State Measures Proposed to the People by the Legislature Federal - Partisan Office Amendment to the State Constitution President and Vice President Proposed by Initiative Petition Senate Joint Resolution No. 8223 Initiative Measure No. 1185 Barack Obama / Joe Biden The Legis lature has proposed a const it ut ional amendment Democratic Party Nominees Initiative Measure No. 1185 concerns tax and fee increases on investments by the University of and imposed by state government. This measure would restate Washington State University. This amendment would create Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan existing statutory requirements that legislative actions raising an exception to constitutional restrictions on investing public Republican Party Nominees taxes must be approved by two-thirds legislative majorit ies funds by allowing these universities to invest specified public Gary Johnson / James P. Gray or receive voter approval, and that new or increased fees funds as authorized by the legislature, including in private require majority legislative approval. Should this measure be Libertarian Party Nominees companies or stock. Should this constitutional amendment enacted into law? be: Virgil Goode / James N. Clymer Constitution Party Nominees YES APPROVED Jill Stein / Cheri Honkala NO REJECTED Green Party Nominees

Proposed by Initiative Petition Peta Lindsay / Yari Osorio Advisory Vote of the People Socialism & Liberation Party Nominees Whatcom County, Washington Initiative Measure No. 1240 Advisory Vote No. 1 General Election - November 6, 2012 Engrossed Senate Bill 6635 James Harris / Alyson Kennedy Initiative Measure No. 1240 concerns creation of a public Socialist Workers Party Nominees chart er sc hool syst em. This measure would authorize up to To Vote: Use either blue or black ink. Do not use a felt tip pen or pencil. The legislat ure eliminat ed, wit hout a vote of the people, a Ross C. (Rocky) Anderson / Luis J. Rodriguez Connect the Head and Tail of the arrow that points to your choice with a forty publicly-funded charter sc hools open to all s tudents, business and occupation tax deduction for certain financial Justice Party Nominees Single Line as shown. operated through approved, nonreligious, nonprofit institutions’ interest on residential loans, costing organizations, with government oversight; and modify certain $170,000,000, in its first ten years, for government spending. To Correct A Mistake: Draw a line through the incorrect choice laws applicable to them as public schools. Should this This tax increase should be: Write-In measure be enact ed into law ? like this: John Doe REPEALED You then have the option of making another choice if you wish. YES “READ: Each candidate for President and Vice President MAINTAINED is the official nominee of a political party. For other Write-In: To vote for a person not on the ballot, connect the arrow and write in NO partisan offices, each candid ate may state a political the name of the person on the line provided. party that he or she prefers. A candidate’s preference Advisory Vote of the People does not imply that the candidate is nominated or In any race you choose to vote, vote for only one candidate. Passed by the Legi slature and Advisory Vote No. 2 Ordered Referred by Petition endorsed by the party, or that the party approves of or Substitute House Bill 2590 associates with that candidate” Referendum Measure No. 74 The legislat ure extended, without a vot e of the people, The legislature passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill expiration of a tax on possession of pet roleum products and Federal - Partisan Offices 6239 concerning marriage for same-sex couples, modified reduced t he t ax rate, costing $24, 000,000, in its first ten U. S. Senator domestic-partnership law, and religious freedom, and voters years, for government spending. This tax increase should have filed a sufficient referendum petition on this bill. This bill be: would allow same-sex couples to marry, preserve domestic (Prefers Democratic Party) partners hips only for seniors, and preserve t he right of clergy REPEALED Ballot or religious organizations to refuse to perform, recognize, or Michael Baumgartner accommodate any marriage ceremony. Should this bill be: MAINTAINED (Prefers Republican Party) APPROVED Port of Bellingham Write-In REJECTED Port of Bellingham Federal - Partisan Office Proposition No. 1 Proposed to the Legislature and Number of Po rt Commissi oners U.S. Representative Congressional District 1 Referred to th e People Initiative Measure No. 502 The Commissioners of the Port of Bellingham adopted John Koster Resolution No. 1310, concerning a proposition to increase (Prefers Republican Party) Initiative Measure No. 502 concerns marijuana. This the number of Port Commissioners. This proposition would Suzan DelBene measure would license and regulate marijuana production, increase the number of Commissioners of the Port District (Prefers Democratic Party) distribution, and possession for persons over twenty-one; from three (3) Commissioners to five (5) Commissioners. remove state-law criminal and civil penalties for activities Should this proposition be approved? that it authorizes; tax marijuana sales; and earmark Write-In YES marijuana-related revenues. Should this measure be enacted into law? NO YES

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Proposed to the People by the Legislature Amendment to the State Constitution Engrossed Senate Joint Resolution No. 8221

