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DEMOCRATIC SAMPLE BALLOT OFFICIAL ABSENTEE/PROVISIONAL/CHALLENGED BALLOT OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY AND NONPARTISAN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA MAY 22, 2018 To vote, blacken the Oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, manually WRITE his or her name in the write-in space provided, then blacken the Oval ( ) next to the write-in space for that race. If you desire to vote YES or NO for a PROPOSED QUESTION, blacken the corresponding Oval ( ). Use only blue or black pen or pencil. Do not vote for more candidates than the number allowed for each specific office. Do not cross out or erase. If you erase or make other marks on the ballot or tear the ballot, your vote may not count. If you change your mind or make a mistake, you may return the ballot by writing “Spoiled” across the face of the ballot and return envelope. You may then mail the spoiled ballot back to Cobb Elections, and you will be issued another official absentee ballot. Alternatively, you may surrender the ballot to the poll manager of an early voting site within Cobb County or the precinct to which you are assigned. You will then be permitted to vote in person. ""I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list of candidates, issue, or list of issues included in this election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law." [OCGA 21-2-284(e), 21-2-285(h) and 21-2-383(a)] Notice to Voters For Commissioner of For Public Service For State Senator From Insurance Commissioner the 6th District SAMPLEThis consolidated sample (Vote for One) (To Succeed Tricia (Vote for One) ballot contains all races in Pridemore) Cobb County, including some races that you may JANICE LAWS (Vote for One) JEN JORDAN not be eligible to vote on. (Incumbent) DAWN A. RANDOLPH Please check online for your Personal Sample CINDY ZELDIN For State Senator From Ballot at: www.mvp.sos.ga.gov DOUG STONER the 14th District (Vote for One) For Governor For State School (Vote for One) Superintendent For U. S. RACHEL A. KINSEY STACEY ABRAMS (Vote for One) Representative in the th SID CHAPMAN 116 Congress From the 6th Congressional For State Senator From STACEY EVANS District of Georgia the 32nd District SAM MOSTELLER (Vote for One) (Vote for One) For Lieutenant KEVIN ABEL CHRISTINE TRIEBSCH Governor OTHA E. THORNTON, JR. (Vote for One) STEVEN KNIGHT GRIFFIN For State Senator From SARAH RIGGS AMICO For Commissioner of the 33rd District Labor BOBBY KAPLE (Vote for One) TRIANA ARNOLD JAMES (Vote for One) MICHAEL RHETT (Incumbent) RICHARD KEATLEY LUCY MCBATH For Secretary of State For State Senator From (Vote for One) FRED QUINN For U. S. the 37th District JOHN BARROW Representative in the (Vote for One) th 116 Congress From ANDY CLARK For Public Service the 11th Congressional DEE DAWKINS-HAIGLER Commissioner District of Georgia (To Succeed Chuck Eaton) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) For State Senator From RAKEIM "RJ" HADLEY FLYNN D. BROADY, JR. the 38th District LINDY MILLER (Vote for One) For Attorney General For U. S. GABRIEL LAVINE (Vote for One) JOHN NOEL Representative in the th CHARLIE BAILEY 116 Congress From HORACENA TATE the 13th Congressional (Incumbent) JOHNNY C. WHITE District of Georgia For Commissioner of (Vote for One) Agriculture DAVID SCOTT (Vote for One) (Incumbent) FRED SWANN TURN BALLOT OVER TO CONTINUE VOTING PAGE 1 DEMOCRATIC SAMPLE BALLOT For State For State For State For Cobb County Representative in the Representative in the Representative in the School Board District 6 General Assembly General Assembly General Assembly Term 4 Years (Vote for One) From the 34th District From the 39th District From the 45th District (Vote for One) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) CHARISSE DAVIS MATT SOUTHWELL TRAY S. DEADWYLER ESSENCE JOHNSON DEMOCRATIC PARTY For State SHELIA EDWARDS For State QUESTIONS Representative in the Representative in the -1- VICTORIA RANDLE General Assembly General Assembly Should the sale and distribution From the 35th District From the 46th District of bump stocks be prohibited in (Vote for One) (Vote for One) the state of Georgia? ERICA THOMAS (Incumbent) SALVATORE KARÍN SANDIFORD YES CASTELLANA For State KYLE RINAUDO Representative in the For State NO SAMPLEGeneral Assembly Representative in the For State From the 40th District General Assembly -2- (Vote for One) Representative in the From the 53rd District Should Georgia pull down our (Vote for One) ERICK