STATE OF OREGON MOCK BALLOT

2012 GENERAL ELECTION

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U.S Representative in Congress st 1 District

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Oregon Secretary of State

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Seth Woolley
Pacific Green

Bob Ekstrom
Constitution

Robert Wolfe
Progressive

Delinda Morgan
Republican

Bruce Alexander Knight

Libertarian

Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat- Working Families

Kate Brown
Democrat- Working Families

Steven Reynolds
Progressive- Pacific GreenLibertarian U.S Representative in Congress nd 2 District
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Knute Buehler
Republican- Independent Judge of the Supreme Court
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Richard C Baldwin
nonpartisan

United States President and Vice President

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Joyce B. Segers
Democrat- Working Families

Greg Walden
Republican

Nena Cook
nonpartisan

Barak Obama Joe Biden

Democrat

Joe Tabor
Libertarian U.S Representative in Congress rd 3 District
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Oregon State Ballot Measures

Measures 77 & 78: Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly. Measures 79-85: Proposed by Initiative Petition. Amends Constitution: Governor may declare catastrophic disaster (defined); requires legislative session; authorizes suspending specified constitutional spending restrictions

Jill Stein Cheri Honkala

Pacific Green

Ross C(Rocky) Anderson Luis J Rodriguez

Progressive

Earl Blumenauer
Democrat

Woodrow Broadnax
Pacific Green- Progressive

Michel Cline
Libertarian

77

Gary Johnson James P Gray

Libertarian

Ronald Green
Republican U.S Representative in Congress th 4 District
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Mitt Romney Paul Ryan

Republican

Will Christensen Kenneth L Gibbs

Constitution

Peter A. DeFazio
Democrat- Working FamiliesProgressive

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Chuck Huntting
Libertarian

Art Robinson
Republican- Constitution U.S Representative in Congress th 5 District
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Result of Yes Vote: Yes vote grants Governor constitutional authority to declare catastrophic disaster (defined); requires legislative session; legislature may suspend specified constitutional spending restrictions to aid response, recovery. Result of No Vote: No vote retains Governors statutory authority to declare state of emergency; retains constitutional spending restrictions and constitutional restrictions on legislative authority without exception for emergency. Yes No

Kurt Schrader
Democrat

Fred Thompson
Republican

Raymond Baldwin (NOT FOR OFFICIAL USE)

Constitution

Christina Jean Lugo

Pacific Green

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Amends Constitution: Changes constitutional language describing governmental system of separation of powers; makes grammatical and spelling changes

78

Amends Constitution: Prohibits real estate transfer taxes, fees, other assessments, except those operative on December 31, 2009

79

Allows personal marijuana, hemp cultivation/use without license; commission to regulate commercial marijuana cultivation/sale

80

Result of Yes Vote: Yes vote changes constitutional language describing separation of powers to refer to three branches (instead of three departments) of government; makes other grammatical, spelling changes. Result of No Vote: No vote retains existing constitutional language describing separation of powers between three departments of government (rather than three branches of government); retains misspelled, other language.

Result of Yes Vote: Yes vote prohibits state/local governments from imposing taxes, fees, assessments on transfer of any interest in real property, except those operative December 31, 2009. Result of No Vote: No vote retains existing law prohibiting local governments from imposing real estate transfer taxes/fees (with exceptions), allowing state legislature to impose such taxes/fees.

Result of Yes Vote: Yes vote allows commercial marijuana (cannabis) cultivation/sale to adults through state-licensed stores; allows unlicensed adult personal cultivation/use; prohibits restrictions on hemp (defined). Result of No Vote: No vote retains existing civil and criminal laws prohibiting cultivation, possession and delivery of marijuana; retains current statutes that permit regulated medical use of marijuana. Yes No

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2012 GENERAL ELECTION
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Prohibits commercial non-tribal fishing with gillnets in Oregon inland waters, allows use of seine nets

81

Amends Constitution: Authorizes establishment of privatelyowned casinos; mandates percentage of revenues payable to dedicated state fund

82 22 22 2

Authorizes privatelyowned Wood Village casino; mandates percentage of revenues payable to dedicated state fund

83 22 22 2

Result of Yes Vote: Yes vote changes commercial non-tribal fishing in Oregon inland waters (defined) by banning gillnets, adopting other regulatory changes; recreational salmon fishers ensured their recent share. Result of No Vote: No vote continues current commercial fishing practices, retains laws allowing gillnets, leaves other current regulations in place; continues annual adjustment of recreational salmon harvest share. Summary: Current law allows commercial salmon fishing in Columbia River only with gillnets; requires recreational salmon fishers

Result of Yes Vote: Yes vote amends state constitution to authorize privately-owned casinos; requires such casinos to give percentage of monthly revenue to State Lottery for specified purposes. Result of No Vote: No vote maintains current state of the law, which does not authorize any privately-owned casino within state; tribal casinos authorized pursuant to gaming compacts.