The Legis lature has proposed a const it ut ional amendment Sample on implementing the Commission on State Debt recommendations regarding Washington’s debt limit. This amendment would, starting July 1, 2014, phase-down the debt limit percentage in three steps from nine to eight percent and modify the calculation date, calculation period, and the term general state revenues. Should this constitutional amendment be: APPROVED

REJECTED U.S. Representative Congressional District 2 State of Washington - Nonpartisan Office State Judicial - Nonpartisan Offices City of Lynden

Rick Larsen Superintendent of Public Instruction State Supreme Court Justice Position 2 Lynden Transportation Benefit District (Prefers Democratic Party) Randy I. Dorn Susan Owens Lynden, Washington Dan Matthews Proposition No. 1 (Prefers Republican Party) Sales and Use Tax for Transportation Improvements Write-In Write-In State of Washington - Partisan Offices State Supreme Court Justice Position 8 The Board of the Lynden Transportation Benefit District, Write-In Lynden, Washington, adopted Resolution No. 2012-1 Insurance Commissioner State of Washington - Partisan Offices Steve Gonzalez concerning a sales and use tax to fund certain transportation improvements. This proposition would authorize a sales and Governor Write-In use tax of two tenths of one percent (0.002) to be collected (Prefers Democratic Party) from all taxable retail sales within the Transportation Benefit John R. Adams State Supreme Court Justice Position 9 District in accordance with RCW 82.14.0455 for a term of ten (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Republican Party) Sheryl Gordon McCloud years, or until such District is dissolved, whichever is earlier, Rob McKenna for the purpose of paying or financing costs of necessary transportation improvement projects listed in Res olution No. (Prefers Republican Party) Richard B. Sanders Write-In 2012-1 and ident if ied in the City of Ly nden Transportation State of Washington Improvement Plan: Write-In Write-In State Senator District 40 Lieutenant Governor Court of Appeals Div 1 District 3 Position 1 Should this proposition be approved? Kevin Ranker YES Brad Owen Mary Kay Becker (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Democrat Party) NO John Swapp Bill Finkbeiner Write-In (Prefers Independent-Gop Party) Lynden Regional Parks and Recreation District 3 (Prefers Republican Party) Whatcom County Judicial Nonpartisan Office Write-In Lynden Regional Parks and Recreation District Write-In Superior Court Judge Position 2 Proposition No. 1 State Representative District 40 Secretary of State Indoor Recreation Facility Acquisition Position 1 Dave Grant Bonds - $9,500,000 Kristine Lytton Deborra Garrett (Prefers Republican Party) The Board of Commissioners of Lynden Regional Parks and (Prefers Democratic Party) Recreation District, passed Resolution No. 6 concerning this Kathleen Drew Brandon Robinson Write-In proposition which authorizes the District to purchase a new (Prefers Democratic Party) (States No Party Preference) turnkey indoor recreation facility, to issue $9,500,000 of City of Bellingham general obligation bonds maturing within a maximum term of Write-In 30 years to finance acquisition of such facility, and to levy Write-In City of Bellingham property taxes annually in excess of regular property tax Proposition No. 1 State Treasurer State Representative District 40 levies to repay such bonds, all as provided in Resolution No. Low-Income Housing Levy Ballot6. Should this proposition be: Jim McIntire Position 2 (Prefers Democratic Party) Jeff Morris The City of Bellingham Council adopted Ordinanc e No. APPROVED 2012-06-033 concerning property taxes for low-income (Prefers Democratic Party) Sharon Hanek housing assistance. REJECTED (Prefers Republican Party) Howard A. Pellett (Prefers Green Party) This proposition would fund housing and housing services Write-In for people with low or very low incomes, including those with disabilities, veterans, seniors, and families with children by State Auditor Write-In (a) authorizing an increase in the City’s regular property tax James Watkins State Representative District 42 levy by up to $0.12/$1,000 to $2.62/$1,000 of assessed Position 1 value as allowed by RCW 84.55; and (b) authorizing a (Prefers Republican Party) regular property tax levy of up to $0.24/$1,000 of assessed Troy Kelley Jason Overstreet value under RCW 84.52.105, each for seven years, (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Republican Party) generating approximately $3,000,000 annually. Natalie McClendon Should this proposition be approved? Write-In (Prefers Democratic Party) YES Attorney General Write-In Bob Ferguson NO State Representative District 42 (Prefers Democratic Party) Position 2 Reagan Dunn (Prefers Republican Party) Vincent Buys (Prefers Republican Party) Write-In Matthew Krogh (Prefers Democrat Party) Commissioner of Public Lands Sample Peter J. Goldmark Write-In (Prefers Democratic Party) Public Utility District 1 Clint Didier Nonpartisan Office (Prefers Republican Party) Commissioner District 2

Write-In Brad L. Stone Paul D. Kenner

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