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CONSOLIDATED SAMPLE BALLOT Your CONSOLIDATED SAMPLE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA NOVEMBER 6, 2012 For President of the For U.S. For State For State Official United States Representative in 113th Representative in the Representative in the (Vote for One) Congress From the 10th General Assembly General Assembly Congressional District From From MITT ROMNEY - President st th residency. of 81 District 98 District PAUL RYAN - Vice (Vote for One) (Vote for One) President Georgia Republican (Vote for One) CHRIS BOEDEKER JOSH CLARK Republican (Incumbent) Republican Ballot BARACK OBAMA - PAUL C. BROUN President (Incumbent) Republican This your JOE BIDEN - Vice President SCOTT HOLCOMB (Incumbent) Democrat (Incumbent) Democrat Write-in GARY JOHNSON - on Write-in For State President sample JAMES P. GRAY - Vice For State Senator From Write-in Representative in the will races. President th General Assembly Libertarian 5 District For State (Vote for One) From Representative in the 99th District General Assembly CURT THOMPSON (Vote for One) only Write-in From based (Incumbent) Democrat 93rd District HUGH FLOYD (Incumbent) Democrat (Vote for One) For Public Service ballot Commissioner CHRISTINE "TINA" County Write-in show are (To Succeed Chuck Eaton) HOFFER (Vote for One) For State Senator From Republican Write-in th CHUCK EATON 9 District DAR'SHUN N. KENDRICK For State (Incumbent) Republican (Incumbent) Democrat (Vote for One) Representative in the shows STEPHEN OPPENHEIMER DON BALFOUR General Assembly Democrat (Incumbent) Republican From your which Write-in 100th District BRAD PLOEGER SCOTT DRAKE For State (Vote for One) Libertarian Democrat Representative in the BRIAN THOMAS Gwinnett General Assembly (Incumbent) Democrat assigned From all races Write-in Write-in 94th District (Vote for One) For Public Service Write-in For State Senator From possible Commissioner th 40 District KAREN BENNETT For State (To Succeed Stan Wise) (Vote for One) Democrat (Vote for One) Representative in the STAN WISE FRAN MILLAR General Assembly possible (Incumbent) Republican (Incumbent) Republican From Write-in 101st District DAVID STAPLES (Vote for One) races all For State assigned Libertarian Write-in Representative in the VALERIE CLARK General Assembly (Incumbent) Republican Gwinnett For State Senator From st From Write-in 41 District th TIMOTHY SWINEY 95 District Democrat (Vote for One) which (Vote for One) your For U.S. Representative in 113th STEVE HENSON TOM RICE shows Congress From the 4th (Incumbent) Democrat (Incumbent) Republican Congressional District Write-in BROOKE SISKIN For State of Democrat Georgia Representative in the Write-in are show (Vote for One) General Assembly County For State Senator From ballot th From J. CHRIS VAUGHN 45 District Write-in 102nd District Republican (Vote for One) For State (Vote for One) based only HENRY C. "HANK" RENEE S. UNTERMAN Representative in the BUZZ BROCKWAY JOHNSON JR. (Incumbent) Republican General Assembly (Incumbent) Republican (Incumbent) Democrat From th 96 District races. will sample (Vote for One) Write-in Write-in Write-in on For U.S. For State Senator From MARK WILLIAMS For State Republican Representative in 113th 48th District Representative in the th (Vote for One) Congress From the 7 PEDRO "PETE" MARIN General Assembly your This Congressional District (Incumbent) Democrat From DAVID SHAFER Ballot of 103rd District (Incumbent) Republican Georgia (Vote for One) (Vote for One) Write-in TIMOTHY BARR Republican residency. ROB WOODALL Write-in For State (Incumbent) Republican For State Senator From Representative in the th General Assembly STEVE REILLY 55 District Write-in Official Democrat (Vote for One) From 97th District GLORIA BUTLER (Vote for One) (Incumbent) Democrat Write-in BROOKS COLEMAN (Incumbent) Republican Your Write-in Write-in For State For Judge of the For County Board of - 2 - Representative in the Probate Court Education Your General Assembly (Vote for One) District 3 Allows the state to From (Vote for One) save taxpayer funds th CHRIS BALLAR through multi-year real 104 District Republican (Vote for One) MARY KAY MURPHY estate rental (Incumbent) Republican agreements. DONNA SHELDON Official (Incumbent) Republican Senate Resolution No. 84 Write-in JEN FALK Democrat Act No. 761 For Clerk of Superior Ga. L. 2012, p. 1363 Court residency. Write-in "Shall the Constitution of Georgia (Vote for One) be amended so as to provide for a Write-in For State reduction in the state's operating Representative in the RICHARD T. ALEXANDER JR. For County Board of costs by allowing the General General Assembly (Incumbent) Republican Education Assembly to authorize certain Ballot state agencies to enter into This From District 5 your th BRIAN WHITESIDE multiyear rental agreements?" 105 District Democrat (Vote for One) (Vote for One) YES JOYCE CHANDLER H. K. DIDO on Republican Republican sample Write-in NO will races. RENITA HAMILTON For Sheriff LOUISE RADLOFF Democrat Democrat (Vote for One) (Incumbent) R. L. "BUTCH" CONWAY only (Incumbent) Republican based Write-in Write-in For State For Gwinnett County ballot Representative in the Soil and Water County Write-in show are General Assembly Conservation From For Tax Commissioner District Supervisor (Vote for One) 106th District (Vote for Three) (Vote for One) RICHARD STEELE LARRY KAISER (Incumbent) Republican (Incumbent) shows BRETT HARRELL (Incumbent) Republican your which ELLIS R. LAMME (Incumbent) Write-in Gwinnett Write-in For Chief Magistrate (Vote for One) For State Write-in assigned all Representative in the GEORGE F. HUTCHINSON races General Assembly III. (Incumbent) Republican Write-in From possible 107th District (Vote for One) Write-in Write-in DAVID CASAS possible For County PROPOSED (Incumbent) Republican Commission Chairman CONSTITUTIONAL (Vote for One) races all assigned AMENDMENTS Write-in CHARLOTTE NASH (Incumbent) Republican Gwinnett For State - 1 - Representative in the General Assembly Provides for improving which your From Write-in student achievement th shows 108 District For County and parental (Vote for One) Commissioner involvement through B.J. PAK District 1 more public charter (Incumbent) Republican (Vote for One) school options. are show County JACE BROOKS House Resolution No. 1162 ballot (Incumbent) Republican Act No. 762 Write-in Ga. L. 2012, p. 1364 For State "Shall the Constitution of Georgia based only Representative in the Write-in be amended to allow state or local General Assembly approval of public charter schools From For County upon the request of local th Commissioner communities?" 114 District races. will sample (Vote for One) District 3 YES (Vote for One) on TOM KIRBY (Incumbent) Republican TOMMY HUNTER NO Republican your This Ballot Write-in For District Attorney of Write-in the For County Board of Gwinnett Judicial Education residency. Circuit (Vote for One) District 1 (Vote for One) DANIEL J. "DANNY" Official PORTER CAROLE C. BOYCE (Incumbent) Republican (Incumbent) Republican Write-in JENNAH ES-SUDAN Democrat Your Write-in.
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