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SAMPLE BALLOTR This is a common ABSENTEE GENERAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL ✓ AMENDMENT ELECTION ballot, however, OFFICIAL BALLOT CALHOUN COUNTY, some offices will A GENERAL ELECTIONB CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMAC NOVEMBER 6, 2018 D GENERAL ELECTION E CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA F NOVEMBER 6, 2018 appear only in INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, FOR MEMBER, CALHOUN COUNTY TO VOTE YOU MUST BLACKEN FOR CHIEF JUSTICE FOR COURT OF CRIMINAL 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, BOARD OF EDUCATION, PROPOSED STATEWIDE certain precincts OF THE SUPREME COURT APPEALS JUDGE, PLACE NO. 2 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE (3) THE OVAL (R) COMPLETELY! DO (Vote for One) (Vote for One) R PLACE NO. 1 PLACE NO. 1-7 which will apply THESE OFFICES RUN BY DISTRICT (Vote for One) (Vote for no more than Seven) Proposing an amendment to the NOT MAKE AN X OR ✓. ✓ Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to your districts. IF YOU SPOIL YOUR BALLOT, to the Board of Trustees of the University BOB VANCE, JR. CHRIS McCOOL BUD TURNER BROOKE CARBO of Alabama, to specify that the DO NOT ERASE, BUT ASK FOR A Democrat Republican Republican Democrat congressional districts from which NEW BALLOT. MIKE ALMAROAD members are appointed continue to Republican Write-in Write-in Republican reflect those as constituted on January 1, 2018, to remove the State Superintendent LISA AMERSON of Education from membership, and to FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, delete the requirement that members Write-in FOR COURT OF CRIMINAL 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, Republican APPEALS JUDGE, PLACE NO. 3 vacate office at the annual meeting of the STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING (Vote for One) PLACE NO. 2 board following their seventieth birthday. (Vote for One) TOBI BURT FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE Republican (Proposed by Act 2018-132) SUPREME COURT, PLACE NO. 1 (Vote for One) BILL COLE BRIAN HOWELL DEBBIE HESS YES-Statewide Amendment No. 3 ALABAMA Republican Republican Republican DEMOCRATIC PARTY JULIE HOOD NO-Statewide Amendment No. 3 Republican Write-in THIS OFFICE WILL NOT Write-in Republican APPEAR ON ALL BALLOTS FOR DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, MICHAEL WEBB ALABAMA Write-in Republican PROPOSED STATEWIDE REPUBLICAN FOR SECRETARY OF STATE CALHOUN COUNTY, AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR (4) (Vote for One) PLACE NO. 1 PARTY (Vote for One) JEFF WINN Proposing an amendment to the FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE Republican SUPREME COURT, PLACE NO. 2 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to (Vote for One) provide that, if a vacancy in either the HEATHER MILAM TOM WRIGHT House of Representatives or the Senate Democrat Republican Write-in FOR GOVERNOR occurs on or after October 1 of the third (Vote for One) JOHN H. MERRILL year of a quadrennium, the seat would Republican Republican Write-in Write-in remain vacant until a successor is elected at the next succeeding general election. (Proposed by Act 2018-276) WALT MADDOX FOR DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, Democrat Write-in Write-in Write-in FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, CALHOUN COUNTY, PLACE NO. 2 DISTRICT NO. 29 (Vote for One) YES-Statewide Amendment No. 4 Republican FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE (Vote for One) Write-in SUPREME COURT, PLACE NO. 3 FOR STATE TREASURER (Vote for One) (Vote for One) RANDY MOELLER NO-Statewide Amendment No. 4 Write-in JARED MILLICAN Republican Write-in Democrat JOHN McMILLAN Republican Republican BECKY NORDGREN Write-in Write-in FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Republican PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WHICH (Vote for One) APPLY TO ONLY CALHOUN COUNTY Write-in Write-in FOR MEMBER, FOR CIRCUIT CLERK, Write-in Write-in CALHOUN COUNTY COMMISSION, CALHOUN COUNTY WILL BOYD DISTRICT NO. 1 (Vote for One) Democrat FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE (Vote for One) "Shall the following Amendments to the PROPOSED LOCAL SUPREME COURT, PLACE NO. 4 FOR STATE AUDITOR FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, Constitution of Alabama be adopted?" AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE (1) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) DISTRICT NO. 32 FRED WILSON KIM McCARSON Relating to