Sample Ballot Spokane County, August 7, 2012 Primary Election

Instructions Marking Your Ballot Completely fill in the oval to the left of your choice. Use a dark pen. Unless specifically allowed by law, more than one vote for an office or ballot measure will be an overvote and no votes for that office or ballot measure will be counted. Vote for one candidate per office. To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot, write the candidates name on the line provided and fill in the oval.

Correcting Your Ballot If you make a correction, draw a line through the entire response. You then have the option of making another choice if you wish. In order for your ballot to be counted, it must be either postmarked or deposited at a designated deposit site no later than 8:00 P.M. on Election Day (August 7). A list of Ballot Drop Box locations may be found at www.spokanecounty.org/elections.

Begin Voting Here State of Washington – Partisan Office State of Washington – Partisan Office

READ: Each candidate for partisan Governor State Treasurer

office may state a political party that Rob Hill Jim McIntire he or she prefers. A candidate’s (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Democratic Party)

preference does not imply that the Rob McKenna ______candidate is nominated or endorsed (Prefers Republican Party) by the party, or that the party State Auditor approves of or associates with that Jay Inslee (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Democratic Party) candidate.

James White James Watkins Federal – Partisan Office (Prefers Independent Party) (Prefers Republican Party) U.S. Senator Christian Joubert Mark Miloscia (Prefers Republican Party) (States No Party Preference) (Prefers Democratic Party)

Will Baker Shahram Hadian (Prefers Reform Party) (Prefers Republican Party) (Prefers Democratic Party)

Chuck Jackson L. Dale Sorgen ______(Prefers Republican Party) (Prefers Independent Party) Attorney General Timmy (Doc) Wilson Max Sampson Bob Ferguson (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Republican Party) (Prefers Democratic Party)

Art Coday Javier O. Lopez Reagan Dunn (Prefers Republican Party) (Prefers Republican Party) (Prefers Republican Party)

Maria Cantwell ______Stephen Pidgeon (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Republican Party) Lt. Governor Glen (Stocky) R. Stockwell Glenn Anderson ______(Prefers Republican Party) (Prefers Indep Republican Party) Commissioner of Public Lands Mike the Mover Brad Owen Stephen A. Sharon (Prefers Republican Party) (Prefers Democrat Party) (States No Party Preference)

______James Robert Deal Peter J. Goldmark (States No Party Preference) (Prefers Democratic Party) U.S. Representative District 5 Ian Moody Bill Finkbeiner Clint Didier (States No Party Preference) (Prefers Republican Party) (Prefers Republican Party)

Rich Cowan Dave T. Sumner IV ______(Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Neopopulist Party) State of Washington – Nonpartisan Office Randall L. Yearout Mark Greene Superintendent of Public Instruction (Prefers Republican Party) (Prefers Democracy Indep. Party) James Bauckman Cathy McMorris Rodgers ______(Prefers Republican Party) Randy I. Dorn

______Secretary of State Don Hansler (Prefers Democratic Party) John Patterson Blair

The Spokane County Elections Office will be David J. Anderson Ronald L. (Ron) Higgins open Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm to (Prefers No Party Preference) assist voters. Voters may drop off ballots, get ______replacement ballots, use an Accessible Voting Sam Wright unit, or receive other assistance as needed. (Prefers The Human Rights Party) State of Washington – Partisan Office Additional information may be found at: Insurance Commissioner Karen Murray Spokane County Elections (Prefers Constitution Party) John R. Adams 1033 W Gardner Ave (Prefers Republican Party) Spokane WA 99260 Kathleen Drew 509-477-2320 (Prefers Democratic Party) Mike Kreidler Website: www.spokanecounty.org/elections (Prefers Democratic Party) Email: [email protected] Kim Wyman (Prefers Republican Party) Scott Reilly (Prefers Republican Party) Greg Nickels (Prefers Democratic Party) Brian C. Berend Vote Both Sides of Ballot (Prefers Independent Party)

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Legislative District 3 – Partisan Office Legislative District 9 – Partisan Office Local Ballot Measures State Senator State Senator Spokane Valley Fire Department Nancy McLaughlin Mark G. Schoesler (Prefers G.O.P. Party) (Prefers G.O.P. Party) Proposition No. 1 Spokane Valley Fire Department ______Replacement Maintenance and Operation Levy

