SAMPLE . GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT n 'A HH 1 Novembers, 2012 B | Beadle County, South Dakota cJIJ | INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER: For Public Utilities Commissioner NONPOL1TICAL BALLOT Six Year Term You may vote for one or leave it blank. To vote lor a group of presidential Supreme Court Justice Retention electors FILL IN the oval (**) next Shall the Justice of the Supreme Court to the names. CD Matt McGovern named on this ballot, whose term expires Democratic Party January 1, 2013, be retained in office? Use only a pencil or pen. Justice Glen A. Severson CD Kristie Fiegen representing the Second Supreme Court District If you make a mistake, give the; Republican Party ballot back and get a new one. CD Russell Clarke CD YES Libertarian Party DO NOT cast moravotes.than are CD NO For Public Utilities Commissioner Four Year Term For Presidential Electors You may vote for one or leave it blank. Water Development District You may vote for one slate or leave ONLN \lon=b it blank CD Nick Nemec ON B^ Democratic Party For James River Water Development CD Chris Nelson CD Obama & Biden Electors District Director Democratic Party Republican Party Jim Burg You may vote for one or leave it blank. Marc S. Feinstein /EYcepr^A Ritchie Nordstrom For State Senator CD Leon Fredrichs District 22 C.K|<kL \ You may vote for one or leave it blank. CD Goode & Clymer Electors CD Gary Boomsma Joy Howe CD Chris Studer Lori Stacey Dan Huwe CD Jim White Republican Party CD Romney & Ryan Electors Republican Patty Dennis Daugaard For State Representative Matt Michels District 22 Marty Jackley You may vote for up to two or leave it blank. CD Johnson & Gray Electors CD Dale Hargens Libertarian Party Democratic Party Bob Newland CD Peggy Gibson Tony Ryan Democratic Party Samuel Saundera CD Dick Werner Republican Party CD Jay B.K. Slater INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER: To vote.for a person FILL IN the oval (•) next to the name. DO NOT cast more votes than are • allowed in each race. For United States Representative You may vote for one or leave it blank. ; CD Matt Varilek Democratic Party I CD Kristi Noem Republican Party Go to top of next column Go to top of next column Turn Page B dBI 1 H 1 c HH I Typ:01 Seq:0001 Spl:01 j Novembers, 2012 Beadle County, South Dakota Constitutional Amendment 0 Referred Laws INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER; Title: An Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution changing the method for distributions The following laws were adopted by the To vote on a ballot question FILL IN torn the cement plant trust fund. Legislature and referred to the voters by petition. the oval (•) next to "yes" or "no". These laws will not become effective unless Attorney General Explanation: In 2001, the approved by majority vote. $238 million in proceeds from the sale ol the DO NOT cast more votes than are itate cement plant were placed in a constitutionally created trust fund. Currently, the allowed in each race. Constitution requires a yearly transfer ol $12 Referred Law 14 million from the cement plant trust fund to the Title: An Act to establish the Large Project state general fund. In addition, under certain Development Fund. Constitutional Amendments circumstances the Legislature must authorize Attorney General Explanation: The referred The following amendments to the State distributions of cement plant trust fund earnings law establishes the "Large Project Development Constitution are submitted to the voters by the for the support of education. Fund." Beginning January 1, 2013,22% of Legislature. The amendments will not Amendment 0 replaces the existing method contractors' excise tax revenues would be become effective unless approved by majority :or cement trust fund distributions. The transferred from the state general fund to the vote. amendment would require a yearly transfer of 4% Large Project Development Fund. of the market value of the cement plant trust fund The South Dakota Board of Economic Constitutional Amendment M to the state general lund for the support of Development would use Large Project Title: An Amendment to the South Dakota education. Development Fund monies to provide grants for Constitution regarding certain provisions relating f—-j Yes A vote "Yes" is for changing the construction of large economic development to corporations. the method for distributions Irom projects within the state. To be eligible, a project Attorney General Explanation: The Constitution the cement plant trust fund. must have a cost exceeding $5 million. Examples currently contains certain restrictions on the of eligible projects include laboratories and Legislature's authority to enact laws regarding facilities for testing, manufacturing, power corporations. For example, corporate directors generation, power transmission, agricultural No A vote "No" will leave the must be elected by cumulative voting, in which a processing, and wind energy. Examples of constitution as it is. shareholder may choose to cast all votes for a ineligible projects include retail