Calhoun County, proposing a Republican (Vote for One) Republican Democrat PROPOSED AMENDMENTS local amendment to Amendment 508 of TO APPEAR ON THE the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, DONNA WESSON SMALLEY MIRANDA KARRINE JOSEPH BALLOT STATEWIDE authorizing the operation of bingo games Write-in Democrat Democrat BARBARA BIGSBY BOYD Write-in Democrat Write-in for prizes or money in the county; and to prohibit any bingo permittee or licensee FOR UNITED STATES JAMES ALLEN LLOYD FOR MEMBER, from operating bingo near a residential REPRESENTATIVE, Republican Republican FOR CALHOUN COUNTY PROPOSED STATEWIDE Republican CALHOUN COUNTY COMMISSION, JUDGE OF PROBATE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE (1) area. (Proposed by Act 2017-81) 3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DISTRICT NO. 2 (Vote for One) (Vote for One) Proposing an amendment to the Write-in Write-in (Vote for One) Write-in Constitution of Alabama of 1901, providing for certain religious rights and MALLORY HAGAN TIM HODGES ALICE K. MARTIN liberties; authorizing the display of the YES-Local Amendment No. 1 Democrat FOR COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS FOR COMMISSIONER OF Republican Republican JUDGE, PLACE NO. 1 AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, Ten Commandments on state property (Vote for One) (Vote for One) DISTRICT NO. 35 and property owned or administrated by a MIKE ROGERS (Vote for One) No-Local Amendment No. 1 Republican Write-in public school or public body; and Write-in prohibiting the expenditure of public funds in defense of the constitutionality of this CHRISTY OLINGER EDWARDS FOR MEMBER, FOR MEMBER, Write-in Republican Republican STEVE HURST amendment. (Proposed by Act 2018-389) PROPOSED LOCAL Republican CALHOUN COUNTY COMMISSION, CALHOUN COUNTY COMMISSION, AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO (2) DISTRICT NO. 3 DISTRICT NO. 5 (Vote for One) YES-Statewide Amendment No. 1 Relating to Calhoun County, proposing an Write-in Write-in (Vote for One) FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL Write-in amendment to the Constitution of (Vote for One) Alabama of 1901, to provide that any ELI HENDERSON LEE PATTERSON NO-Statewide Amendment No. 1 territory in Calhoun County outside of the FOR COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Republican FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, Republican corporate limits of a municipality would JUDGE, PLACE NO. 2 COMMISSION, PLACE NO. 1 DISTRICT NO. 36 JOSEPH SIEGELMAN (Vote for One) (Vote for One) not be subject to the police jurisdiction or (Vote for One) planning jurisdiction of the municipality if Democrat Write-in Write-in PROPOSED STATEWIDE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO (2) the municipality is not located entirely in STEVE MARSHALL CHAD HANSON CARA Y. McCLURE the county and to provide an exception for NICKI ARNOLD-SWINDLE FOR MEMBER, Proposing an amendment to the the City of Oxford. (Proposed by Act Republican Republican Democrat CALHOUN COUNTY COMMISSION, FOR CALHOUN COUNTY Democrat SHERIFF Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as 2018-17) DISTRICT NO. 4 (Vote for One) amended; to declare and otherwise affirm JEREMY H. ODEN RANDY WOOD (Vote for One) that it is the public policy of this state to Write-in Write-in Republican Republican recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn J.D. HESS MATTHEW WADE YES-Local Amendment No. 2 FOR STATE SENATOR, FOR COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS Write-in Republican Republican children, most importantly the right to life DISTRICT NO. 12 JUDGE, PLACE NO. 3 Write-in in all manners and measures appropriate (Vote for One) (Vote for One) and lawful; and to provide that the constitution of this state does not protect NO-Local Amendment No. 2 FOR PUBLIC SERVICE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, Write-in Write-in COMMISSION, PLACE NO. 2 the right to abortion or require the funding DISTRICT NO. 39 of abortion. (Proposed by Act 2017-188) JIM WILLIAMS TERRY A. MOORE (Vote for One) (Vote for One) FOR MEMBER, Democrat Republican CALHOUN COUNTY COMMISSION, FOR CALHOUN COUNTY DISTRICT NO. 5 CORONER KARI POWELL GINNY SHAVER (Vote for One) (Vote for One) YES-Statewide Amendment No. 2 Republican Write-in Democrat Republican CHRIS "Chip" BEEKER JR. LEE PATTERSON PAT BROWN Republican NO-Statewide Amendment No. 2 Write-in FOR COURT OF CRIMINAL Republican Write-in Republican APPEALS JUDGE, PLACE NO. 1 (Vote for One) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, Write-in FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, Write-in Write-in DISTRICT NO. 40 DISTRICT NO. 40 (Vote for One) RICHARD MINOR FOR MEMBER, (Vote for One) Republican STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 6 PAMELA JEAN HOWARD (Vote for One) PAMELA JEAN HOWARD Democrat Write-in Democrat

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BALLOT STATEMENT FOR STATEWIDE AMENDMENT #1 BALLOT STATEMENT FOR STATEWIDE AMENDMENT #2 BALLOT STATEMENT FOR STATEWIDE AMENDMENT #3 BALLOT STATEMENT FOR STATEWIDE AMENDMENT #4 (1) The text of the statewide ballot measure, including sponsors, cospon- (1) The text of the statewide ballot measure, including sponsors, cospon- (1) The text of the statewide ballot measure, including sponsors, cospon- (1) The text of the statewide ballot measure, including sponsors, cospon- sors, and the text of the question that will appear on the statewide ballot: sors, and the text of the question that will appear on the statewide ballot: sors, and the text of the question that will appear on the statewide ballot: sors, and the text of the question that will appear on the statewide ballot: Proposed by: Act 2018-389 (Senate Bill 181 of the 2018 Regular Legisla- Proposed by: Act 2017-188 (House Bill 98 of the 2017 Regular Legisla- Proposed by: Act 2018-132 (Senate Bill 194 of the 2018 Regular Legisla- Proposed by: Act 2018-276 (Senate Bill 15 of the 2018 Regular Legisla- tive Session) tive Session) tive Session) tive Session) Bill Sponsor: Senator Bill Sponsor: Senator Dial Bill Sponsor: Representative Fridy Bill Sponsor: Senator Glover Cosponsors: Senators Waggoner and Allen Cosponsors: None Cosponsors: None Cosponsors: None “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relat- “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pro- “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to amended; to declare and otherwise affi rm that it is the public policy of ing to the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, to specify that viding for certain religious rights and liberties; authorizing the display of provide that, if a vacancy in either the House of Representatives or the this state to recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the the congressional districts from which members are appointed continue to the Ten Commandments on state property and property owned or admin- refl ect those as constituted on January 1, 2018, to remove the State Super- rights of unborn children, most importantly the right to life in all manners Senate occurs on or after October 1 of the third year of a quadrennium, intendent of Education from membership, and to delete the requirement istrated by a public school or public body; and prohibiting the expendi- and measures appropriate and lawful; and to provide that the constitution the seat would remain vacant until a successor is elected at the next suc- that members vacate offi ce at the annual meeting of the board following ture of public funds in defense of the constitutionality of this amendment. of this state does not protect the right to abortion or require the funding of ceeding general election. Proposed by Act 2018-389. their seventieth birthday. Proposed by Act 2018-276. abortion. Proposed by Act 2018-132. This description shall be followed by the following language: This description shall be followed by the following language: Proposed by Act 2017-188. This description shall be followed by the following language: Yes ( ) No ( )” This description shall be followed by the following language: Yes ( ) No ( )” Yes ( ) No ( )” (2) A summary of and the text of any implementing legislation directly Yes ( ) No ( )” (2) A summary of and the text of any implementing legislation directly (2) A summary of and the text of any implementing legislation directly related to the statewide ballot measure: (2) A summary of and the text of any implementing legislation directly related to the statewide ballot measure: related to the statewide ballot measure: There is no implementing legislation for this statewide ballot measure. related to the statewide ballot measure: There is no implementing legislation for this statewide ballot measure. There is no implementing legislation for this statewide ballot measure. (3) The placement of the statewide ballot measure on the statewide ballot: There is no implementing legislation for this statewide ballot measure. (3) The placement of the statewide ballot measure on the statewide ballot: (3) The placement of the statewide ballot measure on the statewide ballot: This proposed Constitutional Amendment will appear on the Ballot after (3) The placement of the statewide ballot measure on the statewide ballot: This proposed Constitutional Amendment will appear on the Ballot after This proposed Constitutional Amendment will appear on the Ballot after This proposed Constitutional Amendment will appear on the Ballot after election of statewide and local offi ces and will be the third constitutional election of statewide and local offi ces and will be the fi rst constitutional election of statewide and local offi ces and will be the fourth constitutional election of statewide and local offi ces and will be the second constitu- amendment for voter consideration. The proposed Constitutional Amend- amendment for voter consideration. The proposed Constitutional Amend- amendment for voter consideration. The proposed Constitutional Amend- tional amendment for voter consideration. The proposed Constitutional ment will be listed as “Statewide Amendment 3”. ment will be listed as “Statewide Amendment 1”. Amendment will be listed as “Statewide Amendment 2”. (4) A plain language summary of the statewide ballot measure, which ment will be listed as “Statewide Amendment 4”. (4) A plain language summary of the statewide ballot measure, which (4) A plain language summary of the statewide ballot measure, which shall include, at a minimum, the legal or constitutional authority for its (4) A plain language summary of the statewide ballot measure, which shall include, at a minimum, the legal or constitutional authority for its shall include, at a minimum, the legal or constitutional authority for its passage, the effect of the statewide ballot measure if it is passed, includ- shall include, at a minimum, the legal or constitutional authority for its passage, the effect of the statewide ballot measure if it is passed, includ- passage, the effect of the statewide ballot measure if it is passed, includ- ing its cost and source of funding, and the effect of the statewide ballot passage, the effect of the statewide ballot measure if it is passed, includ- ing its cost and source of funding, and the effect of the statewide ballot ing its cost and source of funding, and the effect of the statewide ballot measure if it is defeated. ing its cost and source of funding, and the effect of the statewide ballot measure if it is defeated. measure if it is defeated. Under current law, the University of Alabama Board of Trustees is measure if it is defeated. composed of 16 people: three members from the congressional district in Under current law, the state constitution contains no language related to Under current law, the state constitution does not include any language Under current law, members of the state legislature are elected to four- which the Tuscaloosa campus is located, two members from each of the the display of the Ten Commandments. that directly relates to the importance of unborn life or the rights of other six congressional districts in the state, the Governor, and the State year terms of offi ce that begin and end on Election Day in November. Amendment 1 does two things. First, it provides that a person is free to unborn children, nor does it include any language that directly relates to Superintendent of Education. So, if the number of congressional districts This four-year period is known as a quadrennium. When a person who worship God as he or she chooses, and that a person’s religious beliefs abortion or the funding of abortions using state funds. in Alabama increased or decreased in the future, the number of trustees was elected to serve in the state legislature is unable to complete his or will have no effect on his or her civil or political rights. Second, it makes Amendment 2 provides that it would be the public policy of the state to would also increase or decrease. Additionally, other than the Governor her term, a vacancy is created. When this vacancy occurs, the Governor is recognize and support the importance of unborn life and the rights of clear that the Ten Commandments may be displayed on public property and the State Superintendent of Education, current law requires a trustee required to schedule a special election. The winner of the special election unborn children, including the right to life; and to protect the rights of so long as the display meets constitutional requirements, such as being to retire from the board following his or her seventieth birthday. fi lls the vacancy for the rest of the term. unborn children. Additionally, the amendment would make clear that displayed along with historical or educational items. Amendment 1 also Amendment 3 does three things. First, it provides that