Election Ballots for Tuesday, July 31, 2012

An additional primary and provisional election will be held on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Below is the ballot information for this election including the 1% ten year SPLOST vote for transportation projects.

:: Republican Party Questions ::

-1-

Should Georgia have casino gambling with funds going to education?

- Yes

- No

-2-

Do you support ending the current practice of unlimited gifts from lobbyists to state legislators by imposing a $100 cap on such gifts?

- Yes

- No

-3-

Should active duty military personnel who are under the age of 21 be allowed to obtain a Georgia weapons license?

- Yes

- No

-4-

Should Citizens who wish to vote in a primary election be required to register by their political party affiliation at least thirty (30) days prior to such primary election?

- Yes

- No

-5-

Should the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the paramount right to life is vested in each innocent human being from his or her earliest biological beginning without regard to age, race, sex, health, function, or condition of dependency?

- Yes

- No

:: Democratic Party Questions ::

-1-

Should the Georgia Constitution be amended to allow the state to override locally-elected school boards’ decisions when it comes to the creation of charter schools in your county or city?

- Yes

- No

-2-

Do you support ending current practice permitting unlimited gifts from lobbyists to state legislators?

- Yes

- No

-3-

Should Georgia adopt an income tax credit for home energy costs to support the economic security of our families?

- Yes

- No

-4-

Should Georgia reduce sales taxes on Made in Georgia products so as to support the growth of small businesses in our state?

- Yes

- No

:: Nonpartisan General Election ::

For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia

(To Succeed Carol W. Hunstein)

- Carol W. Hunstein (Incumbent)

For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia

(To Succeed Harold D. Melton)

- Harold D. Melton (Incumbent)

For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia

(To Succeed Hugh P. Thompson)

- Hugh P. Thompson (Incumbent)

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

(To Succeed Keith Blackwell)

- Keith Blackwell (Incumbent)

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

(To Succeed Michael P. Boggs)

- Michael P. Boggs (Incumbent)

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

(To Succeed Stephen Louis A. Dillard)

- Stephen Dillard (Incumbent)

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

(To Succeed John J. Ellington)

- John J. Ellington (Incumbent)

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

(To Succeed M. Yvette Miller)

- M. Yvette Miller (Incumbent)

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

(To Succeed Herbert E. Phipps)

- Herbert Phipps (Incumbent)

For Judge, Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit

(To Succeed J. Bryant Durham Jr.)

- J. