Sample Ballot and Voter Information Pamphlet General Election TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 WARNING: THE LOCATION OF YOUR POLLING PLACE MAY HAVE CHANGED " # !! ! +%!0+7!0* .30!++.2 .,/+%2%+7.--%#22(%00.5%622. .30!-$)$!2%.0 %!130%(.)#% 1%+!#*.0+3%!++/.)-2%--+7 Right .0,.120!#%17.30#(.)#%)1 "32&.0.2(%017.3,!7"% !"+%2.4.2%&.025..02(0%% #!-$)$!2%1 Wrong .3#!-4.2%&.0&%5%0 #!-$)$!2%12(!-!++.5%$ $ $ &7.34.2%&.0 !-$)$!2%12(!-!++.5%$ 7.304.2%1)-2(!20!#% 5)++ 8-+74.2%1&.050)2%)-#!-$)$!2%1!0%#.3-2%$.."2!)-!+)12.&2(% 0)2%-!-$)$!2%1#!++ .04)1)2.305%"1)2%!2555!#'.4.0'0.4 ! ! .,/+%2%+7.--%#22(%00.5%622.2(%0)2%)-)-% 00.5 YOU WILL RECEIVE THREE BALLOT CARDS Voters in the cities of Berkeley, Oakland and San Leandro will receive three ballot cards for the upcoming November 2, 2010 General Election. Ballots will consist of cards A, B and C. The ballot cards you will receive in the mail or at your polling place can be viewed in your voter information pamphlet or online at www.acgov.org/rov ADDITIONAL POSTAGE REQUIRED Important Note: An estimated minimum postage of 78¢ cents is Required to return your Vote By Mail ballot envelope by mail. 3BCN INFORMATION FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES The Alameda County Registrar of Voters has made every effort to locate acces- sible polling places for all elections. The accessibility of your polling place is shown on the back cover of this sample ballot by the words, “YES” and “NO” print- ed below the disability symbol. “YES” means your polling place is accessible. “NO” means your polling place is not accessible. For questions about the accessibility of your polling place, call (510) 635-5257. For the location of your polling place, call our 24-hour number at (510) 267- 8683. Other ways you can cast your ballot if your polling place is not accessible are: VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT Any voter can vote by mail ballot. To become a permanent vote by mail voter, call the Registrar of Voters’ Office at 510-272-6973 or visit our website at acgov.org/rov. REQUEST ALTERNATIVE ACCESSIBLE POLLING PLACE A voter who is unable to enter his/her polling place because it is inaccessible may request assignment to an accessible polling place by calling (510) 272-6971 no later than two weeks before the election. CURBSIDE VOTING You may request that a paper ballot be brought to you outside the polling place. The poll worker will bring you a ballot and deposit it in the ballot box after you have voted. ************ TTY (510) 208-4967 HCP Ranked-Choice Voting for the November 2, 2010 General Election For the November 2, 2010 General Election, the City of Berkeley will use Ranked- Choice Voting to elect the following offices: • City Council members • City Auditor Ranked-Choice Voting allows voters to rank a first, second and third choice can- didate for a single office. This makes it possible to elect local officials by major- ity vote without the need for a separate run-off election. For more information on Ranked-Choice Voting visit our website at www.acgov.org/rov/rcv or contact the Alameda County Registrar of Voters at (510) 272-6973. Mark your first Mark your second Mark your third choice. choice. choice. RCV-B CA01-1--0117202110-117 OFFICIAL BALLOT ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 2, 2010 GENERAL ELECTION INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: USE BLACK OR BLUE BALLPOINT PEN ONLY. To vote for a candidate of your choice, complete the arrow to the right of the candidate’s name. To vote for a qualified write-in candidate, PRINT the person's Sample Ballot name in the blank space provided and complete the arrow. To vote for a candidate for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; or Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, complete the arrow after the word “Yes” or “No.” PARTISAN OFFICES TREASURER UNITED STATES STATE Vote for One SENATOR EDWARD M. TEYSSIER LIBERTARIAN GOVERNOR Business Owner/Attorney UNITED STATES SENATOR Vote for One Vote for One CHARLES "KIT" CRITTENDEN GREEN BARBARA BOXER MEG WHITMAN REPUBLICAN Retired Professor DEMOCRATIC United States Senator Businesswoman MIMI WALTERS REPUBLICAN GAIL K. LIGHTFOOT DALE F. OGDEN LIBERTARIAN Businesswoman LIBERTARIAN Retired Nurse Business Consultant/Actuary BILL LOCKYER DEMOCRATIC MARSHA FEINLAND PEACE AND JERRY BROWN DEMOCRATIC California State Treasurer FREEDOM Attorney General of California Retired Teacher ROBERT LAUTEN AMERICAN CHELENE NIGHTINGALE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT CARLY FIORINA REPUBLICAN Business Owner INDEPENDENT Business Executive DEBRA L. REIGER PEACE AND FREEDOM EDWARD C. NOONAN AMERICAN CARLOS ALVAREZ PEACE AND Retired Technology Manager INDEPENDENT Retail Worker FREEDOM Computer Store Owner DUANE ROBERTS LAURA WELLS GREEN GREEN Financial Systems Consultant Community Volunteer ATTORNEY GENERAL Vote for One UNITED STATES LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR