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OFFICIAL BALLOT NOVEMBER 4, 2014 CONSOLIDATED GENERAL ELECTION SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote, fill in the oval like this: Vote both sides of the card. To vote for or against candidates for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal; or Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, fill in the OVAL next to the word "Yes" or "No," respectively. To vote for any other candidate of your choice, fill in the OVAL next to the candidate's name. Do not vote for more than the number of candidates allowed. To vote for a qualified write-in candidate, write in the candidate's full name on the Write-In line and fill in the OVAL next to it. To vote on a measure, fill in the OVAL next to the word "Yes" or the word "No". If you tear, deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it to the Elections Official and get another. VOTER-NOMINATED AND NONPARTISAN OFFICES All voters, regardless of the party preference they disclosed upon registration, or refusal to disclose a party preference, may vote for any candidate for a voter-nominated or nonpartisan office. The party preference, if any, designated by a candidate for a voter-nominated office is selected by the candidate and is shown for the information of the voters only. It does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party or that the party approves of the candidate. The party preference, if any, of a candidate for a nonpartisan office does not appear on the ballot. STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER FOR PRESIDING JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL, Vote for One 2nd Appellate District, Div. 1 GOVERNOR Shall Presiding Justice FRANCES ROTHSCHILD be elected to the office for the term provided by law? Vote for One DAVE JONES YES NO Party Preference: Democratic EDMUND G. "JERRY" BROWN Insurance Commissioner FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF Party Preference: Democratic APPEAL, 2nd Appellate District, Div. 1 Shall Associate Justice JEFFREY W. JOHNSON be elected Governor of California TED GAINES to the office for the term provided by law? Party Preference: Republican NEEL KASHKARI Independent Insurance Agent YES NO Party Preference: Republican Businessman MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF EQUALIZATION APPEAL, 2nd Appellate District, Div. 2 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Shall Associate Justice BRIAN M. HOFFSTADT be elected 2nd District to the office for the term provided by law? Vote for One Vote for One YES NO RON NEHRING FIONA MA FOR PRESIDING JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL, Party Preference: Republican Party Preference: Democratic 2nd Appellate District, Div. 3 Small Businessman/Educator CPA/Taxpayer Representative Shall Judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County LEE ANNE EDMON be elected to the office for the term GAVIN NEWSOM JAMES E. THEIS provided by law? Party Preference: Democratic Party Preference: Republican Lieutenant Governor Organic Foods Manager YES NO SECRETARY OF STATE UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF Vote for One APPEAL, 2nd Appellate District, Div. 4 24th District Shall Associate Justice AUDREY B. COLLINS be elected Vote for One to the office for the term provided by law? ALEX PADILLA LOIS CAPPS YES NO Party Preference: Democratic Party Preference: Democratic California State Senator Congresswoman FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL, 2nd Appellate District, Div. 4 PETE PETERSON CHRIS MITCHUM Shall Associate Justice NORA M. MANELLA be elected to the office for the term provided by law? Party Preference: Republican Party Preference: Republican Educator/Institute Director Actor/Writer/Businessman YES NO CONTROLLER MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY FOR PRESIDING JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL, Vote for One 2nd Appellate District, Div. 5 35th District Shall Presiding Justice PAUL A. TURNER be elected to the Vote for One office for the term provided by law? ASHLEY SWEARENGIN HEIDI HARMON YES NO Party Preference: Republican Party Preference: Democratic Mayor/CEO Educator FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL, 2nd Appellate District, Div. 6 BETTY T. YEE KATCHO ACHADJIAN Shall Associate Justice KENNETH R. YEGAN be elected to the office for the term provided by law? Party Preference: Democratic Party Preference: Republican California State Board of Equalization Member Assemblyman/Businessman YES NO TREASURER JUDICIAL FOR PRESIDING JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL, Vote for One 2nd Appellate District, Div. 7 VOTE YES OR NO FOR EACH OFFICE Shall Presiding Justice DENNIS M. PERLUSS be elected to the office for the term provided by law? JOHN CHIANG FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT YES NO Party Preference: Democratic Shall Associate Justice GOODWIN LIU be elected to the office for California State Controller the term provided by law? FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL, 2nd Appellate District, Div. 8 GREG CONLON YES NO Shall Associate Justice LAURENCE D. RUBIN be elected to the office for the term provided by law? Party Preference: Republican Businessman/CPA FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT YES NO Shall Stanford University Law Professor MARIANO- ATTORNEY GENERAL FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR be elected to the office for the term FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF Vote for One provided by law? APPEAL, 2nd Appellate District, Div. 8 Shall Associate Justice MADELEINE I. FLIER be elected to the office for the term provided by law? KAMALA D. HARRIS YES NO YES NO Party Preference: Democratic Attorney General of California FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT Shall Associate Justice KATHRYN MICKLE WERDEGAR be RONALD GOLD elected to the office for the term provided by law? Party Preference: Republican California Attorney YES NO TURN BALLOT OVER TO CONTINUE VOTING FRONT Card 8 RptPct 303-10 "CON 303-34" FOR PROOF ONLY VOTER-NOMINATED AND MEASURES TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL NONPARTISAN OFFICES VOTERS All voters, regardless of the party preference SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT they disclosed upon registration, or refusal to STATE disclose a party preference, may vote for any candidate for a voter-nominated or nonpartisan PROPOSITION 1 MEASURE L-14 office. The party preference, if any, designated WATER BOND. FUNDING FOR WATER QUALITY, CUESTA COLLEGE AFFORDABLE EDUCATION, by a candidate for a voter-nominated office is SUPPLY, TREATMENT, AND STORAGE PROJECTS. JOB TRAINING/ CAMPUS REPAIR MEASURE. To selected by the candidate and is shown for the Authorizes $7.545 billion in general obligation bonds for repair, construct/acquire facilities, sites/equipment, information of the voters only. It does not imply state water supply infrastructure projects, including surface prepare students/returning veterans for that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by and groundwater storage, ecosystem and watershed universities/good paying jobs, address severe budget the party or that the party approves of the protection and restoration, and drinking water protection. cuts by updating aging classrooms, candidate. The party preference, if any, of a Fiscal Impact: Increased state bond costs averaging $360 candidate for a nonpartisan office does not million annually over 40 years. Local government savings improving/maintaining nursing, paramedic, 9-1-1 appear on the ballot. for water-related projects, likely averaging a couple medical training, welding, engineering, automotive, early childhood education/other career education SCHOOL hundred million dollars annually over the next few decades. programs, repairing deteriorating gas/electrical lines, upgrading technology, shall San Luis Obispo County YES NO SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC Community College District issue $275,000,000 in INSTRUCTION PROPOSITION 2 bonds at legal rates, requiring citizens’ oversight, Vote for One STATE BUDGET. BUDGET STABILIZATION independent audits, all funds used locally? TOM TORLAKSON ACCOUNT. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL BONDS - YES BONDS - NO Educator/California Superintendent AMENDMENT. Requires annual transfer of state general MARSHALL TUCK fund revenues to budget stabilization account. Requires SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED Educator/Schools' Executive half the revenues be used to repay state debts. Limits use SCHOOL DISTRICT Write-in of remaining funds to emergencies or budget deficits. Fiscal Impact: Long-term state savings from faster MEASURE D-14 COUNTY payment of existing debts. Different levels of state budget To improve the quality of education; reserves, depending on economy and decisions by elected COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER construct/renovate classrooms, facilities, labs, and officials. Smaller local reserves for some school districts. Vote for One infrastructure; update career education programs for YES NO job readiness; replace leaky roofs; improve student access to computers and technology; TOMMY GONG PROPOSITION 45 upgrade/replace outdated electrical, plumbing, and Assistant Clerk-Recorder HEALTHCARE INSURANCE. RATE CHANGES. sewer systems; make health, safety, and energy- AMANDA S. KING INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires Insurance Deputy Clerk-Recorder efficiency improvements; shall San Luis Coastal Commissioner’s approval before health insurer can change Unified School District issue $177 million of bonds at Write-in its rates or anything else affecting the charges associated legal interest rates, have an independent citizens’ CITY with health insurance. Provides for public notice, oversight committee, and use NO money for disclosure, and hearing, and subsequent judicial review. administrative salaries or be taken by the state? CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Exempts employer