Cobb County Sample Ballot OFFICIAL ABSENTEE/PROVISIONAL/CHALLENGED BALLOT

OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT OF THE STATE OF NOVEMBER 8, 2016

To vote, blacken the Oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, manually WRITE his or her name in the write-in section and blacken the Oval ( ) next to the write-in section. If you desire to vote YES or NO for a PROPOSED QUESTION, blacken the corresponding Oval ( ). Use only blue or black pen or pencil.

Do not vote for more candidates than the number allowed for each specific office. Do not cross out or erase. If you erase or make other marks on the ballot or tear the ballot, your vote may not count.

If you change your mind or make a mistake, you may return the ballot by writing “Spoiled” across the face of the ballot and return envelope. You may then mail the spoiled ballot back to your county board of registrars, and you will be issued another official absentee ballot. Alternatively, you may surrender the ballot to the poll manager of an early voting site within your county or the precinct to which you are assigned. You will then be permitted to vote a regular ballot.

"I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list of candidates, issue, or list of issues included in this election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law." [OCGA 21-2-285(h) and 21-2-383(a)] Notice to Voters For U.S. Representative For State Senator in 115th Congress From the 33rd District From the 6th Congressional (Vote for One) This consolidated District of Georgia (Vote for One) MICHAEL RHETT D sample ballot contains (Incumbent) Democrat TOM PRICE all races in Cobb (Incumbent) Republican County, including some RODNEY STOOKSBURY Write-in O races that you may not Democrat For State Senator be eligible to vote on. From the 37th District (Vote for One) Write-in Please check online for For U.S. Representative LINDSEY TIPPINS your Personal Sample in 115th Congress (Incumbent) Republican Ballot From the 11th Congressional www.mvp.sos.ga.gov District of Georgia N (Vote for One) Write-in BARRY LOUDERMILK For State Senator (Incumbent) Republican th For President of the United From the 38 District States DON WILSON (Vote for One) Democrat O (Vote for One) JAMES "J. W." MORROW, JR. Republican DONALD J. TRUMP - President MICHAEL R. PENCE - Vice President Republican Write-in HORACENA TATE (Incumbent) Democrat T For U.S. Representative th HILLARY CLINTON - President in 115 Congress TIM KAINE - Vice President From the 13th Congressional Democrat District of Georgia Write-in (Vote for One) BALLOT For State Representative in GARY JOHNSON - President DAVID SCOTT the General Assembly BILL WELD - Vice President (Incumbent) Democrat From the 34th District Libertarian (Vote for One)

R Write-in (Incumbent) Republican Write-in For State Senator From the 6th District JUSTIN HOLSOMBACK (Vote for One) Democrat E For United States Senate (Vote for One) HUNTER HILL (Incumbent) Republican JOHNNY ISAKSON Write-in (Incumbent) Republican JAHA HOWARD For State Representative in Democrat M JIM BARKSDALE the General Assembly Democrat From the 35th District (Vote for One) ALLEN BUCKLEY Write-in Libertarian O For State Senator (Incumbent) Republican From the 14th District (Vote for One) Write-inSAMPLE For Public Service BRUCE THOMPSON Write-in V (Incumbent) Republican Commissioner (To Succeed Tim Echols) For State Representative in (Vote for One) the General Assembly From the 36th District TIM ECHOLS Write-in E (Incumbent) Republican (Vote for One) For State Senator ERIC HOSKINS From the 32nd District EARL EHRHART Libertarian (Vote for One) (Incumbent) Republican

JUDSON HILL (Incumbent) Republican Write-in Write-in

Write-in CONTINUE VOTING Page 1 of 3 Cobb County Sample Ballot For State For State For Sheriff For Cobb County Representative in the Representative in the (Vote for One) School Board District 3 General Assembly General Assembly Term 4 Years th th NEIL WARREN From the 37 District From the 44 District (Incumbent) Republican (Vote for One) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) DON L. PARSONS GREGORY B. GILSTRAP DAVID L. MORGAN (Incumbent) Republican (Incumbent) Republican Democrat (Incumbent) Democrat