the board will Amendment 4 provides that when a vacancy occurs in the state legislature provides that no public funds may be used to defend this amendment in the state constitution does not include a right to abortion or require the be composed of members from congressional districts as those districts funding of an abortion using public funds. on or after October 1 of year three of the four-year term, the seat will court. existed on January 1, 2018, meaning any future changes to the number of The proposed amendment does not identify any specifi c actions or congressional districts in Alabama would not impact the number of board remain vacant until the next general election, which occurs in November If a majority of voters vote “Yes” on Amendment 1, the state constitution activities as unlawful. It expresses a public policy that supports broad members. Second, it removes the State Superintendent of Education from of the fourth year of the term. The Governor would no longer have the will provide that a person is free to worship God as he or she chooses and protections for the rights of unborn children as long as the protections are automatically having a seat on the board. Third, it allows a trustee to power to schedule a special election to fi ll a vacancy in these circum- that a person’s religious beliefs will have no effect on his or her civil or lawful. serve after his or her seventieth birthday. stances, and public funds that would have been spent on the special political rights. It will also provide that the Ten Commandments can be If a majority of voters vote “Yes” on Amendment 2, the public policy If a majority of voters vote “Yes” on Amendment 3, future changes to the election would be saved. displayed on public property so long as the display meets constitutional of this state will be to support and protect the importance of unborn life number of congressional districts in Alabama will not impact the number If a majority of voters vote “Yes” on Amendment 4, state legislative seats of board members, the State Superintendent of Education will no longer requirements, such as being displayed along with historical or educational and the rights of unborn children. The state constitution would also not that become vacant within the fi nal 14 months of the four-year term of automatically be a member of the board, and trustees will be allowed to items. include a right to an abortion or to the funding of an abortion using public offi ce will remain vacant until the general election. If a majority of voters vote “No” on Amendment 1, no language related serve on the board after their seventieth birthday. funds. If a majority of voters vote “No” on Amendment 4, the Governor will to the display of the Ten Commandments would be included in the state If a majority of voters vote “No” on Amendment 2, there would be no If a majority of voters vote “No” on Amendment 3, future changes to the number of congressional districts in Alabama will impact the number of continue to be required to schedule a special election whenever a vacancy constitution. language in the state constitution related to the importance of unborn life board members, the State Superintendent of Education will continue to occurs in the state legislature. There is no cost for Amendment 1. No public funds may be used to or protecting the rights of unborn children, or to abortion or the funding automatically have a seat on the board, and trustees will not be allowed to There is no cost for Amendment 4. defend this amendment in court. of abortions using public funds. serve on the board after their seventieth birthday. The Constitutional authority for passage of Amendment 4 is set forth The Constitutional authority for passage of Amendment 1 is set forth There is no cost for Amendment 2. There is no cost for Amendment 3. in Sections 284, 285 and 287 of the State Constitution. These sections in Sections 284, 285 and 287 of the State Constitution. These sections The Constitutional authority for passage of Amendment 2 is set forth The Constitutional authority for passage of Amendment 3 is set forth in Sections 284, 285 and 287 of the State Constitution. These sections outline the way a constitutional amendment may be put to the people of outline the way a constitutional amendment may be put to the people of in Sections 284, 285 and 287 of the State Constitution. These sections outline the way a constitutional amendment may be put to the people of the State for a vote. the State for a vote. outline the way a constitutional amendment may be put to the people of the State for a vote. the State for a vote.