OFFICIAL SPECIMEN BALLOT
WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SPECIMEN BALLOT IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICES, CANDIDATES AND/OR PROPOSITIONS TO BE VOTED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN WHITESIDE COUNTY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014. EACH VOTERS’ PARTICULAR BALLOT STYLE WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE POLLS. DANA NELSON, County Clerk, WHITESIDE COUNTY
Ballot Styles: 1 – F17
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
“NOTICE: THE FAILURE TO VOTE THIS BALLOT MAY BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A NEGATIVE VOTE, BECAUSE A CONVENTION SHALL BE CALLED OR THE AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IF APPROVED BY EITHER THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE VOTING ON THE QUESTION OR A MAJORITY OF THOSE VOTING IN THE ELECTION. (THIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A DIRECTION THAT YOUR VOTE IS REQUIRED TO BE CAST EITHER IN FAVOR OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSITION HEREIN CONTAINED.) WHETHER YOU VOTE THIS BALLOT OR NOT YOU MUST RETURN IT TO THE ELECTION JUDGE WHEN YOU LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH.”
CONSTITUTIONAL BALLOT
Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution
Explanation of Amendment
The proposed amendment makes changes to Section 8.1 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution, the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights. The proposed amendment would expand certain rights already granted to crime victims in Illinois, and give crime victims the ability to enforce their rights in a court of law. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.
For the proposed amendment of Section 8.1 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution.
◯ YES
◯ NO
The proposed amendment adds a new section to the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. The proposed amendment would prohibit any law that disproportionately affects the rights of eligible Illinois citizens to register to vote or cast a ballot based on the voter’s race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.
For the proposed addition of Section 8 to Article III of the Illinois Constitution.
◯ YES
◯ NO
STATEWIDE ADVISORY QUESTION
“Shall the minimum wage in Illinois for adults over the age of 18 be raised to $10 per hour by January 1, 2015?”
◯ YES
◯ NO
“Shall any health insurance plan in Illinois that provides prescription drug coverage be required to include prescription birth control as part of that coverage?”
◯ YES
◯ NO
“Should the Illinois Constitution be amended to require that each school district receive additional revenue, based on their number of students, from an additional 3% tax on income greater than one million dollars?”
◯ YES
◯ NO
FEDERAL
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
(Vote for one)
◯ RICHARD J. DURBIN – Democratic
◯ JAMES D. “JIM” OBERWEIS – Republican
◯ SHARON HANSEN – Libertarian
STATE
FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
(Vote for one)
◯ (PAT QUINN – Democratic
(PAUL VALLAS
◯ (BRUCE RAUNER – Republican
(EVELYN SANGUINETTI
◯ (CHAD GRIMM – Libertarian
(ALEXANDER CUMMINGS
◯ (___________________________ WRITE IN
(___________________________ WRITE IN
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
(Vote for one)
◯ LISA MADIGAN – Democratic
◯ PAUL M. SCHIMPF – Republican
◯ BEN KOYL – Libertarian
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
(Vote for one)
◯ JESSE WHITE – Democratic
◯ MICHAEL WEBSTER – Republican
◯ CHRISTOPHER MICHEL – Libertarian
FOR COMPTROLLER
(Vote for one)
◯ SHEILA SIMON – Democratic
◯ JUDY BAAR TOPINKA – Republican
◯ JULIE FOX – Libertarian
◯ ____________________________ WRITE IN
FOR TREASURER
(Vote for one)
◯ MICHAEL W. FRERICHS – Democratic
◯ TOM CROSS – Republican
◯ MATTHEW SKOPEK – Libertarian
CONGRESSIONAL
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Vote for one)
◯ CHERI BUSTOS – Democratic
◯ BOBBY SCHILLING – Republican
◯ ____________________________ WRITE IN
LEGISLATIVE
FOR STATE SENATOR
THIRTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote for one)
◯ MIKE JACOBS – Democratic
◯ NEIL ANDERSON – Republican
FOR STATE SENATOR
FORTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE – Democratic
◯ TIM BIVINS – Republican
REPRESENTATIVE
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SEVENTY-FIRST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote for one)
◯ MIKE SMIDDY – Democratic
◯ JIM WOZNIAK – Republican
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
EIGHTY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE – Democratic
◯ BRIAN W. STEWART – Republican
WHITESIDE COUNTY
FOR COUNTY CLERK
(Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE – Democratic
◯ DANA NELSON – Republican
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
(Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE – Democratic
◯ DARLENE F. HOOK – Republican
FOR COUNTY SHERIFF
(Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE – Democratic
◯ KELLY C. WILHELMI – Republican
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE REGION
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
(BUREAU, HENRY AND STARK COUNTIES)
(Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE – Democratic
◯ ANGIE ZARVELL – Republican
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
(CARROLL, JO DAVIESS AND STEPHENSON COUNTIES)
(Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE – Democratic
◯ AARON MERCIER – Republican
FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
(LEE, OGLE & WHITESIDE COUNTIES)
(Vote for one)
NO CANDIDATE – Democratic
◯ ROBERT SONDGEROTH – Republican
COUNTY BOARD
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD–DISTRICT ONE
(Vote for not more than four)
◯ ROBERT E. BRADLEY – Democratic
◯ JAMES G. JAEGER – Democratic
◯ RUTH M. STANLEY – Republican
◯ KURT E. GLAZIER – Republican
◯ SHANE CELESTINO – Republican
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD–DISTRICT TWO
(Vote for not more than five)
◯ KATHERINE A. NELSON – Democratic
◯ GLENN C. TRUESDELL – Democratic
◯ PAUL J. CUNNIFF – Democratic
◯ WILLIAM MILBY – Democratic
◯ ENRIQUE (RICK) CAVAZOS – Democratic
◯ DOUGLAS WETZELL – Republican
◯ KATHIE K. DONAHUE – Republican
◯ LINDA S. PENNELL – Republican
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD–DISTRICT THREE
(Vote for not more than four)
◯ SUE BRITT – Democratic
◯ DANIEL L. BITLER – Democratic
◯ KURT DREGER – Democratic
◯ MARTIN KOSTER – Republican
◯ GLENN A. FRANK – Republican
JUDICIAL RETENTION
BALLOT FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES SEEKING RETENTION IN OFFICE
“Vote on the Proposition with respect to all or any of the Judges listed on this ballot. No Judge listed is running against any other Judge. The sole question is whether each Judge shall be retained in his present office.”
SHALL EACH OF THE PERSONS LISTED BE RETAINED IN OFFICE AS JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT?
WILLIAM E. HOLDRIDGE
◯ YES
◯ NO
MARY K. O’BRIEN
◯ YES
◯ NO
SHALL EACH OF THE PERSONS LISTED BE RETAINED IN OFFICE AS JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT?
WALTER D. BRAUD
◯ YES
◯ NO
PROPOSITION
CITY OF MORRISON
Shall the City of Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois, for the purposes of expenditure on public infrastructure, and/or municipal operations, be authorized to impose a non-home rule municipal retailers’ occupation tax of 1% upon all persons engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property at retail in the City of Morrison and impose a non-home rule municipal service occupation tax of 1% upon all persons engaged in the business of making sales of service in the City of Morrison?
◯ YES
◯ NO
PROPOSITION
WHITESIDE COUNTY
Shall a retailers’ occupation tax and a service occupation tax (commonly referred to as a “sales tax”) be imposed in The County of Whiteside, Illinois, at a rate of 1% to be used exclusively for school facility purposes?
◯ YES
◯ NO