establishments; single candidate or spread the votes among two residential housing; and facilities for lodging, or more candidates. Corporate stock or bonds health care services and the raising or feeding of may only be issued for money, labor or property livestock. received by the corporation. Corporate stock or Constitutional Amendment P debt may not be increased without prior notice to Title: An Amendment to the South Dakota and consent of current stockholders. Constitution adding balanced budget <; — •) Yes A vote "Yes" is lor the Constitutional Amendment M removes these requirements. establishment of the Large Project restrictions, and allows the Legislature to: (1) Attornev General Explanation: While the Development Fund. authorize alternative methods ol voting in constitution currently restricts the State from elections for corporate directors; (2) expand the incurring debt, it does not expressly require the types of contributions a corporation may receive State to have a balanced budget. Amendment P for the issuance ol stock or bonds; and (3) requires the Governor to propose a balanced No A vote "No" is against the establish procedures governing the increase of budget. In addition, Amendment P prohibits referred law. corporate stock or debt. legislative appropriations from exceeding anticipated revenues and existing available funds. The amendment is not intended to affect £~> Yes A vote "Yes" will remove the other constitutional provisions. Referred Law 16 constitutional restrictions. Title: An education reform act to establish a <-—5 No A vote "No" will leave the Yes A vote "Yes" will include teacher scholarship program; create a program Constitution as it is. balanced budget requirements in for math and science teacher bonuses; create a the Constitution. program for teacher merit bonuses; mandate a Constitutional Amendment N No A vote "No" will leave the uniform teacher and principal evaluation system; Title: An Amendment to the South Dakota constitution as it is. and eliminate state requirements lor teacher Constitution repealing certain reimbursement tenure. restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a Initiated Measure Attorney General Explanation: Referred Law legislative session. The following initiated measure was proposed 16 is an education reform act with five key Attorney General Explanation; The Constitution by petition for submission to the voters. This components. First, it establishes a scholarship fixes the mileage reimbursement rate for initiated measure will not become effective program for eligible college students who commit legislators at five cents per mile for their travel to unless approved by majority vote. to teach in South Dakota in critical need subject and from a legislative session. Constitutional Amendment N repeals this Second, the referred law creates a program to constitutional limitation and allows legislator Initiated Measure 15 provide state-funded annual bonuses lor eligible travel reimbursement to be set by the Legislature. Title: An initiated measure to increase state math and science teachers. general sales and use taxes for additional K-12 Third, the referred law develops a separate Yes A vote "Yes" will eliminate the public education and Medicaid funding. "Top Teachers" bonus program. This program fixed travel reimbursement rate. Attorney General Explanation: The initiated provides annual state-funded merit bonuses for up to 20% of each school district's full-time No A vote "No" will leave the measure increases the state general sales and certified teachers, as awarded by the local school Constitution as it is. use tax rate from 4% to 5%. The additional tax revenue will be split evenly between K-12 public boards. Alternatively, a school board may enact education and Medicaid. The education funds will its own program for teacher bonuses, using these be provided to school districts based on state-provided funds. A school board may opt out enrollment, to be spent on improving education of these merit bonus programs altogether, as school boards determine. The Medicaid funds resulting in re-allocation of its merit bonus funds will be spent only on payments to Medicaid to other participating school districts. providers and related state expenses. Fourth, the referred law mandates a uniform The additional funds cannot replace or reduce statewide system for evaluating teachers and state funding levels set for fiscal year 2012 principals, including a rating system. relating to existing Medicaid and K-12 public Fifth, the referred law eliminates state education programs, including state aid to requirements lor continuing contracts ("tenure") education. Currently, state aid is to be adjusted for teachers who do not achieve tenure by July 1, annually by 3% or the rate of inflation, whichever 2016. School boards may, in their discretion, is less. Under the measure, this annual choose to offer continuing contracts to adjustment cannot exceed the growth rate in non-tenured teachers. state general fund revenues. Any resulting shortfall in state aid will be made up in Yes A vote "Yes" is to enact the subsequent years.