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Official Ballot 2012 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Run-Off Washington County, Arkansas November 6, 2012 Page 1 of 3 A ELM SPRINGS ANNEXATIONB Elm SpringsC Typ:01 Seq:0150 Spl:01 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER: ROADS, CITY STREETS, BRIDGES, AND 11 County OTHER SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 1. Vote for a candidate by darkening the oval beside the candidate's name. County Assessor Ballot Title Vote on amendments, acts, and (Vote for One) FOR A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL measures by placing an appropriate AMENDMENT TO LEVY A TEMPORARY mark below the amendment (act or Dan Cypert SALES AND USE TAX OF ONE-HALF (0.5%) measure) either FOR or AGAINST. Democrat FOR STATE HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES, 2. Use the marking device provided to Assessor Jeff Williams COUNTY ROADS, BRIDGES AND OTHER darken the oval completely. If you Republican SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, AND CITY darken more than one oval on a race, County Collector STREETS, BRIDGES AND OTHER SURFACE amendment, act, or measure, your vote (Vote for One) TRANSPORTATION, WITH THE STATE'S on that race, act, or measure, will not PORTION TO SECURE STATE OF 21 count. Greg Bradford ARKANSAS GENERAL OBLIGATION Democrat FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION 3. If you make a mistake on your ballot, return it to an election official for Tax Collector AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS IN THE TOTAL a replacement ballot. Do not attempt to David A. Ruff PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE erase or cross out any mark made in Republican BILLION THREE HUNDRED MILLION error. You may replace up to two DOLLARS ($1,300,000,000) FOR THE ballots in an election. PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND Circuit Clerk IMPROVING FOUR-LANE HIGHWAYS IN THE (Vote for One) STATE OF ARKANSAS; PRESCRIBING THE Federal Mona Piazza TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE Democrat ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS WHICH WILL MATURE AND BE PAID IN FULL IN U.S. President and Vice President Kyle Sylvester APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) YEARS, WHICH Republican of the United States PAYMENT IN FULL SHALL TERMINATE THE (Vote for One) County Clerk TEMPORARY SALES AND USE TAX; (Vote for One) DESCRIBING THE SOURCES OF REPAYMENT OF THE BONDS; Gary Johnson Becky Lewallen PERMANENTLY DEDICATING A PORTION OF President Republican James P. Gray THE PROCEEDS DERIVED FROM THE Vice President Ann Upton EXISTING MOTOR FUEL AND DISTILLATE Libertarian Democrat FUEL TAXES TO THE STATE AID STREET FUND; AND PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS 40 County Treasurer (Vote for One) PERTAINING THERETO Peta Lindsay Treasurer Roger Haney President Democrat Yari Osorio 42 Vice President Russell Hill FOR ISSUE NO. 1 Socialism and Liberation Republican Justice of the Peace District 1 AGAINST ISSUE NO. 1 (Vote for One) 44 Jill Stein Gary L. Winters President Democrat Cheri Honkala Vice President Tom Lundstrum Green Republican Nonpartisan Judicial Barack Obama Circuit Judge, District 4, Division 4 President (Vote for One) Joe Biden 48 Vice President Bob Lambert Democrat Cristi Beaumont Mitt Romney Special Election President Paul Ryan 52 Vice President Republican FOR ANNEXATION of the territory described in U.S. Congress District 3 Ordinance No. 2012-03. (Vote for One) Rebekah Kennedy AGAINST ANNEXATION of Green the territory described in Ordinance No. 