OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION SAMPLE BALLOT Lake County, Florida November 2, 2010

OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION SAMPLE BALLOT LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA November 2, 2010
NO. 4 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE II, SECTION 7 Referenda Required For Adoption And Amendment Of Local Government Comprehensive Land Use Plans Establishes that before a local government may adopt a new comprehensive land use plan, or amend a comprehensive land use plan, the proposed plan or amendment shall be subject to vote of the electors of the local government by referendum, following preparation by the local planning agency, consideration by the governing body and notice. Provides definitions. NO. 6 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE III, SECTION 20 to provide sufficient funds to maintain the average number of students required by this amendment, and schedules these revisions to take effect upon approval by the electors of this state and to operate retroactively to the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year.

EARLY VOTING INFORMATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Early voting for the November 2, 2010 General election will be conducted from October 18 CONTACT THE LAKE COUNTY through October 30, 2010. Hours of operation are from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day. ELECTIONS OFFICE AT: Early voting will not take place on October 24, 2010 (Sunday). 315 W. Main Street, Rm. 144, Cagan Crossings Community Lady Lake Town Hall Umatilla City Hall Tavares, FL 32778 Library Council Chambers Council Chambers Phone: (352) 343-9734 16729 Cagan Oaks, Clermont 409 Fennell Blvd., Lady Lake 1 W. Central Ave. (SR 19), Website: http://elections.lakecountyfl.gov Umatilla e-mail: [email protected]

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Standards For Legislature To Follow In Congressional Redistricting Congressional districts or districting plans may not be drawn to favor or disfavor an incumbent O YES or political party. Districts shall not be drawn O NO to deny racial or language minorities the equal opportunity to participate in the political process NONBINDING STATEWIDE and elect representatives of their choice. Districts ADVISORY REFERENDUM must be contiguous. Unless otherwise required, districts must be compact, as equal in population as feasible, and where feasible must make use of Balancing the Federal Budget The amendments impact on local government existing city, county and geographical boundaries. A Nonbinding Referendum Calling for expenditures cannot be estimated precisely. Local governments will incur additional costs due to the The fiscal impact cannot be determined precisely. an Amendment to the United States requirement to conduct referenda in order to adopt Constitution State government and state courts may incur comprehensive plans or amendments thereto. The amount of such costs depends upon the frequency, additional costs if litigation increases beyond the timing and method of the referenda, and includes the number or complexity of cases which would have In order to stop the uncontrolled growth of our costs of ballot preparation, election administration, occurred in the amendments absence. national debt and prevent excessive borrowing and associated expenses. The impact on state O YES by the Federal Government, which threatens our government expenditures will be insignificant. economy and national security, should the United O NO O YES States Constitution be amended to require a O NO NO. 8 balanced federal budget without raising taxes? CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 5 ARTICLE IX, SECTION 1 O YES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE XII, SECTION 31 O NO ARTICLE III, SECTION 21 Revision Of The Class Size Standards For Legislature To Follow In Requirements For Public Schools Legislative Redistricting Legislative districts or districting plans may not The Florida Constitution currently limits the be drawn to favor or disfavor an incumbent or maximum number of students assigned to each political party. Districts shall not be drawn to deny teacher in public school classrooms in the following racial or language minorities the equal opportunity grade groupings: for prekindergarten through to participate in the political process and elect grade 3, 18 students; for grades 4 through 8, 22 representatives of their choice. Districts must be students; and for grades 9 through 12, 25 students. contiguous. Unless otherwise required, districts Under this amendment, the current limits on the must be compact, as equal in population as feasible, maximum number of students assigned to each and where feasible must make use of existing city, teacher in public school classrooms would become limits on the average number of students assigned county and geographical boundaries. per class to each teacher, by specified grade The fiscal impact cannot be determined precisely. grouping, in each public school. This amendment State government and state courts may incur also adopts new limits on the maximum number of additional costs if litigation increases beyond the students assigned to each teacher in an individual number or complexity of cases which would have classroom as follows: for prekindergarten through grade 3, 21 students; for grades 4 through 8, 27 occurred in the amendments absence. students; and for grades 9 through 12, 30 students. O YES This amendment specifies that class size limits do not apply to virtual classes, requires the Legislature O NO

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Any registered voter wishing to vote before Election Day may vote at any of the above locations. Please take signature and picture identification with you to vote. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Emogene W. Stegall at 352 343-9734.

