The arrangement of candidate names appearing on ballots in your precinct may vary from the published sample ballots, depending upon the precinct and legislative district in which you reside. SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 4,4, 20142014 A STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA B BURLEIGH COUNTY C Tax Commissioner County Commissioner INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER Vote for no more than ONE name Vote for no more than THREE names To vote for the candidate of your choice, you must darken the oval ( R ) next to the name Jason Astrup Doug Schonert of that candidate. Democratic-NPL Party To vote for a person whose name is not Ryan Rauschenberger Brad Feldman printed on the ballot, you must darken the oval Republican Party ( R ) next to the blank line provided and write that person's name on the blank line. Anthony Mangnall LaRoy Baird Libertarian Party PARTY BALLOT Jim Peluso NO-PARTY BALLOT Kathleen Jones Representative in Congress To vote for the candidate of your choice, you Jerry Saude Vote for no more than ONE name must darken the oval ( R ) next to the name of that candidate. Kevin Cramer To vote for a person whose name is not printed Republican Party on the ballot, you must darken the oval ( R ) Robert J "Jack" Seaman next to the blank line provided and write that Libertarian Party person's name on the blank line. George Sinner Justice of the Supreme Court Democratic-NPL Party Vote for no more than ONE name Gerald W VandeWalle County Auditor/Treasurer Vote for no more than ONE name Secretary of State Kevin J Glatt Vote for no more than ONE name Roland Riemers Judge of the District Court Libertarian Party South Central Judicial District Judgeship No. 1 County State's Attorney April Fairfield Vote for no more than ONE name Democratic-NPL Party Vote for no more than ONE name Alvin A (Al) Jaeger David E Reich Richard J Riha Republican Party Attorney General Judge of the District Court County Recorder Vote for no more than ONE name South Central Judicial District Vote for no more than ONE name Judgeship No. 6 Wayne Stenehjem Vote for no more than ONE name Debbie Kroshus Republican Party Kiara Kraus-Parr Gail Hagerty Democratic-NPL Party County Sheriff Vote for no more than ONE name Agriculture Commissioner Judge of the District Court Patrick D Heinert Vote for no more than ONE name South Central Judicial District Judgeship No. 7 Doug Goehring Vote for no more than ONE name Republican Party Ryan Taylor Thomas J Schneider Supervisor, Soil Conservation District Democratic-NPL Party Vote for no more than ONE name David Bauer Public Service Commissioner Vote for no more than ONE name Todd Reisenauer County Official Newspaper Democratic-NPL Party Vote for no more than ONE name Brian P Kalk The Bismarck Tribune Republican Party Public Service Commissioner Unexpired 2-Year Term Vote for no more than ONE name Tyler Axness Democratic-NPL Party Julie Fedorchak Republican Party SAMPLE BALLOT All ballots, other than those used to vote absentee, must first be BURLEIGH COUNTY initialed by appropriate election November 4, 2014 officials in order to be counted. ____________ Initials The arrangement of candidate names appearing on ballots in your precinct may vary from the published sample ballots, depending upon the precinct and legislative district in which you reside. SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT NOVEMBER 4, 2014 State Senator State Senator State Senator District 07 District 35 District 47 Vote for no more than ONE name Vote for no more than ONE name Vote for no more than ONE name Nicole Poolman Margaret Sitte Bradley Bergstad Republican Party Republican Party Democratic-NPL Party Erin Oban Ralph Kilzer Democratic-NPL Party Republican Party State Representative District 07 Vote for no more than TWO names State Representative State Representative District 35 District 47 Rick Becker Vote for no more than TWO names Vote for no more than TWO names Republican Party Jason D Dockter Tracy Potter George Keiser Republican Party Democratic-NPL Party Republican Party Bob Martinson Lawrence R (Larry) Klemin Republican Party Republican Party Karen Karls Republican Party Darrell Miller Democratic-NPL Party The arrangement of candidate names appearing on ballots in your precinct may vary from the published sample ballots, depending upon the precinct and legislative district in which you reside. SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT NOVEMBER 4, 2014 Commissioner City of Bismarck Unexpired Term Vote for no more than ONE name Richard Bohrer Steve Marquardt The arrangement of candidate names appearing on ballots in your precinct may vary from the published sample ballots, depending upon the precinct and legislative district in which you reside. SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT NOVEMBER 4, 2014 Constitutional Measure No. 4 Initiated Statutory Measure No. 8 MEASURES BALLOT (House Concurrent Resolution No. 3011, 2013 This initiated measure would