GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL BALLOT CONTENTS November 2, 2010 CLAY COUNTY, STATE OF IOWA Marjorie A. Pitts, Clay County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING To vote for all candidates from a single party or organization, mark the voting target next to the party or organization name. Not all parties or organizations have nominated candidates for all offices. Marking a straight party or organization vote does not include votes for nonpartisan offices, judges, or questions. ic Libertarian FEDERAL OFFICES: FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR Chuck Grassley Roxanne Conlin John Heiderscheit Libertarian FOR UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 5 Steve King Matthew Campbell Martin James Monroe Nominated by Petition STATE OFFICES: FOR GOVERNOR Terry E. Branstad/Kim Reynolds Chet Culver/Patty Judge Jonathan Narcisse/Richard Marlar Eric Cooper/Nick Weltha David Rosenfeld/Helen Meyers Gregory James Hughes/Robin Prior-Calef Iowa Party Libertarian Socialist Workers Party Nominated by Petition SECRETARY OF STATE Matt Schultz Michael A. Mauro Jake Porter Libertarian 1
AUDITOR OF STATE David A. Vaudt Jon Murphy TREASURER OF STATE David D. Jamison Michael L. Fitzgerald SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE Bill Northey Francis Thicke ATTORNEY GENERAL Brenna Findley Tom Miller FOR STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 03 David Johnson FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 005 Royd E. Chambers FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 006 Jeff Smith
COUNTY OFFICES: FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT LARGE Vote for No More Than Three (NO ROTATION) Kenneth Chalstrom Burlin Matthews Linda Swanson FOR COUNTY TREASURER Sandra S. Geidl FOR COUNTY RECORDER Shirley Goyette FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY Michael J Houchins NON PARTISIAN OFFICES FOR CLAY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Merlyn R. Kriens FOR CLAY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE-TO FILL VACANCY Alice A. Roghair FOR CLAY TOWNSHIP CLERK Roger H. Kruse 3
FOR DOUGLAS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE John L Mills FOR DOUGLAS TOWNSHIP CLERK Marcia A Larson FOR FREEMAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE FOR FREEMAN TOWNSHIP CLERK FOR GARFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE FOR GARFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK FOR GILLETT GROVE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE John L. Hargens FOR GILLETT GROVE TOWNSHIP CLERK Janel Maurer FOR HERDLAND TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE FOR HERDLAND TOWNSHIP CLERK
FOR LAKE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Laura Holt FOR LAKE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE-TO FILL VACANCY Jim Graham FOR LAKE TOWNSHIP CLERK Jerry Groenewold FOR LINCOLN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE FOR LINCOLN TOWNSHIP CLERK Stanely D. Jespersen FOR LOGAN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Paul Swanson FOR LOGAN TOWNSHIP CLERK Dennis King FOR LONE TREE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE FOR LONE TREE TOWNSHIP CLERK Dana Galm 5
FOR MEADOW TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Roger Baschke FOR MEADOW TOWNSHIP CLERK FOR PETERSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE James A. Larson FOR PETERSON TOWNSHIP CLERK Robert J McCarty FOR RIVERTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Mary Beck FOR RIVERTON TOWNSHIP CLERK Michael Johnson FOR SIOUX TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE FOR SIOUX TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE-TO FILL VACANCY Jan Bredehoeft FOR SIOUX TOWNSHIP CLERK
FOR SUMMIT TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE David Simington FOR SUMMIT TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE-TO FILL VACANCY Alan Banks FOR SUMMIT TOWNSHIP CLERK Cindy Sonius FOR WATERFORD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE FOR WATERFORD TOWNSHIP CLERK FOR SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONER Vote for No More than Two (NO ROTATION) Michael L. White Rick Steuben FOR AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION COUNCIL Vote for No More than Five (NO ROTATION) Ryan J. Phillips Brad Brown Gary Johnson Jamie O Hearn Lois Benson 7