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OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION SAMPLE BALLOT

CONGRESSIONAL UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for One) REP DEM LBT CPF NPA NPA NPA NPA NPA NPA O Pam Bondi O Jim Lewis ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for One) REP DEM NPA COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One) REP

LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA

JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT Shall Justice James E.C. Perry of the Supreme Court be retained in office? O YES O NO JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT Shall Justice Ricky L. Polston of the Supreme Court be retained in office? O YES O NO

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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL Shall Judge Vincent G. Torpy, Jr. of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office? O YES O NO PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE VI, SECTION 7 Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement Proposing the repeal of the provision in the State Constitution that requires public financing of campaigns of candidates for elective statewide office who agree to campaign spending limits. O YES O NO

O Marco Rubio

O Kendrick B. Meek O Bernie DeCastro O Sue Askeland O Bobbie Bean O Rick Tyler O Charlie Crist

O Dan Gelber

O Alexander Andrew Snitker O Bruce Ray Riggs

O Sean M. Parks

O Jeff Atwater

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (Vote for One) REP DEM NPA NPA

O Write-in ____________________________ COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (Vote for One) REP DEM NPA

O Loranne Ausley O Ken Mazzie O Tom Stearns

O Leslie Campione O E.K. Emery O Wolfgang Halbig

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DISTRICT 3 (Vote for One) O Tod Howard O JoAnn Jones

O Lewis Jerome Armstrong

O Write-in ____________________________ REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS DISTRICT 3 (Vote for One) REP DEM NPA

O Write-in ____________________________ LAKE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One) REP DEM NPA

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL Shall Judge Jay Cohen of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office? O YES O NO

O Michael Mike Yost O Corrine Brown O Terry Martin-Back

O Adam H. Putnam O Scott Maddox O Ira Chester

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE (Vote for One) REP DEM TEA NPA

SPECIAL DISTRICT NORTH LAKE HOSPITAL DISTRICT NORTHEAST (Vote for One)

NO. 2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ARTICLE VII, SECTION 3 ARTICLE XII, SECTION 31 Homestead Ad Valorem Tax Credit For Deployed Military Personnel Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require the Legislature to provide an additional homestead property tax exemption by law for members of the United States military or military reserves, the United States Coast Guard or its reserves, or the Florida National Guard who receive a homestead exemption and were deployed in the previous year on active duty outside the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii in support of military operations designated by the Legislature. The exempt amount will be based upon the number of days in the previous calendar year that the person was deployed on active duty outside the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii in support of military operations designated by the Legislature. The amendment is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2011. O YES O NO

O Kelly Pitcher

O Robert M. Jenner

O Thad Hamilton LEGISLATIVE STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 20 (Vote for One) O Alan Hays

O Christian BonJorn NONPARTISAN

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL Shall Judge Jacqueline R. Griffin of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office? O YES O NO

O Jerry P. Brown

O Richard A. Riker NORTH LAKE HOSPITAL DISTRICT NORTHWEST (Vote for no more than Two)

STATE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (Vote for One) O Rick Scott REP Jennifer Carroll O Alex Sink DEM Rod Smith O Peter Allen IDP John E Zanni O Michael E. Arth NPA Al Krulick O Farid Khavari NPA Darcy G. Richardson O C.C. Reed NPA Larry Waldo, Sr. O Daniel Imperato NPA Karl C.C. Behm O Write-in ____________________________

JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT Shall Justice Charles T. Canady of the Supreme Court be retained in office? REP DEM O YES O NO JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT Shall Justice Jorge Labarga of the Supreme Court be retained in office? O YES O NO

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL Shall Judge Bruce W. Jacobus of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office? O YES O NO

O Gregory A. Beliveau O Bob Bone O Walt Dobruck Jr

O Frances D. Grossi

O Eunice Garbutt

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL Shall Judge David A. Monaco of the Fifth District Court of Appeal be retained in office? O YES O NO

POLLS ARE OPEN 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M.

This sample ballot was prepared in accordance with Section 101.20, Florida Statutes, and furnished by the Office of Emogene W. Stegall, Supervisor of Elections Jerry J. Foster, Assistant Supervisor of Elections Lake County, Florida

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