Sample Ballot Durham County, North Carolina G0002 November 6, 2012 *G0002* A Ballot Style G0002 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 1 b. Where authorized, you may write in a (You may vote for ONE) Elaine Marshall candidate by filling in the oval and writing the Democrat name on the Write-in line. G. K. Butterfield Ed Goodwin c. If you tear, deface or wrongly mark this ballot, Democrat Republican return it to request a replacement. Pete DiLauro NC Superintendent of Republican Public Instruction PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST Darryl Holloman (You may vote for ONE) Libertarian The offices of President and Vice President of June Atkinson the United States are not included in a NC Governor Democrat Straight Party vote. This contest must be (You may vote for ONE) voted separately. John Tedesco Republican President and Vice President Walter H. Dalton Democrat NC Treasurer of the United States (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for ONE) Pat McCrory Republican Barack Obama Barbara Howe Janet Cowell Joe Biden Libertarian Democrat Democrat _______________________________ Steve Royal Write-in Republican Mitt Romney NC State Senate NC Lieutenant Governor Paul Ryan (You may vote for ONE) District 22 Republican (You may vote for ONE) Gary Johnson Linda D. Coleman Mike Woodard James P. Gray Democrat Democrat Libertarian Dan Forest Milton Holmes Republican Republican _______________________________ NC House of Representatives Write-in NC Attorney General (You may vote for ONE) District 31 (You may vote for ONE) STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING Roy Cooper H. M. (Mickey) Michaux, Jr. Democrat Democrat a. Unless otherwise noted, a Straight Party vote is a vote for ALL candidates of that party NC Auditor Board of County Commissioners in PARTISAN OFFICES. It is not necessary (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for FIVE) to mark individual candidates for PARTISAN OFFICES if you vote a Straight Party. b. You may vote a Straight Party AND ALSO Beth A. Wood Fred Foster, Jr. vote for a candidate of a different party in any Democrat Democrat individual office. Debra Goldman Brenda Howerton c. In any multi-seat office, a Straight Party Republican Democrat vote is a vote for ALL candidates of that party. If you individually vote for any candidate in a Wendy Jacobs multi-seat office, you must also individually NC Commissioner of Agriculture Democrat mark all other candidates in that office for (You may vote for ONE) whom you wish to vote in order for all votes Michael D. Page for that office to be counted. Democrat d. If you do not vote a Straight Party below, Walter Smith Ellen Reckhow you may vote by marking each office Democrat Democrat separately. Steve Troxler Omar Beasley e. A Straight Party vote does not include US Republican Unaffiliated President and Vice President, unaffiliated candidates, nonpartisan offices, issues or referenda. NC Commissioner of Insurance County Register of Deeds (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for ONE) Wayne Goodwin Willie L. Covington Straight Party Democrat Democrat (You may vote for ONE) Mike Causey End of Straight Party Voting Republican NC Commissioner of Labor (You may vote for ONE) Democratic Republican John C. Brooks Democrat Libertarian Cherie Berry Republican 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 Paul Martin Newby 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 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 _______________________________ Write-in End of Ballot D E North Carolina F -- VOTE BOTH SIDES --.