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SKAGIT COUNTY WA GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 2004

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Only use pencil to mark your ballot. PROPOSED TO THE LEGISLATURE STATE STATE 2. You must completely blacken the oval to AND REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE: INITIATIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE 297 the left of your desired selection. Initiative Measure No. 297 concerns GOVERNOR ATTORNEY GENERAL "mixed" radioactive and nonradioactive 4 Year Term 4 Year Term 3. To write-in a candidate you must write hazardous waste. This measure would Vote For One Vote For One their name and party on the line provided add new provisions concerning "mixed" under the desired position. radioactive and nonradioactive hazardous waste, requiring cleanup of contamination 4. Do not make any identifying marks on before additional waste is added, Christine Gregoire D Deborah Senn D your ballot. prioritizing cleanup, providing for public participation and enforcement through ABBREVIATION POLITICAL PARTY citizen lawsuits. Dino Rossi R Rob McKenna R D Democratic Should this measure be enacted into law? R Republican L Libertarian Ruth Bennett L J. Bradley Gibson L WW Workers World Yes G Green SW Socialist Workers Paul Richmond G C Constitution No SE Socialist Equality Write-in I Independent Candidate NP Nonpartisan Write-in PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION: FEDERAL LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE 872 4 Year Term Initiative Measure No. 872 concerns Vote For One elections for partisan offices. This PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS measure would allow voters to select OF THE UNITED STATES 4 Year Term among all candidates in a primary. 4 Year Term Vote For One Ballots would indicate candidates' party Vote For One Brad Owen D preference. The two candidates receiving most votes advance to the general election, regardless of party. John F. Kerry D Jim Wiest R Mike Cooper D Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes George W. Bush R Jocelyn A Langlois L Doug Sutherland R No L Bern Haggerty G Steve Layman L Richard V. Campagna John Parker WW Teresa Gutierrez Write-in Write-in INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE 884 G Initiative Measure No. 884 concerns Patricia LaMarche dedicating funds designated for educational purposes. This measure James Harris SW SECRETARY OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC would create an education trust fund for Margaret Trowe 4 Year Term INSTRUCTION smaller classes, extended learning Vote For One 4 Year Term programs, certain salary increases, Michael Anthony Peroutka C Vote For One preschool access, and expanded college enrollments and scholarships, funded by increasing retail sales tax by 1%. Bill Van Auken SE Laura Ruderman D Teresa (Terry) Bergeson NP Should this measure be enacted into law? Jim Lawrence I Sam Reed BallotR Judith Billings NP Yes Peter Miguel Camejo No Jacqueline Passey L Write-in Write-in

Write-in INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE 892 UNITED STATES SENATOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Initiative Measure No. 892 concerns 6 Year Term 4 Year Term authorizing additional "electronic scratch Vote For One Vote For One ticket machines" to reduce property taxes. STATE TREASURER This measure would authorize licensed 4 Year Term non-tribal gambling establishments to Vote For One operate the same type and number of Patty Murray D Mike Kreidler D machines as tribal governments, with a portion of tax revenue generated used to reduce state property taxes. George R. Nethercutt, Jr R Mike Murphy D John Adams R Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes J. Mills L Oscar S. Lewis R Stephen D. Steele L

No Mark B. Wilson G John Sample L Write-in

Write-in Write-in PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND ORDERED REFERRED BY PETITION: REFERENDUM MEASURE 55 The legislature passed Engrossed UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE STATE AUDITOR Second Substitute House Bill 2295 DISTRICT 2 4 Year Term (ESSHB 2295) concerning charter public 2 Year Term Vote For One schools. This bill would authorize charter Vote For One public schools and would set conditions on operations. Charter schools would be operated by qualified nonprofit Rick Larsen D Brian Sonntag D corporations, under contracts with local education boards, and allocated certain public funds. Suzanne Sinclair R Will Baker R Should this bill be: Approved Bruce Guthrie L Jason G. Bush L

Rejected Write-in Write-in

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SKAGIT COUNTY WA GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 2004

STATE SENATOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE SKAGIT COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 10 DIST. 39, POS. 1 NONPARTISAN BALLOT DISTRICT NO. 17 4 Year Term 2 Year Term PROPOSITION NO. 1 Vote For One Vote For One AUTHORIZING REGULAR PROPERTY JUDICAL TAX LEVY INCREASE The Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire Mary Margaret Haugen D Joel Selling D Protection District No. 17, Skagit County, STATE SUPREME COURT Washington, adopted Resolution No. 218 POSITION 1 authorizing a regular property tax levy of April Lynne Axthelm R Dan Kristiansen R 6 Year Term $0.50 per $1,000. This proposition would Vote For One authorize the District to set and maintain a regular property tax levy of $0.50 per Brett Wilhelm L $1,000 of assessed valuation for 2005 Jim Johnson NP and for the five (5) years thereafter Write-in pursuant to RCW 84.55.050 and subject to any otherwise applicable statutory Mary Kay Becker NP dollar rate limitations. Should this Write-in proposal be approved? STATE REPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE DIST. 39, POS. 2 2 Year Term Vote For One Write-in LEVY YES STATE SENATOR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 39 4 Year Term Pedro Gonzales D LEVY NO Vote For One STATE SUPREME COURT POSITION 5 Kirk Pearson R 6 Year Term Susanne Olson D Vote For One

Val Stevens R Barbara Madsen NP Write-in

Write-in STATE REPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE Write-in DIST. 40, POS. 1 2 Year Term Vote For One STATE SUPREME COURT STATE SENATOR POSITION 6 LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 40 Dave Quall D 6 Year Term 4 Year Term Vote For One Vote For One Richard B. Sanders NP Harriet A. Spanel D Write-in Terry Sebring NP Gerald Baron R STATE REPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE DIST. 40, POS. 2 2 Year Term Vote For One Write-in Write-in Jeff Morris D Ballot PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE DIST. 10, POS. 1 2 Year Term PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Vote For One Write-in DIST. NO. 1 Commissioner District 3 6 Year Term Nancy Conard D Vote For One SKAGIT COUNTY James (Jim) Cook NP Chris Strow R COMMISSIONER DIST.1 4 Year Term Vote For One Jones Atterberry NP Tom Bronkema L Leo Jacobs D

Write-in Write-in Don Munks R

Howard A. Pellett G STATE REPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE DIST. 10, POS. 2 2 Year Term Vote For One Write-in

Mark L. Norton D SKAGIT COUNTY Barbara Bailey R COMMISSIONER DIST. 2 4 Year Term Vote For One Lew Randall L Kenneth A. Dahlstedt D

Write-in Tom Schroers R

Write-in

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