2012-03. Congressman Steve Womack Republican Constitutional Amendments David Pangrac Issue No. 1 Libertarian CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Popular Name) AN AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR STATE HIGHWAYS, COUNTY Page 1 of 3 A ELM SPRINGS ANNEXATIONB Elm Springs C Typ:01 Seq:0150 Spl:01 7.4.2.0 / 012503-14 © Election Systems & Software, Inc. 1981, 2002 Official Ballot Stub 2012 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Run-Off Washington County, Arkansas November 6, 2012 Official Ballot 2012 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Run-Off Washington County, Arkansas November 6, 2012 Page 2 of 3 D ELM SPRINGS ANNEXATIONE Elm SpringsF Typ:01 Seq:0150 Spl:01 LOCATIONS OPERATED BY NANCY TODD'S THE PROVISIONS OF THE AMENDMENT Issue No. 2 POKER PALACE AND ENTERTAINMENT SEVERABLE; DECLARING INAPPLICABLE VENUES, LLC (SUCH PROHIBITION MAY ALL CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REPEAL THE ELECTRONIC GAMES OF SKILL LAWS TO THE EXTENT THEY CONFLICT REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE ACT, AND THEREBY PROHIBIT OAKLAWN WITH THIS AMENDMENT BUT NOT BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RACING AND SOUTHLAND RACING FROM OTHERWISE REPEALING, SUPERSEDING, CONTINUING TO OPERATE ELECTRONIC AMENDING OR OTHERWISE AFFECTING (Popular Name) GAMES OF SKILL AT THEIR RESPECTIVE AMENDMENTS 84 (BINGO) AND 87 AN AMENDMENT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL RACE TRACKS IN HOT SPRINGS AND WEST (STATEWIDE LOTTERY) TO THE ARKANSAS AND COUNTY FINANCING OF SALES TAX MEMPHIS); PROHIBITING PERSONS UNDER CONSTITUTION. ANTICIPATED REVENUE BOND PROJECTS, THE AGE OF 21 FROM PARTICIPATING IN UNFUNDED LIABILITIES OF CLOSED LOCAL CASINO GAMING; REQUIRING THAT THE POLICE AND FIRE PENSION PLANS, AND NET GAMING REVENUE OF EACH CASINO REAL AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TAXES LEVIED FOR ISSUE NO. 3 PROPERTY BY ALL OF THE TAXING JURISDICTIONS WHERE A CASINO IS LOCATED AT THE AGAINST ISSUE NO. 3 Ballot Title SAME RATE AS FOR BUSINESSES PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE GENERALLY, WITH THE TAX TO BE PAID TO ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING THE STATE'S GENERAL REVENUE FUND FINANCIAL REFORM FOR COUNTIES AND ACCOUNT OF THE STATE APPORTIONMENT MUNICIPALITIES; PROPOSING AN FUND; DEFINING "NET GAMING REVENUE" AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS AS TOTAL ANNUAL GAMING REVENUES, CONSTITUTION TO AUTHORIZE CITIES AND INCLUDING COMPENSATION FOR COUNTIES TO CREATE DISTRICTS WITHIN CONDUCTING ANY GAME IN WHICH NANCY THE CITY OR COUNTY FOR DEVELOPMENT TODD'S POKER PALACE AND AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITHIN ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, LLC IS NOT A THE DISTRICT AND TO ISSUE BONDS PARTY TO THE WAGER, MINUS AMOUNTS PAYABLE FROM THE INCREASED AMOUNT PAID TO COVER THE WINNINGS OF OF CITY AND COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX PATRONS; FURTHER REQUIRING THAT THE COLLECTED WITHIN THE DISTRICT FOR NET GAMING REVENUE OF EACH CASINO FINANCING SUCH PROJECTS; PROPOSING BE SUBJECT TO AN ADDITIONAL TAX AT AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS THE RATE OF TWELVE AND ONE-HALF CONSTITUTION TO AUTHORIZE A PERCENT (12.5%); MANDATING THAT THE MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY TO ISSUE PROCEEDS OF THIS ADDITIONAL TAX BONDS AND LEVY A LOCAL SALES AND USE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETIRING APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL UNFUNDED LIABILITIES OF CLOSED LOCAL ASSEMBLY AND DECLARING SUCH POLICE AND