Sample Consolidated Ballot Pitt County, North Carolina November 6, 2012 BALLOT MARKING INSTRUCTIONS: PARTISAN OFFICES NC Commissioner of Insurance US House of Representatives (You may vote for ONE) a. With the marking device provided or a black District 1 ball point pen, completely fill in the oval to (You may vote for ONE) the left of each candidate or selection of your Wayne Goodwin choice, like this: G.K. Butterfield Democrat Democrat b. Where authorized, you may write in a Mike Causey candidate by filling in the oval and writing the Pete DiLauro Republican name on the Write-In line. Republican NC Commissioner of Labor c. If you tear, deface or wrongly mark this ballot, Darryl Holloman (You may vote for ONE) return it to request a replacement. Libertarian PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST US House of Representatives John C. Brooks The offices of President and Vice President of District 3 Democrat the United States are not included in a (You may vote for ONE) Straight Party vote. This contest must be Cherie Berry voted separately. Erik Anderson Republican Democrat President and Vice President NC Secretary of State of the United States Walter B. Jones (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for ONE) Republican Barack Obama NC Governor Elaine Marshall Joe Biden (You may vote for ONE) Democrat Democrat Ed Goodwin Mitt Romney Walter H. Dalton Republican Paul Ryan Democrat Republican NC Superintendent of Pat McCrory Public Instruction Gary Johnson Republican (You may vote for ONE) James P. Gray Libertarian Barbara Howe June Atkinson Libertarian Democrat Write-In John Tedesco Write-In Republican STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING NC Lieutenant Governor NC Treasurer a. Unless otherwise noted, a Straight Party (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for ONE) vote is a vote for ALL candidates of that party in PARTISAN OFFICES. It is not necessary to mark individual candidates for PARTISAN Linda Coleman Janet Cowell OFFICES if you vote a Straight Party. Democrat Democrat b. You may vote a Straight Party AND ALSO Dan Forest Steve Royal vote for a candidate of a different party in any Republican Republican individual office. NC Attorney General NC State Senate c. In any multi-seat office, a Straight Party (You may vote for ONE) District 5 vote is a vote for ALL candidates of that party. (You may vote for ONE) If you individually vote for any candidate in a multi-seat office, you must also individually Roy Cooper Don Davis mark all other candidates in that office for Democrat Democrat whom you wish to vote in order for all votes for that office to be counted. NC Auditor NC State Senate (You may vote for ONE) District 7 d. If you do not vote a Straight Party below, (You may vote for ONE) you may vote by marking each office separately. Beth A. Wood Louis M. Pate, Jr. Democrat Republican e. A Straight Party vote does not include US President and Vice President, unaffiliated Debra Goldman NC House of Representatives candidates, nonpartisan offices, issues or Republican District 8 referenda. (You may vote for ONE) NC Commissioner of Agriculture Straight Party (You may vote for ONE) Mark Bibbs (You may vote for ONE) Democrat Walter Smith Susan Martin Democratic Democrat Republican Republican Steve Troxler Republican Libertarian Continue next side For a specific sample ballot or to determine the exact appearance of your ballot, please contact the Pitt County Board of Elections at (252) 902-3300. Or, visit the State Board of Elections website at www.ncsbe.gov. Sample Consolidated Ballot Pitt County, North Carolina November 6, 2012 NC House of Representatives NC Court of Appeals Judge District 9 (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for ONE) Marian N. McLawhorn Chris Dillon Democrat Cressie Thigpen Brian Brown Republican NC District Court Judge District 3A NC House of Representatives (You may vote for ONE) District 24 (You may vote for ONE) G. Galen Braddy Jean Farmer Butterfield NC District Court Judge Democrat District 3A (You may vote for ONE) Board of County Commissioners District A David A. Leech (You may vote for ONE) NC District Court Judge Melvin C. McLawhorn District 3A Democrat (You may vote for ONE) Board of County Commissioners Brian DeSoto District B (You may vote for ONE) Faris Dixon Ephraigm Smith Soil and Water Conservation Democrat District Supervisor (You may vote for ONE) Tom Coulson Republican C. Leroy Smith Board of County Commissioners District C Write-In (You may vote for ONE) End of Ballot Beth Baker Ward Democrat Benji Holloman Republican County Register of Deeds (You may vote for ONE) Deborah T. Barrington Democrat End of Straight Party Voting 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 For a specific sample ballot or to determine the exact appearance of your ballot, please contact the Pitt County Board of Elections at (252) 902-3300. Or, visit the State Board of Elections website at www.ncsbe.gov..