STEVE COOLEY REPUBLICAN Vote for One District Attorney, County of Los Angeles REPRESENTATIVE C.T. WEBER PEACE AND ROBERT J. EVANS PEACE AND 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Retired Government Analyst FREEDOM Criminal Defense Lawyer FREEDOM Vote for One JIM KING AMERICAN PETER ALLEN GREEN JAMES EYER LIBERTARIAN Real Estate Broker INDEPENDENT Environmental Energy Attorney Scientist/Consultant PAMELA J. BROWN LIBERTARIAN KAMALA D. HARRIS DEMOCRATIC BARBARA LEE DEMOCRATIC Economics Professor District Attorney, City and County of San Francisco Congresswoman GAVIN NEWSOM DEMOCRATIC TIMOTHY J. HANNAN LIBERTARIAN LARRY ALLEN PEACE AND Mayor, City and County of San Francisco Attorney/Arbitrator/Mediator Retired Computer Programmer FREEDOM ABEL MALDONADO REPUBLICAN DIANE BEALL TEMPLIN AMERICAN DAVE HELLER GREEN Senator/Businessman/Farmer Attorney/RE Broker INDEPENDENT Carpenter JAMES "JIMI" CASTILLO GREEN GERALD HASHIMOTO REPUBLICAN Cultural Spiritual Advisor Candy Maker INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Vote for One SECRETARY OF STATE WILLIAM BALDERSTON GREEN MEMBER OF THE STATE Vote for One Teacher/Union Organizer ASSEMBLY PEACE AND MARYLOU CABRAL DAVE JONES DEMOCRATIC Community Volunteer FREEDOM Member, California State Assembly 14TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT Vote for One DEBRA BOWEN DEMOCRATIC MIKE VILLINES REPUBLICAN Secretary of State Businessman/State Assemblyman RYAN HATCHER REPUBLICAN Fundraising Consultant MERTON D. SHORT AMERICAN CLAY PEDERSEN AMERICAN Aviator INDEPENDENT Retail Manager INDEPENDENT NANCY SKINNER DEMOCRATIC State Assemblymember PEACE AND ANN MENASCHE GREEN DINA JOSEPHINE PADILLA Civil Rights Attorney Injured Worker Consultant FREEDOM DAMON DUNN REPUBLICAN RICHARD S. BRONSTEIN LIBERTARIAN Small Business Owner Licensed Insurance Broker JUDICIAL Vote Yes or No for Each Office CHRISTINA TOBIN LIBERTARIAN Voting Rights Advocate CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF “Shall Associate Justice, Court of EQUALIZATION, Appeal, 3rd Appellate District, CONTROLLER 1ST DISTRICT TANI G. CANTIL-SAKAUYE be elected YES to the office for the term provided by Vote for One Vote for One law?” AMERICAN NO LAWRENCE G. BELIZ BETTY T. YEE DEMOCRATIC Independent Businessman INDEPENDENT Equalization Board Member ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ROSS D. FRANKEL GREEN KENNITA WATSON LIBERTARIAN OF THE SUPREME COURT Accountant Retired Quality Engineer “Shall Associate Justice of the Supreme ANDREW "ANDY" FAVOR LIBERTARIAN SHERILL BORG PEACE AND YES Certified Public Accountant Community Development Officer FREEDOM Court, MING W. CHIN be elected to the office for the term provided by law?” TONY STRICKLAND REPUBLICAN KEVIN R. SCOTT REPUBLICAN NO State Senator/Businessman Small Business Owner KAREN MARTINEZ PEACE AND Retired FREEDOM JOHN CHIANG DEMOCRATIC Controller CA01-1--0117202110-117 VOTE BOTH SIDES 202110 BT:117 - Card 1 A (2CE1) CA01-1--0117202110-117 OFFICIAL BALLOT ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 2, 2010 GENERAL ELECTION INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: USE BLACK OR BLUE BALLPOINT PEN ONLY. To vote for a candidate of your choice, complete the arrow to the right of the candidate’s name. To vote for a qualified write-in candidate, PRINT the person's name in the blank space provided and complete the arrow. To vote for a candidate for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; or Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, complete the arrow after the word “Yes” or “No.” PARTISAN OFFICES TREASURER UNITED STATES STATE Vote for One SENATOR EDWARD M. TEYSSIER LIBERTARIAN GOVERNOR Business Owner/Attorney UNITED STATES SENATOR Vote for One Vote for One CHARLES "KIT" CRITTENDEN GREEN BARBARA BOXER MEG WHITMAN REPUBLICAN Retired Professor DEMOCRATIC United States Senator Businesswoman MIMI WALTERS REPUBLICAN GAIL K. LIGHTFOOT DALE F. OGDEN LIBERTARIAN Businesswoman LIBERTARIAN Retired Nurse Business Consultant/Actuary BILL LOCKYER DEMOCRATIC MARSHA FEINLAND PEACE AND JERRY BROWN DEMOCRATIC California State Treasurer FREEDOM Attorney General of California Retired Teacher ROBERT LAUTEN AMERICAN CHELENE NIGHTINGALE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT CARLY FIORINA REPUBLICAN Business Owner INDEPENDENT Business Executive DEBRA L. REIGER PEACE AND FREEDOM EDWARD C. NOONAN AMERICAN CARLOS ALVAREZ PEACE AND Retired Technology Manager INDEPENDENT Retail Worker FREEDOM Computer Store Owner DUANE ROBERTS LAURA WELLS GREEN GREEN Financial Systems Consultant Community Volunteer ATTORNEY GENERAL Vote for One UNITED STATES LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR STEVE COOLEY REPUBLICAN Vote for One District Attorney, County of Los Angeles REPRESENTATIVE C.T. WEBER PEACE AND ROBERT J. EVANS PEACE AND 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Retired Government Analyst FREEDOM Criminal Defense Lawyer FREEDOM