E. ALLEN federal tax dollars to save rural General Assembly hospitals and create more than From the 36th District SHEILA JONES fifty thousand jobs by expanding (Vote for One) (Incumbent) Medicaid? SANDRA BULLOCK JEN SLIPAKOFF For State YES For State Representative in the For State Representative in the General Assembly NO Representative in the General Assembly From the 61st District (Vote for One) General Assembly From the 41st District -3- (Vote for One) From the 37th District ROGER BRUCE Should Georgia allow voters to (Vote for One) (Incumbent) MICHAEL SMITH elect our own representatives by (Incumbent) BILL BOLTON amending our Constitution to For Cobb County place the power of drawing For State Commissioner District district lines under the authority RAGIN EDWARDS 3 of an independent, non-partisan Representative in the commission? General Assembly (Vote for One) MARY FRANCES From the 42nd District CAROLINE L. HOLKO YES WILLIAMS (Vote for One) TERI ANULEWICZ JAMES (JIM) SMITH NO For State (Incumbent) Representative in the General Assembly For State For Cobb County -4- From the 38th District Representative in the School Board District 2 Should Georgia alleviate traffic (Vote for One) General Assembly Term 4 Years congestion, reduce carbon (Vote for One) emissions, and better connect DAVID WILKERSON From the 43rd District communities by investing a (Incumbent) (Vote for One) JAHA HOWARD substantial amount of existing tax dollars in mass transit? LUISA WAKEMAN ANGELIA PRESSLEY YES For State Representative in the For Cobb County NO General Assembly School Board District 4 From the 44th District Term 4 Years (Vote for One) (Vote for One) CHINITA ALLEN CYNTHIA PARR TURN TO NEXT PAGE CONTINUE VOTING PAGE 2 DEMOCRATIC SAMPLE BALLOT NONPARTISAN For Judge, Court of For Judge, Superior For Judge of State Appeals of Georgia Court of the Cobb Court of Cobb County GENERAL (To Succeed Stephen Dillard) ELECTION (Vote for One) Judicial Circuit Division II, Post 3 (To Succeed Robert E. (Vote for One) For Justice, Supreme STEPHEN DILLARD Flournoy) (Incumbent) Court of Georgia (Vote for One) HENRY R. THOMPSON (To Succeed Michael P. (Incumbent) ROBERT FLOURNOY Boggs) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) Write-in MICHAEL P. BOGGS For Judge, Court of Write-in (Incumbent) Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed John Ellington) Write-in For Judge of State (Vote for One) For Judge, Superior Court of Cobb County Write-in KEN HODGES Court of the Cobb Division II, Post 4 Judicial Circuit (Vote for One) For Justice, Supreme (To Succeed Ann Harris) Court of Georgia KEN SHIGLEY (Vote for One) BRIDGETTE CAMPBELL (To Succeed Britt C. Grant) GLOVER (Vote for One) ANN HARRIS (Incumbent) (Incumbent) BRITT CAGLE GRANT (Incumbent) SAMPLEWrite-in Write-in For Judge, Court of Write-in SPECIAL ELECTION Write-in Appeals of Georgia For Judge, Superior (To Succeed Amanda For Justice, Supreme Mercier) Court of the Cobb For Kennesaw City Court of Georgia (Vote for One) Judicial Circuit Council, Post 2 (To Succeed Carol Hunstein) (To Succeed Robert D. (To Fill the Unexpired Term (Vote for One) AMANDA H. MERCIER Leonard, II) of Yvette Daniel, Resigned) (Incumbent) JOHN ELLINGTON (Vote for One) (Vote for One) ROBERT D. LEONARD II KEMELA CARLSON (Incumbent) Write-in Write-in For Judge, Court of TRACEY VIARS Appeals of Georgia For Justice, Supreme (To Succeed M. Yvette Miller) Write-in Court of Georgia (Vote for One) For Judge of State (To Succeed Harold D. M. YVETTE MILLER Court of Cobb County Write-in Melton) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) Post 5 SPECIAL ELECTION HAROLD D. MELTON (Vote for One) (Incumbent) Write-in DAVID P. DARDEN For Smyrna City (Incumbent) For Judge, Court of Council, Ward 6 (To Fill the Unexpired Term Write-in Appeals of Georgia of Doug Stoner, Resigned) (To Succeed Clyde L. Reese, (Vote for One) For Justice, Supreme III) Write-in Court of Georgia (Vote for One) For Judge of State ALEXANDER BACKRY (To Succeed Nels S.D. CLYDE L. REESE III Court of Cobb County Peterson) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) Division II, Post 1 SHAUN BLACK NELS PETERSON (Vote for One) (Incumbent) Write-in JASON B. FINCHER TIM GOULD (Incumbent) For Judge, Court of Write-in Appeals of Georgia IDELLA MOORE (To Succeed Brian M. For Judge, Court of Rickman) Write-in Appeals of Georgia (Vote for One) BRANT SUDDATH (To Succeed Charles Jones BRIAN RICKMAN Bethel) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) CHARLIE BETHEL Write-in (Incumbent) Write-in Write-in PAGE 3.
