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Official Ballot Gubernatorial General Election BS 1 - Page 1 November 6, 2018 State of , Baltimore City

Instructions Attorney General House of Delegates Vote for 1 District 46 Vote for up to 3 Making Selections Craig Wolf Republican Jeremy Baron Republican Brian E. Frosh Democratic Nicholas Wentworth Republican or write-in: Luke Clippinger Democratic

Fill in the oval to the left of U.S. Senator Robbyn Lewis the name of your choice. Democratic You must blacken the oval Vote for 1 completely, and do not Tony Campbell Brooke Elizabeth Lierman make any marks outside of Republican Democratic the oval. You do not have to vote in every race. or write-in: Democratic

Do not cross out or erase, Arvin Vohra or write-in: or your vote may not count. Libertarian If you make a mistake or a stray mark, you may ask for Neal Simon or write-in: a new ballot. Unaffiliated

Optional write-in or write-in: Judge of the Circuit Court Circuit 8 Representative in Congress Vote for up to 5 District 3 Charles H. Dorsey Vote for 1 Lynn Stewart Mays Charles Anthony Dana Michele Middleton To add a candidate, fill in Republican the oval to the left of "or John Nugent write-in" and print the name John Sarbanes Jennifer Bridget Schiffer clearly on the dotted line. Democratic or write-in: David Lashar Libertarian Governor / Lt. Governor or write-in: Vote for 1 or write-in: or write-in: and Boyd K. Rutherford Republican State Senator or write-in: Ben Jealous District 46 and Vote for 1 Susan Turnbull or write-in: Democratic Christine Digman Republican Shawn Quinn and Bill Ferguson Christina Smith Democratic Judge, Court of Special Libertarian Appeals At Large Ian Schlakman or write-in: Donald E. Beachley and Vote Yes or No Annie Chambers Green For Continuance in Office or write-in: Yes No

Comptroller Judge, Court of Special Vote for 1 Appeals At Large Anjali Reed Phukan Matthew J. Fader Republican Vote Yes or No Peter Franchot For Continuance in Office Democratic Yes or write-in: No

Vote All Sides State's Attorney Question 1 Vote for 1 Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 357 of the 2018 Legislative Session) Marilyn J. Mosby Requiring Commercial Gaming Revenues Democratic that are for Public Education to or write-in: Supplement Spending for Education in Public Schools The amendment requires the Governor to include in the annual State Budget, as Clerk of the Circuit Court supplemental funding for prekindergarten Vote for 1 through grade 12 in public schools, the revenues from video lottery operation licenses Marilyn Bentley and any other commercial gaming dedicated Democratic to public education in an amount above the level of State funding for education in public or write-in: schools provided by the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act of 2002 (otherwise known as the Thornton legislation) in not less than the following amounts: $125 million in Register of Wills fiscal year 2020; $250 million in fiscal year Vote for 1 2021; $375 million in fiscal year 2022; and 100% of commercial gaming revenues Belinda K. Conaway dedicated to public education in fiscal year Democratic 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. The amendment also requires the Governor to or write-in: show in the annual budget how the revenues from video lottery operation licenses and other commercial gaming are being used in a manner that is in addition to the level of State Judge of the Orphans' Court funding for public education provided by the Vote for up to 3 funding formulas established by the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act. The State Charles "Chuck" Bernstein Constitution currently authorizes video lottery Democratic operation licenses for the primary purpose of raising money for public education. Lewyn Scott Garrett Democratic (Amending Article XIX, Section 1(c)(1) and (g), and adding Section 1(f) to the Maryland Michele E. Loewenthal Democratic Constitution)

or write-in: For the Constitutional Amendment Against the Constitutional Amendment or write-in: Question 2 or write-in: Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 855 of the 2018 Legislative Session) Same-Day Registration and Voting at the Precinct Polling Place on Election Day Sheriff Authorizes the General Assembly to enact Vote for 1 legislation to allow a qualified individual to register and vote at a precinct polling place on David Anthony Wiggins Republican Election Day. The current law requires voter registration to close before Election Day. John W. Anderson Democratic (Amending Article I, Sections 1 and 2, and adding Section 2A to the Maryland or write-in: Constitution) For the Constitutional Amendment Against the Constitutional Amendment

Vote All Sides Official Ballot Gubernatorial General Election BS 1 - Page 2 November 6, 2018 State of Maryland, Baltimore City

