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2010 Specimen Ballots.Ais JUDGE'S INITIALS ______ A NOVEMBER 2, 2010B SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOISC SPECIMEN BALLOT OFFICIAL SPECIMEN BALLOT CAPITAL 001 BALLOT TYPE 01 I hereby certify the following ballot is a true and correct Specimen of the Ballot to be voted in the General Election to be held in Sangamon County, Illinois on November 2, 2010 Joe Aiello, Sangamon County Clerk CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSAL FEDERAL STATE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE 1970 (For an unexpired term) (Vote for one) ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION (Vote for one) Explanation of Amendment The proposed amendment, which takes effect MARK STEVEN KIRK STEVE KIM upon approval by the voters, adds a new section REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN to the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. The new section would provide the State's electors with an option to ALEXANDER "ALEXI" LISA MADIGAN petition for a special election to recall a GIANNOULIAS DEMOCRATIC Governor and for the special election of a DEMOCRATIC successor Governor. At the general election to be held on November 2, 2010, you will be called LeALAN M. JONES DAVID F. BLACK upon to decide whether the proposed GREEN GREEN amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution. If you believe the Illinois Constitution should be MIKE LABNO BILL MALAN amended to provide for a special election to LIBERTARIAN LIBERTARIAN recall a Governor and for a special election to elect a successor Governor, you should vote "YES" on the question. If you believe the FOR SECRETARY OF STATE Illinois Constitution should not be amended to __________________________ Write-in (Vote for one) provide for a special election to recall a Governor and for a special election to elect a successor Governor, you should vote "NO" on STATE ROBERT ENRIQUEZ the question. Three-fifths of those voting on the REPUBLICAN question or a majority of those voting in the FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT election must vote "YES" in order for the GOVERNOR amendment to become effective. (Vote for one) JESSE WHITE DEMOCRATIC For the proposed addition of Section 7 to Article (BILL BRADY III of the Illinois Constitution. (JASON PLUMMER REPUBLICAN NO CANDIDATE GREEN YES NO (PAT QUINN JOSH HANSON (SHEILA SIMON LIBERTARIAN FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR COMPTROLLER (For a six year term) (Vote for one) (Vote for one) (RICH WHITNEY (DON W. CRAWFORD MARK STEVEN KIRK GREEN JUDY BAAR TOPINKA REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN ALEXANDER "ALEXI" (LEX GREEN DAVID E. MILLER GIANNOULIAS (ED RUTLEDGE DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC LIBERTARIAN LeALAN M. JONES R. ERIKA SCHAFER GREEN GREEN (SCOTT LEE COHEN (BAXTER B. SWILLEY MIKE LABNO INDEPENDENT JULIE FOX LIBERTARIAN LIBERTARIAN __________________________ __________________________ FOR TREASURER Write-in Write-in (Vote for one) DAN RUTHERFORD REPUBLICAN ROBIN KELLY DEMOCRATIC SCOTT K. SUMMERS GREEN JAMES PAULY LIBERTARIAN A MSTR 000101 B CAPITAL 001 01 C BALLOT TYPE 01 7.4.2.0 / 012503-14 © Election Systems & Software, Inc. 1981, 2002 VOTE BOTH SIDES OF BALLOT IF APPLICABLE D NOVEMBER 2, 2010E SPECIMEN BALLOT F CONGRESSIONAL COUNTY PROPOSITIONS FOR SANGAMON COUNTY FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FOR COUNTY TREASURER SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Vote for one) PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE SALES (Vote for one) TAX IN SANGAMON COUNTY EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCHOOL FACILITY BOBBY SCHILLING TOM CAVANAGH PURPOSES REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN Shall Sangamon County, Illinois be authorized to impose a retailers' occupation tax and a service occupation tax (commonly referred to as PHIL HARE NO CANDIDATE a "sales tax") at a rate of 1% to be used DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC exclusively for school facility purposes? ROGER K. DAVIS NO CANDIDATE YES GREEN GREEN NO STATE JUDICIAL PROPOSITION TO REVIEW THE FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT IMPACT BEFORE IMPOSING ANY ASSEMBLY FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT SALES TAX INCREASE NINETY - NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Robert W. Cook) (Vote for one) (Vote for one) If a majority of the voters in Sangamon County authorize an additional sales tax for school facility purposes, shall the Sangamon County Board weigh the impact on other community RAYMOND POE THOMAS R. APPLETON services, public safety, public health and public REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN infrastructure before determining the final rate of the tax to be levied? KENT E. DeLAY NO CANDIDATE YES DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC NO NO CANDIDATE NO CANDIDATE GREEN GREEN PROPOSITION TO CREATE A CITIZENS' EFFICIENCY COMMISSION COUNTY FOR JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Shall there be created a Citizens' Efficiency Commission which shall have as its purpose SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT improving local government effectiveness by FOR COUNTY CLERK SANGAMON COUNTY identifying opportunities for improved (Vote for one) (To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Robert J. Eggers) cooperation, coordination and reduction of (Vote for one) duplication of services among local governments in Sangamon County? JOE AIELLO PETE CAVANAGH REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN YES NO CANDIDATE NO CANDIDATE NO DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC NO CANDIDATE NO CANDIDATE END OF BALLOT GREEN GREEN FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS (SANGAMON COUNTY) BALLOT FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES (Vote for one) SEEKING RETENTION IN OFFICE JEFF VOSE "Vote on the Proposition with respect to all or REPUBLICAN any of the Judges listed on this ballot. No Judge listed is running against any other Judge. The sole question is whether each Judge shall NO CANDIDATE be retained in his present office." DEMOCRATIC SHALL EACH OF THE PERSONS LISTED BE RETAINED IN OFFICE AS JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL NO CANDIDATE CIRCUIT? GREEN LEO J. ZAPPA, JR FOR COUNTY SHERIFF YES (Vote for one) NO NEIL M. WILLIAMSON RICHARD T. MITCHELL REPUBLICAN YES JEFFREY MICHAEL REGAN NO DEMOCRATIC PATRICK J. LONDRIGAN NO CANDIDATE YES GREEN NO D E F Typ:01 Seq:0001 Spl:01.
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