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    GBJ Feature Final Remarks to the Board of Governors by Charles L. Ruffin The bylaws of the State Bar of Georgia specify the duties of the president. One of the responsibilities is to “deliver a report at the Annual Meeting of the members of the activities of the State Bar during his or her term in office and furnish a copy of the report to the Supreme Court of Georgia.” Following is the report from 2013-14 President Charles L. Ruffin on his year, delivered June 6, at the State Bar’s Annual Meeting. ood morning. As I have the opportunity to preside over a meeting of the Board G of Governors one final time, I wish to once again express my appreciation for the privilege of serving as the 51st president of the State Bar of Georgia. In fact, that will be the sole focus of my remarks this morning. To those who have worked so hard to make this past year a successful time of historical obser- vance—as we have celebrated not only the 50th anni- versary of the State Bar of Georgia, but the 225th anni- versary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution—to all who participated this year, I simply want to say “thank you.” The fact of the matter is, the State Bar of Georgia is a huge team made up of many leaders who Photo by Sarah I. Coole in their own geographic area and areas of practice 2013-14 President Charles L. Ruffin addresses the Board of Governors contribute greatly to an orderly system of justice that and others in attendance during the Annual Meeting.
  • Take Your Legislator to Work Day

    Take Your Legislator to Work Day

    GCDD.ORG WINTER 2018 TAKE YOUR LEGISLATOR TO WORK DAY PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE PEOPLE: 2018 Georgia General NEWS Assembly: Ready or Not, Here We Come! 2018 ADVOCACY DAYS Are Here! FOR YOU: Employees with DisabilitiesWINTER TAKE 2018 LEGISLATORS | GCDD.ORG TO 1 WORK On the Cover: WINTER 2018 GCDD’s 2017 Take Your Legislator To Work Day (TYLTWD) participants included (top photo) Bayley Bristow and Sen. Fran Millar; (left to right photos) Elizabeth a MAKING DIFFERENCE Terzich and Sen. Mike Dugan; Jack A quarterly magazine of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities VOLUME 18, ISSUE 3 Prettyman and Rep. Scott Hilton; Rep. Sheila Jones and Matthew Roush; and Elizabeth Cicerchia and Public Policy for the People: Sen. Michael “Doc” Rhett. 2018 Georgia General Assembly: (See story on page 11.) Ready or Not, Here We Come! ................................ page 6 As always, GCDD remains committed to our mission of promoting public policy that creates an integrated life within the community for The Georgia Council on people with developmental disabilities, their families and those who Developmental Disabilities, a federally funded state agency, love them. Read all about our legislative agenda as we focus on works to bring about social and disability advocacy during the 2018 Georgia General Assembly. policy changes that promote opportunities for persons with 2018 Advocacy Days .......................................... page 10 developmental disabilities and Join GCDD at the Capitol this legislative session to learn about their families to live, learn, policies affecting people with disabilities and join advocates from work, play and worship in across the State in speaking with elected officials. Georgia communities.