Official Election Notice County of WAKE

2014 GENERAL

Election Date: 11/04/2014

This is an official notice of an election to be conducted in WAKE County on 11/04/2014. This notice contains a list of all of the ballot measures and federal, State, and local offices this county expects, as of this date, to be on the ballot on the date of the election. (See Attachment)

An Election Notice will be prepared not later than 100 days before a regularly scheduled election that permits absentee voting, and as soon as practicable in the case of an election or vacancy election not regularly scheduled. For a second primary, an Election Notice will be prepared, no later than the day following the date the appropriate board of elections orders that a second primary be held.

As soon as ballot styles are printed, this county board of elections will update this notice with the certified candidates for each office and ballot measures and referenda questions that will be on the ballot. For General Elections during even-numbered years, ballots will be printed 60 days prior to the election. For statewide primaries and other elections (except municipal elections), ballots will be printed 50 days prior to the election. Municipal ballots are available 30 days prior to Election Day. You must request an updated Election Notice.

Transmitting a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot: This notice may be used in conjunction with the federal write-in absentee ballot (FWAB). Covered military & overseas voters seeking to vote by absentee ballot may use the FWAB to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and vote an official military-overseas ballot. When using the FWAB to register to vote, and/or request an absentee ballot, please transmit your signed and completed FWAB no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day before Election Day. If submitted later than this day and time, your absentee ballot will not be counted. Federal write-in absentee ballots are available at www.NCSBE.gov. You may also request a regular absentee ballot by using the federal postcard application (FPCA), available at www.FVAP.gov. A regular ballot can be mailed, faxed or emailed to you. You may return the FWAB or a regular absentee ballot by mail, secure fax (1-919-715-0351) or email ([email protected]).

Marking a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot: When marking a FWAB, for each office for which you wish to vote, write in either a candidate's name or political party designation. For ballot measures or referenda, write either ͞YES͟(you are for the ballot measure or referendum) or ͞NO͟(you are against the ballot measure or referendum). In a primary, if you are registered as Democrat, Republican or Libertarian, for partisan contests, you may only vote for the candidates of the party for which you are affiliated. You are also eligible to vote for non-partisan contests. If you are registered as unaffiliated ;͞independent͟Ϳ͕in a primary, you may choose to vote for the partisan contests of one of the parties or you may choose to vote for non-partisan contests only. Please contact your local board of elections to confirm your party affiliation or voter registration status.

Please check the website for the NC State Board of Elections (www.NCSBE.gov) for additional information on military- overseas absentee voting.

NC State Board of Elections September 2014 Election Notice Of Contests and Referenda WAKE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (11/04/2014)

WAKE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (11/04/2014)

CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT PARTY US SENATE THOMAS TILLIS Thom Tillis REP JANET HAGAN Kay Hagan DEM SEAN HAUGH Sean Haugh LIB US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 02 RENEE ELLMERS Renee Ellmers REP CLAYTON AIKEN Clay Aiken DEM US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 04 PAUL WRIGHT Paul Wright REP DAVID PRICE David Price DEM US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 13 GEORGE HOLDING George Holding REP BRENDA CLEARY Brenda Cleary DEM NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 14 DANIEL BLUE DEM NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 15 JOHN ALEXANDER John Alexander REP THOMAS BRADSHAW Tom Bradshaw DEM NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 16 JASON MITCHELL Molotov Mitchell REP JOSHUA STEIN Josh Stein DEM NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 17 TAMARA BARRINGER Tamara Barringer REP BRYAN FULGHUM Bryan Fulghum DEM NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 18 JOHN BAREFOOT Chad Barefoot REP SARAH CRAWFORD Sarah Crawford DEM NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 011 RAY MARTIN Ray Martin REP DUANE HALL Duane Hall DEM NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 033 PERRY WHITLOCK Perry Whitlock REP ROSA GILL Rosa U. Gill DEM NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 034 DAVID MARTIN Grier Martin DEM NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 035 CHRISTOPHER MALONE Chris Malone REP BRIAN MOUNTCASTLE Brian Mountcastle DEM WAKE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (11/04/2014)

CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT PARTY NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 036 JOSEPH DOLLAR Nelson Dollar REP LISA BAKER Lisa Baker DEM NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 037 PAUL STAM Paul Stam REP NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 038 JOE THOMPSON Joe Thompson REP YVONNE HOLLEY Yvonne Lewis Holley DEM NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 039 DARREN JACKSON Darren Jackson DEM NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 040 MARILYN AVILA Marilyn Avila REP MARGARET BROADWELL Margaret E. Broadwell DEM NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 041 THOMAS MURRY Tom Murry REP GALE ADCOCK Gale Adcock DEM NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 049 GARY PENDLETON Gary Pendleton REP KIMBERLY HANCHETTE Kim Hanchette DEM DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISTRICT 10 JOHN BRYANT John Walter Bryant REP NANCY FREEMAN Nancy (Lorrin) Freeman DEM WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 1 JAMES BRYAN Joe Bryan REP SIGMON HUTCHINSON Sig Hutchinson DEM WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 2 PHILLIP MATTHEWS Phillip (Phil) Matthews REP MATTHEW CALABRIA Matt Calabria DEM WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 3 RICHARD GIANNI Rich Gianni REP JESSICA HOLMES Jessica Holmes DEM WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 7 PAUL COBLE Paul Y. Coble REP JOHN BURNS John Burns DEM WAKE COUNTY CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT JENNIFER KNOX Jennifer Knox REP SAMUEL BRIDGES Sam Bridges DEM WAKE COUNTY SHERIFF DONALD HARRISON Donnie Harrison REP WAKE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (11/04/2014)

CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT PARTY WILLIE ROWE Willie Rowe DEM

NC SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE (PARKER) MARK MARTIN Mark Martin OLA LEWIS Ola M. Lewis NC SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE (MARTIN) ROBERT HUNTER Bob Hunter SAMUEL ERVIN Sam J. Ervin IV NC SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE (HUDSON) ERIC LEVINSON Eric Levinson ROBIN HUDSON Robin Hudson NC SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE (BEASLEY) MICHAEL ROBINSON Mike Robinson CHERI BEASLEY Cheri Beasley NC COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE (MARTIN) MARION WARREN Marion Warren CHARLES WINFREE Chuck Winfree JOHN TYSON John M. Tyson ELIZABETH SCOTT Elizabeth Davenport Scott PATRICIA SHIELDS Tricia Shields JOSEPH NEWSOME Jody Newsome HOMER MARTIN Marty Martin JEFFREY MURPHY Hunter Murphy KEISCHA LOVELACE Keischa Lovelace ANN KIRBY Ann Kirby ABRAHAM JONES Abe Jones SABRA FAIRES Sabra Jean Faires DANIEL DONAHUE Daniel Patrick Donahue JOHN DONOVAN J. Brad Donovan LORI CHRISTIAN Lori G. Christian JEFFREY COOK Jeffrey M. Cook ELIZABETH BUNTING Betsy Bunting JOHN ARROWOOD John S. Arrowood VALERIE ZACHARY Valerie Johnson Zachary NC COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE (HUNTER) WILLIAM SOUTHERN Bill Southern LUCY INMAN Lucy Inman NC COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE (STROUD) DONNA STROUD Donna Stroud NC COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE (DAVIS) PAUL HOLCOMBE Paul Holcombe MARK DAVIS Mark Davis NC SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 10A PAUL RIDGEWAY Paul C. Ridgeway WAKE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (11/04/2014)

CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT PARTY NC SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 10C PAUL GESSNER Paul G. Gessner NC DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 10 (BAILEY) KRIS BAILEY Kris D. Bailey NC DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 10 (DENNING) MICHAEL DENNING Michael J. Denning NC DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 10 (EAGLES) MARGARET EAGLES Margaret P. Eagles NC DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 10 (GILLIAM) CHARLES GILLIAM Charles Gilliam CRAIG CROOM Craig Croom NC DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 10 (GREGORY) KEITH GREGORY Keith Gregory NC DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 10 (MANGUM) NED MANGUM Ned W. Mangum NC DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 10 (MEYER) LOUIS MEYER Louis Meyer JAMES ANSLEY Ronnie Ansley NC DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 10 (ROZIER) VINSTON ROZIER Vince Rozier, Jr. WAKE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT SUPERVISOR JOSE FRASER Jose D. Fraser MARSHALL HARVEY Marshall Harvey MATTHEW OVERBY Matt Overby JENNIFER WADSWORTH Jennifer (Jenna) Austin Wadsworth CHOICE DESCRIPTION

NC CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT For Constitutional amendment providing that a person accused of any criminal offense for which the State is not seeking a sentence of death in superior court may, in writing or on the record in court and with the consent of the trial judge, waive the person's right to a trial by jury. Against Constitutional amendment providing that a person accused of any criminal offense for which the State is not seeking a sentence of death in superior court may, in writing or on the record in court and with the consent of the trial judge, waive the person's right to a trial by jury. RALEIGH PARKS AND REC FACILITIES BONDS Yes Shall the order adopted on July 15, 2014, authorizing not exceeding $91,775,000 PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BONDS of the City of Raleigh, , plus interest, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for improving and expanding the existing parks and recreational facilities of said City and acquiring and constructing new parks and recreational facilities of said City, inside and outside the corporate limits of said City, including, without limitation, the acquisition of land and rights of way and the furnishing of incidental facilities and equipment, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds, be approved? No Shall the order adopted on July 15, 2014, authorizing not exceeding $91,775,000 PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BONDS of the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, plus interest, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for improving and expanding the existing parks and recreational facilities of said City and acquiring and constructing new parks and recreational facilities of said City, inside and outside the corporate limits of said City, including, without limitation, the acquisition of land and rights of way and the furnishing of incidental facilities and equipment, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds, be approved? WAKE FOREST STREET AND SIDEWALK BONDS Yes Shall the order adopted on July 15, 2014, authorizing not exceeding $6,300,000 STREET AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT BONDS of the Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina, plus interest, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, to construct, extend, widen, resurface and improve streets and sidewalks inside and outside the corporate limits of said Town, including, without limitation, any related land, easements, rights of way, streetscape, traffic signal and utility improvements, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds be approved? No Shall the order adopted on July 15, 2014, authorizing not exceeding $6,300,000 STREET AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT BONDS of the Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina, plus interest, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, to construct, extend, widen, resurface and improve streets and sidewalks inside and outside the corporate limits of said Town, including, without limitation, any related land, easements, rights of way, streetscape, traffic signal and utility improvements, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds be approved? WAKE FOREST PARKS AND RECREATION BONDS Yes Shall the order adopted on July 15, 2014, authorizing not exceeding $14,200,000 PARKS AND RECREATION BONDS of the Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina, plus interest, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, to acquire, construct, improve and equip various parks and recreational facilities inside and outside the corporate limits of said Town, including, without limitation, any related land, easements and rights of way, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds be approved? No Shall the order adopted on July 15, 2014, authorizing not exceeding $14,200,000 PARKS AND RECREATION BONDS of the Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina, plus interest, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, to acquire, construct, improve and equip various parks and recreational facilities inside and outside the corporate limits of said Town, including, without limitation, any related land, easements and rights of way, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds be approved? WAKE FOREST GREENWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS Yes Shall the order adopted on July 15, 2014, authorizing not exceeding $4,600,000 GREENWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS of the Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina, plus interest, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, to acquire, construct, improve and equip various greenways inside and outside the corporate limits of said Town, including, without limitation, any related land, easements and rights of way, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds be approved? No Shall the order adopted on July 15, 2014, authorizing not exceeding $4,600,000 GREENWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS of the Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina, plus interest, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, to acquire, construct, improve and equip various greenways inside and outside the corporate limits of said Town, including, without limitation, any related land, easements and rights of way, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds be approved?