Question A Question C Bond Issue Bond Issue Affordable Housing Loan Community and Economic Development Loan Ordinance No. 18-152 to authorize the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to Ordinance No. 18-146 to authorize the Mayor $10,000,000 to be used for the planning, and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to developing, executing, and making operative $47,000,000 to be used for, or in connection the Affordable Housing Program of the Mayor with, planning, developing, executing and and City Council of Baltimore, including, but making operative the community, commercial, not limited to, the acquisition, by purchase, and industrial economic development lease, condemnation or any other legal programs of the Mayor and City Council of means, of land or property in the City of Baltimore; the development or Baltimore; the payment of any and all costs redevelopment, including, but not limited to, and expenses incurred in connection with or the comprehensive renovation or incidental to the acquisition and management rehabilitation of any land or property, or any of the land or property; the payment of any rights or interests therein hereinbefore and all costs and expenses incurred for or in mentioned, in the City of Baltimore, and the connection with relocating and moving disposition of land and property for such persons or other legal entities displaced by purposes; the elimination of unhealthful, the acquisition of the land or property, and the unsanitary, or unsafe conditions, lessening disposition of land and property for such density, eliminating obsolete or other uses purposes, such costs to include but not detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise limited to rental payment and home purchase removing or preventing the spread of blight assistance, housing counseling and buyer or deterioration in the City of Baltimore; the education, assistance, and activities to creation of healthy, sanitary, and safe, and support the orderly and sustainable planning, green conditions in the City of Baltimore; and preservation, rehabilitation, and development authorizing loans and grants therefore; of economically diverse housing in City making loans and grants to various projects neighborhoods; the elimination of unhealthful, and programs related to growing businesses unsanitary or unsafe conditions, lessening in the City; attracting and retaining jobs; density, eliminating obsolete or other uses providing homeownership incentives and detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise home repair assistance; authorizing loans removing or preventing the spread of blight or and grants to various projects and programs deterioration in the City of Baltimore; and for related to improving cultural life and doing all things necessary, proper or promotion of tourism in Baltimore City and the expedient in connection therewith. lending or granting of funds to any person or other legal entity to be used for or in connection with the rehabilitation, renovation, For redevelopment, improvement or construction Against of buildings and structures to be used or occupied for residential or commercial purposes; and for doing any and all things Question B necessary, proper or expedient in connection Bond Issue therewith. School Loan For Ordinance No. 18-145 to authorize the Mayor Against and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to $38,000,000 to be used for the acquisition of land or property to construct and erect new school buildings, athletic and auxiliary facilities; and for additions and improvements to or modernization or reconstruction of existing school buildings or facilities; and to equip all buildings to be constructed, erected, improved, modernized, or reconstructed; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection therewith. For Against

Vote All Sides Question D Question G Bond Issue Charter Amendment Recreation and Parks and Public Facilities Department of Legislative Reference

Ordinance No. 18-147 to authorize the Mayor Resolution No. 18-11 is for the purpose of and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to authorizing the replacement of the Board of $65,000,000 to be used for the acquisition Legislative Reference with an ad hoc board and development of property buildings owned appointed by the Mayor, the President of the and controlled by the Mayor and City Council City Council, and the Comptroller and of Baltimore, the Enoch Pratt Library and providing for the newly restructured ad hoc public park or recreation land, property, Board of Legislative Reference to make buildings, structures or facilities; for the recommendations regarding the hiring of a construction, erection, renovation, alteration, Director of Legislative Reference. The law reconstruction, installation, improvement and would also remove the Civil Service status of repair of buildings, structures, or facilities to the Director of Legislative Reference making be or now being used by or in connection with the Director's status the same as other the operations, function and activities of the department heads. The Director will be Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, the removable for any reason. The Mayor and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, public parks and President of the City Council are required to recreational programs; for the acquisition and jointly appoint and remove the Director of installation of trees, for tree planting programs Legislative Reference. and for the equipping of any and all existing and new buildings, structures, and facilities For the Charter Amendment authorized to be constructed, renovated, Against the Charter Amendment altered or improved by this Ordinance; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection therewith. Question H For Charter Amendment Against Fair Election Fund Resolution No. 18-09 is for the purpose of authorizing the establishment of a continuing, Question E nonlapsing Fair Election Fund, to be used Charter Amendment exclusively to administer a public financing Inalienability of the Sewer and Water option for political campaigns for Baltimore Systems City elected offices. The law would authorize the Mayor and City Council to dedicate Resolution No. 18-13 is for the purpose of revenue to the Fair Election Fund by declaring the inalienability of the City's sewer ordinance and provide for oversight, system and water-supply system and for governance, and administration of the Fair excepting the sewer and water-supply Election Fund by ordinance. The law would systems, their operations and uses, from the also establish a Fair Election Fund Charter provisions otherwise authorizing the Commission to administer the Fund. grant of franchises or rights relating to the operation or use of public property or places. For the Charter Amendment For the Charter Amendment Against the Charter Amendment Against the Charter Amendment Question I Question F Charter Amendment Charter Amendment Equity Assistance Fund Office of the Inspector General Resolution No. 18-14 is for the purpose of Resolution No. 18-08 is for the purpose of authorizing the establishment of a continuing, creating an independent Office of the nonlapsing Equity Assistance Fund, to be Inspector General headed by an Inspector used exclusively to assist efforts that reduce General. The law would establish the process inequity based on race, gender, or economic for appointing and terminating the Inspector status in Baltimore. The law would authorize General and would establish the powers and the Mayor and City Council to appropriate duties of the Office of the Inspector General. money in the annual Ordinance of Estimates The law would provide for the funding of the to the Equity Assistance Fund and authorize Office of the Inspector General, grant the the Mayor and City Council to dedicate Inspector General the power to issue revenue to the Equity Assitance Fund by subpoenas and require the Office of the ordinance. Inspector General to issue an annual public report. The law provides for certain administrative procedures and establishes For the Charter Amendment procedures to transition the existing Office of Against the Charter Amendment the Inspector General in the Law Department into the newly created independent Office of the Inspector General. For the Charter Amendment Against the Charter Amendment

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