FIRE PENSION PLANS; AND PROCEEDS TO BE CASH FUNDS HELD AMENDING AMENDMENT 78 OF THE SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE STATE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE TREASURY WITH THE ADDITIONAL THAT ANNUAL PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PROCEEDS DISTRIBUTED: (I) THIRTY PAYMENTS ON SHORT-TERM FINANCING PERCENT (30%) TO FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE CHARGED IN ARKANSAS; (II) TEN PERCENT (10%) TO AGAINST AND PAID FROM GENERAL THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR AND VETERAN AFFAIRS; (III) EIGHT PERCENT SPECIAL REVENUES AUTHORIZED TO BE (8%) TO THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S USED FOR THE PROPERTY FINANCED. HOSPITAL; (IV) EIGHT PERCENT (8%) TO THE MEDICAID PROGRAM TRUST FUND; (V) EIGHT PERCENT (8%) TO A SENIOR CARE FOR ISSUE NO. 2 PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM; (VI) SIX PERCENT (6%) TO THE AGAINST ISSUE NO. 2 REGISTERED ARKANSAS STATE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS GOVERNED BY THE ARKANSAS APPRENTICESHIP Issue No. 3 COORDINATION STEERING COMMITTEE; (VII) TWELVE PERCENT (12%) TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT COUNTY IN WHICH A CASINO OPERATES, PROPOSED BY BASED ON NET GAMING REVENUE FROM PETITION OF THE PEOPLE OPERATIONS IN THAT COUNTY; AND (VIII) EIGHTEEN PERCENT (18%) TO ALL Popular Name COUNTIES WITH NO CASINO GAMING, BASED ON THEIR POPULATION AN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW NANCY ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT TODD'S POKER PALACE AND CENSUS; PROHIBITING ANY OTHER STATE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, LLC TO OWN OR LOCAL TAXES, FEES OR ASSESSMENTS AND OPERATE FOUR CASINO GAMING OF ANY NATURE ON NANCY TODD'S POKER ESTABLISHMENTS, ONE EACH IN PULASKI, PALACE AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, MILLER, FRANKLIN AND CRITTENDEN LLC, INCLUDING ON ITS FURNITURE, COUNTIES FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, PROPERTY, BUSINESS OPERATIONS, GROSS Ballot Title REVENUES, NET GAMING REVENUES, OR INCOME DERIVED FROM OR USED IN AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CASINO GAMING EXCEPT AS LEVIED CONSTITUTION AUTHORIZING FOUR AGAINST BUSINESSES GENERALLY; CASINO GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS, TO BE ALLOWING A CASINO TO OPERATE ANY OWNED AND OPERATED BY "NANCY DAY FOR ANY PORTION OF THE DAY; TODD'S POKER PALACE AND ALLOWING THE SELLING OR FREE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, LLC" (A PRIVATE FURNISHING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY), ONE EACH IN CASINOS DURING ALL HOURS THEY TO BE LOCATED IN PULASKI, MILLER, OPERATE BUT OTHERWISE REQUIRING FRANKLIN AND CRITTENDEN COUNTIES; ADHERENCE TO ALL ALCOHOLIC PROHIBITING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD AND ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE REGULATIONS; PERMITTING THE STATE FROM ENACTING ANY LEGISLATION, SHIPMENT INTO AUTHORIZED COUNTIES RULES OR REGULATIONS REGARDING OF GAMBLING DEVICES DULY CASINO GAMING; PROHIBITING CASINO REGISTERED, RECORDED AND LABELED GAMING AT ANY OTHER THAN THE PURSUANT TO FEDERAL LAW; RENDERING Page 2 of 3 D ELM SPRINGS ANNEXATIONE Elm Springs F Typ:01 Seq:0150 Spl:01 Official Ballot 2012 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Run-Off Washington County, Arkansas November 6, 2012 Page 3 of 3 A ELM SPRINGS ANNEXATIONB Elm SpringsC Typ:02 Seq:0150 Spl:01 AMENDMENTS 84 (BINGO) AND 87 ESTABLISHING AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE 11 Issue No. 4 (STATEWIDE LOTTERY) TO THE ARKANSAS FOR