JUDICIAL BALLOT Notice to voters: Vote on all names by filling in the appropriate oval in front of each name. SUPREME COURT Shall the following judges of the Supreme Court be retained in office? Marsha Ternus David L. Baker Michael J. Streit COURT OF APPEALS Shall the following judges of the Court of Appeals be retained in office? David R. Danilson Rick Doyle Ed Mansfield Amanda Potterfield Gayle Vogel DISTRICT ASSOCIATE COURT JUDGE-DISTRICT 3A Shall the following associate judges of the District Court 3A be retained in office? Charles K. Borth David C. Larson DISTRICT ASSOCIATE JUVENILE COURT JUDGE-3A Shall the following associate juvenile judge of the District Court 3A be retained in office? Mary L. Timko PUBLIC MEASURES Iowa Statewide Ballot Questions PUBLIC MEASURE Notice to voters: To vote to approve any question on this ballot, fill in the oval in front of the word YES. To vote against a question, fill in the oval in front of the word NO. 1 Shall the following amendment to the Constitution be adopted? Yes No Summary: Adopts Iowa s Water and Land Legacy Amendment which creates a dedicated trust fund for the purposes of protecting and enhancing water quality and natural areas in the State including parks, trails, and fish and wildlife habitat, and conserving agricultural soils in this State. Full Text: Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section: NATURAL RESOURCES. SEC. 10. A natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund is created within the treasury for the purposes of protecting and enhancing water quality and natural areas in this State including parks, trails, and fish and wildlife habitat, and conserving agricultural soils in this State. Moneys in the fund shall be exclusively appropriated by law for these purposes. The general assembly shall provide by law for the implementation of this section, including by providing for the administration of the fund and at least annual audits of the fund. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fund shall be annually credited with an amount equal to the amount generated by a sales tax rate of three-eighths of one percent as may be imposed upon the retail sales price of tangible personal property and the furnishing of enumerated services sold in this State. No revenue shall be credited to the fund until the tax rate for the sales tax imposed upon the retail sales price of tangible personal property and the furnishing of enumerated services sold in this State in effect on the effective date of this
section is increased. After such an increased tax rate becomes effective, an amount equal to the amount generated by the increase in the tax rate shall be annually credited to the fund, not to exceed an amount equal to the amount generated by a tax rate of three-eighths of one percent imposed upon the retail sales price of tangible personal property and the furnishing of enumerated services sold in this State. 2 Shall there be a convention to revise the Constitution, and propose amendment or amendments to same? Yes No CITY OF SPENCER PUBLIC MEASURES: PUBLIC MEASURE C Shall the following Public Measure C be adopted for the City of Spencer? Yes No Should the term of the elective office of Mayor of the City of Spencer be increased from two (2) years to four (4) years to become effective January 1, 2012? PUBLIC MEASURE D Shall the following Public Measure D be adopted for the City of Spencer? Yes No Summary: Shall the City of Spencer, Iowa, be authorized to increase the rate of the hotel and motel tax from five percent (5%) to seven percent (7%) pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 423A.7 of the Iowa Code, to become effective January 1, 2011? Shall the City of Spencer, Iowa, be authorized to increase the rate of the hotel and motel tax from five percent (5%) to seven percent (7%) pursuant to the provisions of Section 423A.7 of the Iowa Code, which provides, in part, as follows: 4. The revenue derived from any local hotel and motel tax authorized by section 423A.4 shall be used as follows: a. Each county or city which levies the tax shall spend at least fifty percent of the revenues derived therefrom for the acquisition of sites for, or constructing, improving, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operating, or maintaining of recreation, convention, cultural, or entertainment facilities including but not limited to memorial buildings, halls, and monuments, civic center convention buildings, auditoriums, coliseums, and parking areas and facilities located at those recreation, convention, cultural, or entertainment facilities or the payment of principal and interest, when due, on bonds or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the county or city for those recreation, convention, cultural or entertainment facilities; or for the promotion and encouragement of tourist and convention business in the city or county and surrounding areas. b. The remaining revenues may be spent by the city or county which levies the tax for any city or county operations authorized by law as a proper purpose for the expenditure within statutory limitations of city or county revenues derived from ad valorem taxes. Such tax increase, if approved, to become effective January 1, 2011. 9