BILL BOLTON Democrat Write-in Write-in Write-in For State For Tax Commissioner For Cobb County Representative in the Write-in (Vote for One) School Board District 5 General Assembly Term 4 Years For State th CARLA JACKSON From the 45 District (Incumbent) Republican (Vote for One) Representative in the (Vote for One) General Assembly th DAVID BANKS From the 38 District (Incumbent) Republican (Incumbent) Republican (Vote for One) Write-in DAVID WILKERSON For Surveyor (Incumbent) Democrat Write-in (Vote for One) Write-in For State DONALD L. PERRYMAN For Cobb County Representative in the (Incumbent) Republican D Write-in School Board District 7 General Assembly Term 4 Years For State th From the 46 District (Vote for One) Representative in the (Vote for One) Write-in General Assembly th JOHN CARSON For Chief Magistrate BRAD WHEELER From the 39 District (Incumbent) Republican (Incumbent) Republican O (Vote for One) (Vote for One) JOYETTE HOLMES (Incumbent) Democrat (Incumbent) Republican Write-in Write-in For State For Cobb County Soil Representative in the and Water Write-in Write-in General Assembly Conservation District For State From the 53rd District For Clerk of State Supervisor Representative in the (Vote for One) Court of Cobb County (Vote for Two) N General Assembly (Vote for One) th DONALD AYRES From the 40 District (Incumbent) Democrat (Incumbent) (Vote for One) ANGIE T. DAVIS (Incumbent) Republican ROBIN C. BISHOP, Chief ROBERT L. HOSACK, JR. Deputy O (Incumbent) Republican Write-in ERICK E. ALLEN For State Write-in Democrat Representative in the For Chairman Write-in General Assembly Board of T From the 61st District Commissioners Write-in (Vote for One) Write-in (Vote for One) For State PROPOSED (Incumbent) Democrat Representative in the MIKEBALLOT BOYCE CONSTITUTIONAL General Assembly Republican AMENDMENTS From the 41st District (Vote for One) Write-in - 1 - MICHAEL SMITH For District Attorney Write-in (Incumbent) Democrat Provides greater R of the Cobb Judicial For Cobb County Circuit flexibility and state Commissioner accountability to fix (Vote for One) District 2 Write-in failing schools through (Vote for One) For State VIC REYNOLDS increasing community E (Incumbent) Republican Representative in the BOB OTT involvement. General Assembly (Incumbent) Republican From the 42nd District Senate Resolution No. 287 Act No. 309 (Vote for One) Write-in Ga. L. 2015, p. 1498 M MATT VAUGHN For Judge of the Write-in Republican "Shall the Constitution of Georgia Probate Court For Cobb County be amended to allow the state to (Vote for One) Commissioner intervene in chronically failing (Incumbent) Democrat public schools in order to improve O KELLI L. WOLK District 4 student performance?" (Incumbent) Republican (Vote for One) YES Write-inSAMPLELISA N. CUPID NO (Incumbent) Democrat V For State Write-in Representative in the For Clerk of Superior General Assembly Court From the 43rd District Write-in (Vote for One) (Vote for One) For Cobb County E REBECCA KEATON School Board District 1 (Incumbent) Republican (Incumbent) Republican Term 4 Years (Vote for One)

Write-in Write-in RANDY SCAMIHORN (Incumbent) Republican

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PROPOSED - 4 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Dedicates revenue from existing taxes on fireworks to trauma - 2 - care, fire services, and public safety. Authorizes penalties for sexual exploitation and assessments Senate Resolution No. 558 Act No. 530 on adult entertainment to fund Ga. L. 2016, p. 895 child victims' services. "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so Senate Resolution No. 7 as to provide that the proceeds of excise taxes Act No. 306 on the sale of fireworks or consumer fireworks be Ga. L. 2015, p. 1497 dedicated to the funding of trauma care, firefighter equipping and training, and local public safety purposes?" "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow additional penalties for criminal cases in YES which a person is adjudged guilty of keeping a place of prostitution, pimping, pandering, NO pandering by compulsion, solicitation of sodomy, masturbation for hire, trafficking of persons for MARIETTA sexual servitude, or sexual exploitation of children and to allow assessments on adult SPECIAL ELECTION D entertainment establishments to fund the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund to Non-Binding Referendum pay for care and rehabilitative and social services Term Limits for individuals in this state who have been or may (Vote for One) be sexually exploited?" O Should the Mayor and City Council for the City of YES Marietta request that the Georgia General NO Assembly for the State of Georgia amend the Charter for the City of Marietta to set forth term - 3 - limits for the members of the elected body of the offices of the Mayor and City Council for the City of Marietta so that the term limits for the office of Reforms and re-establishes the Mayor would be three consecutive terms and the Judicial Qualifications term limits for the members of the Marietta City Council would be three consecutive terms Commission and provides for its commencing with the municipal elections of N composition, governance, and November, 2017 for terms of office commencing powers. January, 2018? YES House Resolution No. 1113 Act No. 537 NO O Ga. L. 2016, p. 896 "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to abolish the existing Judicial Qualifications Commission; require the General Assembly to T create and provide by general law for the composition, manner of appointment, and governance of a new Judicial Qualifications Commission, with such commission having the power to discipline, remove, and cause BALLOT involuntary retirement of judges; require the Judicial Qualifications Commission to have procedures that provide for due process of law and review by the Supreme Court of its advisory opinions; and allow the Judicial Qualifications Commission to be open to the public in some R manner?" YES E NO M O V SAMPLE E

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