(Prefers Democratic Party) State Representative Pos 1 The Board of Fire Commissioners of Spokane Valley Fire ______Susan Fagan Department adopted Resolution No. 2012-356 concerning a (Prefers Republican Party) proposition to meet the District's maintenance and operation State Representative Pos 1 needs. This proposition would authorize the District to levy the Tim Benn ______following taxes, in replacement of an existing levy, upon all taxable property within the District, for support of the District's (Prefers G.O.P. Party) Expense Fund maintenance and operation expenditures as State Representative Pos 2 follows: (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Republican Party) Levy in 2012 for collection in 2013, a levy rate of approximately $1.70 per $1,000 of assessed value, to provide a levy amount of Bob Apple ______$16,400,000; levy in 2013 for collection in 2014, a levy rate of approximately $1.70 per $1,000 of assessed value, to provide a (Prefers Democratic Party) levy amount of $16,400,000; and levy in 2014 for collection in Spokane County – Partisan Office 2015, a levy rate of approximately $1.70 per $1,000 of assessed Jon Snyder County Commissioner District 1 value, to provide a levy amount of $16,400,000. As specified in (Prefers Democratic Party) John Roskelley Resolution No. 2012-356. (Prefers Democratic Party) Morgan Oyler Should the proposition be approved? (Prefers Republican Party) Todd Mielke (Prefers Republican Party) Levy Yes

______Levy No ______State Representative Pos 2 Fire Protection District No. 9 Dave White County Commissioner District 2 (Prefers Republican Party) Shelly O’Quinn Proposition No. 1 (Prefers Republican Party) Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 9 Replacement Maintenance and Operation Levy (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Republican Party) ______The Board of Commissioners of Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 9 adopted Resolution No. 12-11 concerning a Daryl Romeyn proposition to meet the District's maintenance and operation Legislative District 4 – Partisan Office (Prefers Democratic Party) needs. This proposition would authorize the District to levy the State Senator following taxes, in place of an existing levy, upon all taxable ______property within the District, for support of the District's Expense Fund expenditures for maintenance, operations and emergency (Prefers Republican Party) medical services: Judicial – Nonpartisan Office ______Supreme Court Justice Pos 2 Levy in 2012 for collection in 2013, a levy rate of approximately Douglas W. McQuaid $1.73 per $1,000 of assessed value, to provide a levy amount of State Representative Pos 1 $6,091,000; Levy in 2013 for collection in 2014, a levy rate of Larry Crouse Susan Owens approximately $1.77 per $1,000 of assessed value, to provide a (Prefers Republican Party) levy amount of $6,294,000. Scott Stafne ______Should the proposition be approved? ______State Representative Pos 2 Levy Yes

Matt Shea Supreme Court Justice Pos 8 Levy No (Prefers Republican Party) (Six year short and full term) Bruce O. Danielson Amy C. Biviano For this office only: In order to vote for a precinct (Prefers Democratic Party) Steve Gonzalez committee officer, a partisan office, you must affirm that you are a Democrat or a Republican and may ______vote only for one candidate from the party you select. Your vote for a candidate affirms your Legislative District 6 – Partisan Office Supreme Court Justice Pos 9 affiliation with the same party as the candidate. State Representative Pos 1 Bruce Hilyer This preference is private and will not be matched Kevin Parker to your name or shared. (Prefers Republican Party) Sheryl Gordon McCloud Democrat ______Richard B. Sanders I affirm I am a Democrat

State Representative Pos 2 John W. Landenburg Republican I affirm I am a Republican. (Prefers Republican Party) ______Voter Service Centers will be open on election Ben Oakley Court of Appeals Division 3 District 1 Position 1 day only from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. (Prefers Republican Party) Laurel Siddoway Voters may drop off ballots; get replacement Dennis Dellwo ______ballots; use an Accessible Voting Unit, or receive (Prefers Democratic Party) other assistance as needed on election day.

Larry Keller Local Ballot Measures Downtown Spokane – Elections Office – 1033 W (Prefers Republican Party) City of Cheney Gardner Ave Downtown Spokane – STA Plaza – 701 W Proposition No. 1 -- City of Cheney Riverside Ave ______Proposition Submitted by the Cheney City Council for Renewal of Residential Street Utility Tax North Spokane – North Spokane Library – 44 E Hawthorne Rd th Legislative District 7 – Partisan Office The Cheney City Council adopted Resolution E-040 which South Hill – St. Mark’s Church – 316 E 24 Ave concerns the continued repair and replacement of residential Spokane Valley – CenterPlace – 2426 N Discovery State Representative Pos 1 streets and sidewalks by renewing and extending the voter approved four percent tax on electrical energy and natural gas Pl (Prefers Republican Party) businesses to January 1, 2027. Should this proposition be: West Plains – Cheney Library – 610 First St

Approved ______Rejected Vote Both Sides of Ballot State Representative Pos 2 Robert (Bob) Wilson Proposition No. 2 -- City of Cheney Proposition Submitted by the Cheney City Council for (Prefers Republican Party) Emergency Medical Services - Six Year Levy

Joel Kretz Shall the City of Cheney be authorized, pursuant to RCW End of Ballot (Prefers Republican Party) 84.52.069, to renew regular property tax levies upon the taxable property within the City of Cheney at rate of fifty cents (.50) per thousand dollars of assessed valuation for six consecutive ______years, commencing in 2012 for collection in 2013 for the purpose of funding emergency medical service.

Yes

No