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Sample Ballot May Not Necessarily Reflect the Rotationofficial in STAMP Your BOX Precinct on Election Day 11 MADISON COUNTY STATE OF IDAHO NOVEMBER 3, 2020 022 Absentee/Early Voting OFFICIALSAMPLE GENERAL ELECTIONBALLOT BALLOT CANDIDATES FOR CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER UNITED STATES OFFICES DISTRICT OFFICES 21 To vote, fill in the oval ( ) next to the UNITED STATES SENATOR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 34 candidate of your choice. (Vote for One) STATE REPRESENTATIVE To vote a "Write-in", fill in the oval next to POSITION B (Vote for One) the blank write-in line and write the name Paulette Jordan (DEM) of your choice on the blank write-in line. Jim Risch (REP) Ron Nate (REP) If you make a mistake, request a new ballot from an election worker. Ray J. Writz (CON) (WRITE-IN) Natalie M Fleming (IND) CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY OFFICES (WRITE-IN) CANDIDATES FOR UNITED STATES OFFICES COUNTY COMMISSIONER FIRST DISTRICT PRESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN 4 Year Term (Vote for One) (Vote for One) 40 CONGRESS SECOND DISTRICT (Vote for One) 41 DEMOCRATIC Brent M. Mendenhall (REP) Joseph R. Biden 42 Kamala D. Harris - VP (LIB) Presidential Electors: Idaho Sierra Law Cherie Buckner-Webb, Maryanne Jordan (WRITE-IN) Mary Lou Reed, Elaine Smith Mike Simpson (REP) CONSTITUTION C. Aaron Swisher (DEM) Don Blankenship COUNTY COMMISSIONER (a person, formerly known as Marvin Richardson) William Mohr - VP Pro-Life (a person, formerly (CON) SECOND DISTRICT Presidential Electors: known as Marvin Richardson) 2 Year Term Brendan Gomez, David Hartigan (Vote for One) Tony Ullrich, Ray Writz (WRITE-IN) INDEPENDENT Douglas J. Smith (REP) Rocky "Rocky" De La Fuente 48 Darcy G. Richardson - VP CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATIVE Presidential Electors: DISTRICT OFFICES Nick Carannante, Tim Guy (WRITE-IN) Shawn Satterthwaite, Daryl Yandell LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 34 STATE SENATOR LIBERTARIAN (Vote for One) Jo Jorgensen COUNTY SHERIFF (Vote for One) 52 Spike Cohen - VP (REP) Presidential Electors: Doug Ricks Elizabeth Clark, Dan Karlan Aaron Mason, Cathy Smith Rick S. Henry (REP) (WRITE-IN) INDEPENDENT Brock Pierce (WRITE-IN) Karla Ballard - VP Presidential Electors: LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 34 Zachary Todd Hanna, Terrel Hill STATE REPRESENTATIVE Christopher Kreighbaum, Ryan Lyden POSITION A COUNTY TREASURER REPUBLICAN (Vote for One) (Vote for One) Donald J. Trump Michael R. Pence - VP (REP) (REP) Presidential Electors: Jon O. Weber Angie Moffat Rod Beck, Raúl Labrador Janice McGeachin, Melinda Smyser (WRITE-IN) (WRITE-IN) INDEPENDENT Kanye West Michelle Tidball - VP Presidential Electors: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Ryan Andrew Fauvell, Julia Hurst (Vote for One) Adriel Martinez, Megan Shoemaker Rob H. Wood (REP) (WRITE-IN) VOTE BOTH SIDES (WRITE-IN) NOTE: The order of the candidates on this sample ballot may not necessarily reflect the rotationOFFICIAL in STAMP your BOX precinct on election day. 022 Absentee/Early Voting Typ:01 Seq:0022 Spl:01 <<Number>> OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT MADISON COUNTY, IDAHO NOVEMBER 3, 2020 022 Absentee/Early Voting No. 0022 NONPARTISAN BALLOT IDAHO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HJR4 Shall Section 2, Article Ill, of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended to require that the Senate shall consist of thirty-five members; and shall Section 4, Article Ill, of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended to require that the Legislature shall be apportioned to thirty-five legislative districts? YES NO Legislative Council's Statement of Meaning, Purpose, and Results to Be Accomplished The purpose of the proposed amendment is to permanently set the number of senators in the Idaho Legislature, as well as the number of legislative districts in Idaho, at 35. (There are twice as many representatives as senators, which this amendment would not change.) Since 1992, there have been 35 districts and senators, but the Idaho Constitution permits as few as 30 and as many as 35 districts and senators, with the number determined during redistricting (the process of redrawing legislative district boundaries after a United States census). lf this amendment is adopted, the number of districts and senators would be fixed at 35 and could not be changed during redistricting. VOTE BOTH SIDES.
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