2008_11_04_Election_Sample_Ballots_Compiled.pdf
OFFICIAL SAMPLE BALLOT
OFFICIAL SAMPLE BALLOT
GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 4, 2008
TANEY COUNTY, MISSOURI
REPUBLICAN PARTY (REP) DEMOCRATIC PARTY (DEM) LIBERTARIAN PARTY (LIB) CONSTITUTION PARTY (CST)
INDEPENDENT (IND)
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that the November General Election will be held in the County of Taney
on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 as certified to this office by the participating entities of Taney County.
The ballot for the election shall be in substantially the following form:
A vote for candidates for President and FOR STATE TREASURER FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Vice President is a vote for their Vote for ONE DISTRICT 142
Electors. Vote for ONE
BRAD LAGER REP
CLINT ZWEIFEL DEM RAYMOND (RAY) WETER REP
FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Vote for ONE PAIR RODNEY D. FARTHING CST
Write-in
JOHN McCAIN REP
Write-in FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
SARAH PALIN DISTRICT 143
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Vote for ONE
BARACK OBAMA DEM Vote for ONE
JOE BIDEN
MIKE GIBBONS REP MAYNARD WALLACE REP
BOB BARR LIB CHRIS KOSTER DEM CATHY HILLIARD DEM
WAYNE A. ROOT
Write-in Write-in
CHUCK BALDWIN CST
FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
DARRELL CASTLE DISTRICT 7 WESTERN DISTRICT
Vote for ONE Vote for ONE
RALPH NADER IND
MATT GONZALEZ
ROY BLUNT REP JIM STRAFUSS REP
RICHARD MONROE DEM
Write-in
KEVIN CRAIG LIB
Write-in FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
TRAVIS MADDOX CST EASTERN DISTRICT
FOR GOVERNOR
Vote for ONE
Vote for ONE
Write-in
KENNY HULSHOF REP DANNY STRAHAN REP
FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON DEM DISTRICT 8
Write-in
Vote for ONE
ANDREW W. FINKENSTADT LIB
FOR SHERIFF
GREGORY E. THOMPSON CST JO ANN EMERSON REP Vote for ONE
JOE ALLEN DEM JIMMIE RUSSELL REP
Write-in
BRANDEN C. McCULLOUGH LIB
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Write-in
Vote for ONE RICHARD L. SMITH CST
FOR ASSESSOR
PETER KINDER REP Vote for ONE
Write-in
SAM PAGE DEM JAMES E. STRAHAN REP
FOR STATE SENATE
TEDDY FLECK LIB DISTRICT 29
Write-in
Vote for ONE
JAMES C. RENSING CST
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
JACK GOODMAN REP Vote for ONE
Write-in
HELEN SOUTEE REP
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE Write-in
Vote for ONE
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Write-in
MITCHELL (MITCH) HUBBARD REP DISTRICT 62
FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
Vote for ONE
ROBIN CARNAHAN DEM Vote for ONE
WES UPCHURCH LIB DENNIS F. WOOD REP CAROL DAVIS REP
DENISE C. NEELY CST PETER D. TSAHIRIDIS DEM
Write-in
Write-in Write-in
FRONT Card 1 SEQ# 1
FOR CORONER CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 4 PROPOSITION B
Vote for ONE Proposed by the 94th General Assembly Proposed by Initiative Petition
(Second Regular Session) SJR 45
KEVIN TWEEDY REP Shall Missouri law be amended to enable the
DEBBY "ROLLER" WARE IND elderly and Missourians with disabilities to
Shall the Missouri Constitution be continue living independently in their homes by
Write-in
amended to change provisions relating to the creating the Missouri Quality Homecare
financing of stormwater control projects by: Council to ensure the availability of quality
OFFICIAL home care services under the Medicaid
JUDICIAL BALLOT ● limiting availability of grants and program by recruiting, training, and stabilizing
Submitting to the voters whether the Judges named loans to public water and sewer the home care workforce?
below, whose terms expire December 31, 2008, districts only;
shall be retained in office for new terms. ● removing the cap on available The exact cost of this proposal to
VOTE ON EACH JUDGE funding and existing restrictions state governmental entities is unknown, but is
on disbursements; estimated to exceed $510,560 annually.
● requiring loan repayments to be Additional costs for training are possible.
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT JUDGE
used only for stormwater control Matching federal funds, if available, could
projects? reduce state costs. It is estimated there would
Shall Judge PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE
be no costs or savings to local governmental
of the Missouri Supreme Court be retained in office?
It is estimated the cost to state entities.
governmental entities is $0 to $236,000 annually. It
YES is estimated state governmental entities will save YES
approximately $7,500 for each bond issuance. It is
NO estimated local governmental entities participating in NO
this program may experience savings, however the
MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS JUDGES, amount is unknown. PROPOSITION C
SOUTHERN DISTRICT Proposed by Initiative Petition
Shall Judge GARY W. LYNCH of the YES Shall Missouri law be amended to
Southern District Court of Appeals be retained in NO require investor-owned electric utilities to
office? generate or purchase electricity from
renewable energy sources such as solar, wind,
STATUTORY MEASURES
YES biomass and hydropower with the renewable
energy sources equaling at least 2% of retail
PROPOSITION A
NO sales by 2011 increasing incrementally to at
Proposed by Initiative Petition
least 15% by 2021, including at least 2% from
Shall Judge DANIEL E. SCOTT of the solar energy; and restricting to no more than
Southern District Court of Appeals be retained in Shall Missouri law be amended to:
1% any rate increase to consumers for this
office? renewable energy?
● repeal the current individual maximum
loss limit for gambling;
YES The estimated direct cost to state
● prohibit any future loss limits;
governmental entities is $395,183. It is
NO ● require identification to enter the
estimated there are no direct costs or savings
gambling area only if necessary to
to local governmental entities. However,
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS establish that an individual is at least
indirect costs may be incurred by state and
21 years old;
local governmental entities if the proposal
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 ● restrict the number of casinos to those
results in increased electricity retail rates.
Proposed by the 94th General Assembly already built or being built;
(First Regular Session) HJR 7 ● increase the casino gambling tax from YES
20% to 21%;
● create a new specific education fund NO
Shall the Missouri Constitution be
from gambling tax proceeds generated
amended to add a statement that English shall be as a result of this measure called the
the language of all governmental meetings at which
“Schools First Elementary and
any public business is discussed, decided, or public Secondary Education Improvement
policy is formulated whether conducted in person or
Fund”; and
by communication equipment including conference ● require annual audits of this new fund?
calls, video conferences, or Internet chat or
message board? State governmental entities will receive an
estimated $105.1 to $130.0 million annually for
It is estimated this proposal will have no elementary and secondary education, and $5.0 to
costs or savings to state or local governmental
$7.0 million annually for higher education, early
entities. childhood development, veterans, and other
programs. Local governmental entities receiving
YES gambling boat tax and fee revenues will receive an
NO estimated $18.1 to $19.0 million annually.
YES
NO
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