Compilation Sample Ballot for November 8, 2016 General Election

SAMPLE BALLOT
GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
TANEY COUNTY, MISSOURI

NOTICE OF ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that the General Election will be held in the County o f Taney on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 as certified
to this office by the participating entities o f Taney County. The ballot fo r the Election shall be in substantially the following form.

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FOR PRESIDENT AND FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
VICE PRESIDENT Vote For ONE DISTRICT 155
DEM
V o te fo r O N E P A IR RUSS CARNAHAN Vote For ONE
HILLARY RODHAM DEM
MIKE PARSON REP
LYLE ROWLAND REP
CLINTON
LIB
TIMOTHY MICHAEL KAINE STEVEN R. HEDRICK . W R IT E IN

GRN
JENNIFER LEACH
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
DONALD J. TRUMP REP
DISTRICT 156
_ W R IT E IN
MICHAEL R. PENCE
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE Vote For ONE
REP
Vote For ONE JEFF JUSTUS
GARY JOHNSON LIB
ROBIN SMITH DEM
_ W R IT E IN
BILL WELD REP
JOHN (JAY) ASHCROFT
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE
LIB
CHRIS MORRILL 46TH DISTRICT
DARRELL L. CASTLE CST
Vote For ONE
_ W R IT E IN
SCOTT N. BRADLEY REP
FOR STATE TREASURER TONY W. WILLIAMS

Vote For ONE . W R IT E IN

JILL STEIN GRN
JUDY BAKER DEM
FOR EASTERN COMMISSIONER
AJAMU BARAKA REP
ERIC SCHMITT DISTRICT 2
LIB
SEAN O'TOOLE Vote For ONE
GRN REP
. W R IT E IN CAROL HEXEM SHEILA L. WYATT

FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR _ W R IT E IN . W R IT E IN

Vote For ONE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR WESTERN COMMISSIONER
DEM
JASON KANDER Vote For ONE DISTRICT 1
REP DEM
ROY BLUNT TERESA HENSLEY Vote For ONE
LIB REP REP
JONATHAN DINE JOSH HAWLEY BRANDON WILLIAMS
CST
FRED RYMAN _ W R IT E IN _ W R IT E IN

GRN
JOHNATHAN McFARLAND FOR UNITED STATES FOR SHERIFF
REPRESENTATIVE
_ W R IT E IN Vote For ONE
DISTRICT 7
REP
FOR GOVERNOR Vote For ONE JIMMIE RUSSELL

Vote For ONE GENEVIEVE (GEN) DEM
WILLIAMS _ W R IT E IN

DEM
CHRIS KOSTER FOR ASSESSOR
REP
BILLY LONG Vote For ONE
REP REP
ERIC GREITENS CHU CKPENN EL
LIB
BENJAMIN T. BRIXEY _ W R IT E IN

LIB
CISSE W SPRAGINS FOR TREASURER
_ W R IT E IN Vote For ONE
GRN REP
DON FITZ MELANIE SMITH
FOR STATE SENATOR
DISTRICT 29 . W R IT E IN

LESTER BENTON (LES) IND
Vote For ONE
TURILLI, JR. FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
REP
DAVID SATER Vote For ONE
REP
. W R IT E IN . W R IT E IN CAROL S. DAVIS

_ W R IT E IN
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICT 138 FOR CORONER
Vote For ONE Vote For ONE
REP REP
DON PHILLIPS KEVIN TWEEDY

. W R IT E IN . W R IT E IN
 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT JUDGE PROPOSITION A
NO. 3

Shall Judge RICHARD B. TEITELMAN Proposed b y Initiative Petition Proposed b y Initiative Petition
of the Missouri Supreme Court be
retained in office? Shall the Missouri Constitution be Shall Missouri law be amended to:
amended to:
• increase taxes on cigarettes each • increase taxes on cigarettes in
YES year through 2020, at which point 2017, 2019, and 2021, at which
this additional tax will total 60 point this additional tax will total
■ NO ~ cents per pack of 20; 23 cents per pack of 20;
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT • create a fee paid by cigarette • increase the tax paid by sellers on
NO. 1 wholesalers o f 67 cents per pack of other tobacco products by 5 percent
20 on certain cigarettes, which fee of manufacturer's invoice price;
Proposed b y Article IV, Section 47(c) shall increase annually; and • use funds generated by these taxes
M issouri Constitution • deposit funds generated by these exclusively to fund transportation
(SJR 1, 2005) taxes and fees into a newly infrastructure projects; and
established Early Childhood Health • repeal these taxes if a measure to
Shall Missouri continue for 10 years
and Education Trust Fund? increase any tax or fee on
the one-tenth of one percent sales/use
When cigarette tax increases are cigarettes or other tobacco products
tax that is used for soil and water
fully implemented, estimated additional is certified to appear on any local or
conservation and for state parks and
revenue to state government is $263 statewide ballot?
historic sites, and resubmit this tax to
million to $374 million annually, with State government revenue will
the voters for approval in 10 years?
limited estimated implementation costs. increase by approximately $95 million to
The measure continues and does
The revenue will fund only programs $103 million annually when cigarette
not increase the existing sales and use
and services allowed by the proposal. and tobacco tax increases are fully
tax of one-tenth of one percent for 10
The fiscal impact to local governmental implemented, with the new revenue
years. The measure would continue to
entities is unknown. earmarked for transportation
generate approximately $90 million
YES infrastructure. Local government
annually for soil and w ater conservation
revenues could decrease approximately
and operation of the state park system.
■ NO ~
$3 million annually due to decreased
cigarette and tobacco sales.
YES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 4 YES
■ NO ~
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposed b y Initiative Petition . NO
NO. 2
Shall the Missouri Constitution be
Proposed b y Initiative Petition
amended to prohibit a new state or local
sales/use or other sim ilar tax on any
Shall the Missouri Constitution be service or transaction that was not
amended to: subject to a sales/use or sim ilar tax as
• establish limits on campaign of January 1, 2015?
contributions by individuals or Potential costs to state and local
entities to political parties, political governmental entities are unknown, but
committees, or committees to could be significant. The proposal's
elect candidates for state or judicial passage would impact governmental
office; entity's ability to revise their tax
• prohibit individuals and entities structures. State and local governments
from intentionally concealing the expect no savings from this proposal.
source of such contributions;
• require corporations or labor YES
organizations to meet certain
requirements in order to make ■ NO ~

such contributions; and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
• provide a complaint process and NO. 6
penalties for any violations of this
amendment? Proposed b y the 98th General Assem bly
It is estimated this proposal will (Second Regular Session)
SS H JR 53
increase state government costs by at
least $118,000 annually and have an Shall the Constitution of Missouri be
unknown change in costs for local
amended to state that voters may be
governmental entities. Any potential
required by law, which may be subject
impact to revenues for state and local
to exception, to verify one's identity,
governmental entities is unknown.
citizenship, and residence by presenting
identification that may include valid
YES government-issued photo identification?
The proposed amendment will result
. NO in no costs or savings because any
potential costs would be due to the
enactment of a general law allowed by
this proposal. If such a general law is
enacted, the potential costs to state and
local governments is unknown, but
could exceed $2.1 million annually.
D yes