COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS Sample Ballot Vote for One Spokane County, Washington November 4, 2008 General Election Doug Sutherland (Prefers Republican Party) VOTE FOR ONLY ONE CANDIDATE IN EACH RACE FILL IN THE OVAL like this: Peter J. Goldmark To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot, write the candidate’s name on the line provided and fill in the oval next to the line. (Prefers Democratic Party) IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE Draw a line through the candidate’s entire name: George Washington. You then have the option of making another choice if you wish. The instructions on the security envelope may also be used to change your vote to another choice. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Unless specifically allowed by law, more than one vote for an office or ballot measure will be an overvote and no votes for that office or ballot measure will be State of Washington - Nonpartisan Office counted. In order for your ballot to be counted, it must be either postmarked or deposited at a designated deposit site no later than 8:00 P.M. on election day. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Proposed by Initiative Petition US REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 5 Vote for One Vote for One INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 985 Teresa (Terry) Bergeson Initiative Measure No. 985 concerns transportation. Cathy McMorris Rodgers This measure would open high-occupancy vehicle lanes to (Prefers Republican Party) all traffic during specified hours, require traffic light synchro- Randy Dorn nization, increase roadside assistance funding, and dedicate Mark Mays _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ certain taxes, fines, tolls and other revenues to traffic-flow (Prefers Democratic Party) purposes. State of Washington - Partisan Office Should this measure be enacted into law? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Yes State of Washington - Partisan Office Vote for One No GOVERNOR Mike Kreidler Vote for One INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 1000 (Prefers Democratic Party) Initiative Measure No. 1000 concerns allowing certain termi- nally ill competent adults to obtain lethal prescriptions. Christine Gregoire John R. Adams This measure would permit terminally ill, competent, adult (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Republican Party) Washington residents, who are medically predicted to have six months or less to live, to request and self-administer Dino Rossi _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lethal medication prescribed by a physician. (Prefers G.O.P. Party) Should this measure be enacted into law? Legislative District 3 - Partisan Office _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Yes STATE SENATOR Vote for One No LT. GOVERNOR Vote for One INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 1029 Lisa Brown Initiative Measure No. 1029 concerns long-term care ser- Brad Owen (Prefers Democratic Party) vices for the elderly and persons with disabilities. (Prefers Democratic Party) This measure would require long-term care workers to be John Moyna certified as home care aides based on an examination, with Marcia McCraw (States No Party Preference) exceptions; increase training and criminal background check (Prefers Republican Party) requirements; and establish disciplinary standards and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ procedures. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ STATE REPRESENTATIVE - POSITION 1 Should this measure be enacted into law? Vote for One SECRETARY OF STATE Vote for One Yes Alex Wood No Sam Reed (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Republican Party) Federal - Partisan Office Chris Bowen Jason Osgood (Prefers Republican Party) President/Vice-President of the United States (Prefers Democratic Party) Vote for One _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Barack Obama/Joe Biden STATE REPRESENTATIVE - POSITION 2 Vote for One Democratic Party Nominees STATE TREASURER Vote for One John McCain/Sarah Palin Timm Ormsby Republican Party Nominees Allan Martin (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Republican Party) Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez Mike Novak Independent Candidates Jim McIntire (Prefers G.O.P. Party) (Prefers Democratic Party) Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Socialism and Liberation Party Nominees _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Legislative District 4 - Partisan Office James E. Harris/Alyson Kennedy STATE AUDITOR Vote for One STATE SENATOR Socialist Workers Party Nominees Vote for One Brian Sonntag Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root (Prefers Democratic Party) Bob McCaslin Libertarian Party Nominees (Prefers Republican Party) J. Richard (Dick) McEntee Chuck Baldwin/Darrell L. Castle (Prefers Republican Party) Judi Owens Constitution Party Nominees (Prefers Democratic Party) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Green Party Nominees ATTORNEY GENERAL Vote for One STATE REPRESENTATIVE - POSITION 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Vote for One Rob McKenna (Prefers Republican Party) Larry Crouse (Prefers Republican Party) READ: Each candidate for President and John Ladenburg Vice-President is the official nominee of a (Prefers Democratic Party) Linda J. Thompson political party. For other partisan offices, (Prefers Democratic Party) each candidate may state a political party _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that he or she prefers. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A candidate’s preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party, or that the party approves of or Vote Both Sides associates with that candidate. of Ballot Legislative District 4 - Partisan Office (cont.) Spokane County - Partisan Office Local Ballot Measures STATE REPRESENTATIVE - POSITION 2 COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 TOWN OF ROCKFORD Vote for One Vote for One PROPOSITION NO. 1 Matt Shea Todd Mielke TOWN OF ROCKFORD (Prefers Republican Party) (Prefers Republican Party) 2009 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES Tim Hattenburg Kim Thorburn The Rockford Town Council enacted Resolution 08-5R con- (Prefers Democratic Party) (Prefers Democrat Party) cerning a proposition to finance 2009 fire protection services. This proposition would authorize the Town to levy an excess _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ property tax in 2008 on all taxable property within the Town of Rockford in an approximate rate of $.55 per $1,000 of as- Legislative District 6 - Partisan Office COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 sessed value to raise $10,000 to be used to provide adequate Vote for One services in 2009. Should this proposition be approved? STATE REPRESENTATIVE - POSITION 1 Vote for One Mark Richard Yes (Prefers Republican Party) Don A. Barlow No (Prefers Democratic Party) Brian Sayrs (Prefers Democratic Party) SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT NO. 2 Kevin Parker PROPOSITION NO. 1 (Prefers Republican Party) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Judicial - Non-partisan Office EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES STATE REPRESENTATIVE - POSITION 2 SUPREME COURT JUSTICE - POSITION 3 Shall Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 2 be Vote for One Vote for One authorized to levy a regular property tax in the sum of $.50 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation beginning in 2008 for six con- John E. Ahern Mary Fairhurst secutive years, to be collected in 2009 through 2014 inclusive, (Prefers Republican Party) for the provision of emergency medical services to include _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Basic Life Support medical services, CPR training, educa- John F. Driscoll tion, support services, training and equipment as provided in (Prefers Democratic Party) SUPREME COURT JUSTICE - POSITION 4 District Resolution No. 2008-05? Vote for One _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Charles W. Johnson YES Legislative District 7 - Partisan Office NO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ STATE REPRESENTATIVE - POSITION 1 Vote for One SUPREME COURT JUSTICE - POSITION 7 SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT NO. 3 6 Year Term, Short and Full PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shelly Short Vote for One SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 3 (Prefers Republican Party) Debra L. Stephens PROPOSITION TO RESTORE PROPERTY TAX LEVY Sue Lani Madsen The Spokane County Fire District No. 3 Board of Commis- (Prefers Republican Party) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sioners adopted Resolution No. 08-3 concerning a proposition to finance maintenance, operations and capital facilities. This _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ COURT OF APPEALS - DIVISION 3 DISTRICT 1 POSITION 2 - 6 Year Term, Short and Full measure would restore the District’s Regular tax levy to a STATE REPRESENTATIVE - POSITION 2 Vote for One $1.50 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation in 2008 for collec- Vote for One tion in 2009. The maximum allowable levy shall serve as the Kevin M. Korsmo base for computing subsequent levy limitations as provided by Joel Kretz chapter 84.55 RCW. Should this Proposition be: (Prefers Republican Party) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ APPROVED Public Utility District 1 - Non-partisan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ REJECTED Legislative District 9 - Partisan Office COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 Vote for One ROSALIA PARK DISTRICT NO.