Result of Yes Vote: Yes vote authorizes a single privately-owned casino in Wood Village; requires casino to give percentage of monthly revenue to State Lottery for specified purposes. Result of No Vote: No vote maintains current state of the law, which does not authorize any privately-owned casino within state; tribal casinos authorized pursuant to gaming compacts.

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Phases out existing inheritance taxes on large estates, and all taxes on intra-family property transfers

84

Amends Constitution: Allocates corporate income/excise tax kicker refund to additionally fund K through 12 public education

85

Result of Yes Vote: Yes vote phases out existing inheritance/estate taxes on large estates, death-related property transfers, and taxes on certain intrafamily property transfers; reduces state revenue. Result of No Vote: No vote retains existing estate/inheritance taxes on estates with value of at least $1 million; tax on all incomeproducing intra-family property transfers.

Result of Yes Vote: Yes vote allocates the corporate income and excise tax kicker refund to the General Fund to provide additional funding for K through 12 public education. Result of No Vote: No vote retains existing corporate income and excise tax kicker that requires refund to corporations when revenue exceeds estimated collections by two percent or more.

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2012 GENERAL ELECTION NATIONAL ISSUES BALLOT
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Of the issues listed below, select the issue you feel is the most important one our country is facing today. A. Economy

Economy
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Education
Select the statement with which you most agree. which ou most agree. A. Our most important educational priorities should be to expand financial aid for college students and double the number of federally-funded work-study jobs over the next five years. The current federal student lending system, under which the Department of Education makes loans directly to students, should be changed. Individuals should be responsible for funding their own education.

I. We should reform the nations tax

code by closing loopholes for millionaires and billionaires. This involves cutting corporate tax rates and using the tax code to reward companies that pursue innovation and invest in America. AGREE DISAGREE

B. Education C. Energy D. Environment E. Health care F. National debt

Of the issues listed below, select the issue you feel is the next most important one our country is facing today. A. Economy

B.

II. We should pursue more free

trade agreements with other nations in order to open new markets for American products, to create jobs in the United States, and to stimulate economic growth. AGREE DISAGREE

C. We should put more

emphasis on school choice options such as charter schools, schoolvoucher programs for public and private schools, and home schooling as an alternative to mandating that students continue to attend underperforming schools in the traditional public school system.

B. Education C. Energy D. Environment E. Health care F. National debt

III. We should provide tax credits

for companies that bring jobs back to the United States from overseas and to companies that invest in communities with high unemployment rates. AGREE DISAGREE

D. We should work with

local schools to implement reforms that reward teachers with merit pay based on student achievement measured in a given year compared to the previous year.

IV. We should cut individual income

tax rates by 20 percent to encourage savings, investment, work, and entrepreneurship and also reduce the corporate tax rate from 35 to 25 percent and strengthen tax credits for companies engaged in research and development. AGREE DISAGREE

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2012 GENERAL ELECTION NATIONAL ISSUES BALLOT
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Energy & the Environment

Select the statement with which you most agree.

Health Care
Select the statement with which you most agree.ich y ou most agree. A. All Americans should be required to have health insurance, either through an employer or by paying for it themselves

National Debt
Select the statement with which you most agree.

A. We should empower states to control all forms of energy development and production on all lands within their borders, excluding areas that are specifically designated off-limits. I find this one a little confusing. B. We should invest in clean, renewable sources of energy, especially solar and wind-power. C. We should expand regulatory cooperation with Canada and Mexico and institute fast-track approval processes for cross-border pipelines and other infrastructure, starting with approving the Keystone XL pipeline. D. We should focus on energy efficiency, along with increasing prices and taxes to decrease use of fossil fuels.

A. We should cap federal government spending at below 20 percent of the nations Gross Domestic Product (GDP). B. Spending cuts will only go so far and raising taxes and/or changing the rules on how taxes are paid are also necessary steps to reduce the deficit.

B. The federal government should not require that all Americans have health insurance C. Universal health care
coverage means more affordable premiums and lower costs because people will focus more on preventive care and avoid expensive emergency care. Americans have the right to health insurance and protections from abusive practices by insurance companies.

D. Universal health care amounts to government control of individuals rights, government interference in the economy, and huge costs. The individual states should set their own policies regarding the uninsured, those with chronic conditions, and with regard to Medicaid.