Sample Ballot Durham County, G0012 November 6, 2012 *G0012* A Ballot Style G0012 B C

BALLOT MARKING INSTRUCTIONS: PARTISAN OFFICES a. With the marking device provided or a black NC Secretary of State ball point pen, completely fill in the oval Q to (You may vote for ONE) the left of each candidate or selection of your US House of Representatives choice, like this: R District 4 b. Where authorized, you may write in a (You may vote for ONE) candidate by filling in the oval and writing the Democrat name on the Write-in line. David Price Ed Goodwin c. If you tear, deface or wrongly mark this ballot, Democrat Republican return it to request a replacement. Tim D'Annunzio NC Superintendent of Republican Public Instruction PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST NC Governor (You may vote for ONE) The offices of President and Vice President of (You may vote for ONE) June Atkinson the United States are not included in a Democrat Straight Party vote. This contest must be voted separately. Walter H. Dalton John Tedesco Democrat Republican President and Vice President Pat McCrory Republican NC Treasurer of the United States (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for ONE) Barbara Howe Libertarian

Barack Obama ______Janet Cowell Joe Biden Write-in Democrat Democrat Steve Royal NC Lieutenant Governor Republican Mitt Romney (You may vote for ONE) NC State Senate Paul Ryan District 20 Republican Linda D. Coleman (You may vote for ONE) Democrat Gary Johnson Dan Forest Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. James P. Gray Republican Democrat Libertarian NC House of Representatives NC Attorney General (You may vote for ONE) District 29 ______(You may vote for ONE) Write-in Larry D. Hall Democrat Democrat STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING NC Auditor Board of County Commissioners a. Unless otherwise noted, a Straight Party (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for FIVE) vote is a vote for ALL candidates of that party in PARTISAN OFFICES. It is not necessary to mark individual candidates for PARTISAN Beth A. Wood Fred Foster, Jr. OFFICES if you vote a Straight Party. Democrat Democrat b. You may vote a Straight Party AND ALSO Debra Goldman Brenda Howerton vote for a candidate of a different party in any Republican Democrat individual office. Wendy Jacobs c. In any multi-seat office, a Straight Party NC Commissioner of Agriculture Democrat vote is a vote for ALL candidates of that party. (You may vote for ONE) If you individually vote for any candidate in a Michael D. Page multi-seat office, you must also individually Democrat mark all other candidates in that office for whom you wish to vote in order for all votes Walter Smith Ellen Reckhow for that office to be counted. Democrat Democrat d. If you do not vote a Straight Party below, Omar Beasley you may vote by marking each office Republican Unaffiliated separately. e. A Straight Party vote does not include US NC Commissioner of Insurance County Register of Deeds President and Vice President, unaffiliated (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for ONE) candidates, nonpartisan offices, issues or referenda. Wayne Goodwin Willie L. Covington Democrat Democrat Mike Causey End of Straight Party Voting Straight Party Republican (You may vote for ONE) NC Commissioner of Labor (You may vote for ONE)

Democratic John C. Brooks Democrat Republican Cherie Berry Republican Libertarian Continue voting next side E

A B North Carolina C -- VOTE BOTH SIDES -- D E F

NONPARTISAN OFFICES NC Supreme Court Associate Justice (You may vote for ONE) Sam J. Ervin IV

NC Court of Appeals Judge (You may vote for ONE)

Linda McGee David S. Robinson

NC Court of Appeals Judge (You may vote for ONE)

Wanda Bryant Marty McGee

NC Court of Appeals Judge (You may vote for ONE)

Chris Dillon Cressie Thigpen NC Superior Court Judge District 14A (You may vote for ONE) Jim Dornfried Orlando F. Hudson, Jr. NC District Court Judge District 14 (You may vote for ONE) William A. (Drew) Marsh III Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor (You may vote for ONE) Danielle Adams Clemenstene (Clementine) Cotton Nunn Kelly Smoke

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