amend section Session Laws, Ch. 522) 15.1-06-03 of the North Dakota Century Code to Vote by darkening the oval ( R ) next to This constitutional measure would amend and require school classes to begin after Labor Day. the word "YES" or "NO" following the reenact section 2 of Article III of the North Dakota explanation of each measure. A voter is Constitution. This measure would require that YES - means you approve the not reqiured to vote upon each measure initiated measures that are estimated to have a measure summarized above. significant fiscal impact must be placed on the appearing on this ballot. NO - means you reject the measure general election ballot. The measure would also summarized above. prohibit the approval for circulation of any petition Constitutional Measure No. 1 to initiate a constitutional amendment that would (Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4009, 2013 make a direct appropriation of public funds for a Session Laws, Ch. 519) specific purpose or require the legislative assembly to appropriate funds for a specific This constitutional measure would create and purpose. enact a new section to Article I of the North Dakota Constitution stating, "The inalienable right to life of every human being at any stage of development must be recognized and protected." YES - means you approve the measure summarized above. YES - means you approve the NO - means you reject the measure measure stated above. summarized above. NO - means you reject the measure Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 5 stated above. This initiated measure would add a new section Constitutional Measure No. 2 to Article X of the North Dakota Constitution (House Concurrent Resolution No. 3006, 2013 creating the Clean Water, Wildlife, and Parks Session Laws, Ch. 520) Trust (the "Trust") and the Clean Water, Wildlife, and Parks Fund (the "Fund") to be financed by This constitutional measure would create and five percent of the revenues from the State's enact a new section to Article X of the North share of oil extraction taxes. Ten percent of that Dakota Constitution stating, "The state and any amount of annual revenues would be deposited county, township, city, or any other political in the Trust with the principal invested by the subdivision of the state may not impose any State Investment Board; the earnings from the mortgage taxes or any sales or transfer taxes on Trust would be transferred to the Fund to be the mortgage or transfer of real property." spent on programs after January 1, 2019. Ninety percent of the annual revenues would be deposited into the Fund to be used to make grants to public and private groups to aid water YES - means you approve the quality, natural flood control, fish and wildlife measure stated above. habitat, parks and outdoor recreation areas, NO - means you reject the measure access for hunting and fishing, the acquisition of stated above. land for parks, and outdoor education for children. The Fund would be governed by a Constitutional Measure No. 3 Clean Water, Wildlife, and Parks Commission (House Concurrent Resolution No. 3047, 2013 comprised of the governor, attorney general, and Session Laws, Ch. 521) agriculture commissioner. A thirteen-member Citizen Accountability Board would be appointed This constitutional measure would create and for three-year terms to review grant applications enact a new section to Article VIII of the North and make recommendations to the Commission. Dakota Constitution creating a three-member Every twenty-five years, the people would vote on commission of higher education, effective July 1, the question of whether to continue the financing 2015, with full executive responsibility for the from the oil extraction taxes. management and operation of the North Dakota university system. The measure would repeal Section 6 of Article VIII of the Constitution relating YES - means you approve the to the current eight-member state board of higher measure summarized above. education. Members of the new commission would be appointed by the Governor to four year NO - means you reject the measure terms from a list of nominees provided by a summarized above. special committee, and would be subject to Initiated Statutory Measure No. 6 confirmation by the Senate. One of the commissioners must possess leadership This initiated measure would amend section experience in a private sector business, industry, 14-09-06.2 of the North Dakota Century Code to or service and one member, at the time of create a presumption that each parent is a fit appointment, must hold a professional position parent and entitled to be awarded equal parental within the higher education sector. The rights and responsibilities by a court unless there commissioners could be reappointed to three is clear and convincing evidence to the contrary; consecutive terms. the measure would also provide a definition of equal parenting time. YES - means you approve the YES - means you approve the measure summarized above.