican Party Jocelyn Michelle Benson Paul Brown Democratic Party Democratic Party John Anthony La Pietra Greg Stephens Green Party Democratic Party JUDGE OF COURT OF APPEALS Robert Gale Diana Demers 2nd DISTRICT U.S. Taxpayers Party Green Party INCUMBENT POSITION Scotty Boman Libby Hunter Vote for not more than 1 Libertarian Party Green Party Joe Sanger Pat Donofrio SAMPLEU.S. Taxpayers Party Judge of Court of Appeals Linda Schrock Taylor ATTORNEY GENERAL U.S. Taxpayers Party Vote for not more than 1 James Lewis Hudler Libertarian Party JUDGE OF CIRCUIT COURT Bill Schuette Leslie Lazzerin 6th CIRCUIT Republican Party Libertarian Party INCUMBENT POSITION David Leyton Vote for not more than 5 Democratic Party Gerald T. Van Sickle Rae Lee Chabot U.S. Taxpayers Party Judge of Circuit Court Daniel W. Grow TRUSTEE OF MICHIGAN STATE Cheryl A. Matthews Libertarian Party UNIVERSITY Judge of Circuit Court Colleen A. O'Brien Vote for not more than 2 Judge of Circuit Court Brian Breslin Daniel Patrick O'Brien CONGRESSIONAL Republican Party Judge of Circuit Court REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Mitch Lyons Joan E. Young 9th DISTRICT Republican Party Judge of Circuit Court SAMPLEDennis Denno Vote for not more than 1 Democratic Party Rocky Raczkowski Formerly: Andrew Edward Raczkowski Colleen McNamara Republican Party Democratic Party Gary Peters Democratic Party Surjit Singh Dulai Green Party Douglas Campbell Green Party Bob Czak U.S. Taxpayers Party Adam Goodman Libertarian Party Christine C. Schwartz U.S. Taxpayers Party Bob Gray No Party Affiliation Dan Johnson Libertarian Party Matthew Kuofie No Party Affiliation Michael H. Miller SAMPLELibertarian Party A Clawson 1 B Typ:01 Seq:0246 Spl:01 C 7.4.1.0 / 012503-19 © Election Systems & Software, Inc. 1981, 2002 VOTE BOTH FRONT AND BACK OF BALLOT GENERAL ELECTIOND OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGANE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 F JUDICIAL STATE JUDGE OF PROBATE COURT PROPOSAL 10-2 INCUMBENT POSITION Vote for not more than 1 A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN FELONS FROM HOLDING ELECTIVE OFFICE Elizabeth Pezzetti AND SPECIFIED TYPES OF PUBLIC Judge of Probate Court EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS The proposed constitutional amendment would: JUDGE OF PROBATE COURT NON-INCUMBENT POSITION Make a person ineligible for election or appointment Vote for not more than 1 to any state or local elective office or to hold a position in public employment in this state that is policy-making or has discretionary authority over Kathleen Ryan public assets, if: Dana Margaret Hathaway -within the preceding 20 years, the person was convicted of a felony involving dishonesty, deceit, fraud, or a breach of the public trust; and JUDGE SAMPLEOF DISTRICT COURT -the conviction was related to the person's official 52nd DISTRICT, 4th DIVISION capacity while holding any elective office or position INCUMBENT POSITION of employment in local, state or federal government. Vote for not more than 1 Require the State Legislature to enact laws to Kirsten Nielsen Hartig implement the prohibition. Michael A. Martone Judge of District Court Should this proposal be adopted? LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT YES BOARD MEMBER NO CLAWSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Vote for not moreSAMPLE than 2 Ethan McClure Anthony Urbanik COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Vote for not more than 3 Thomas E. Kuhn SAMPLE Debbie Macon Fred M. Mester Olga Meyer Amber Patterson John E. Reeves Anne Scott Michele L. Scott Carol A. Smith Thomas Patrick Sullivan Dan Kelly SAMPLE PROPOSAL SECTION STATE PROPOSAL 10-1 A PROPOSAL TO CONVENE A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRAFTING A GENERAL REVISION OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION SAMPLE Shall a convention of elected delegates be convened in 2011 to draft a general revision of the State Constitution for presentation to the state's voters for their approval or rejection? YES NO SAMPLE SAMPLE D Clawson 1 E Typ:01 Seq:0246 Spl:01 F VOTE BOTH FRONT AND BACK OF BALLOT.
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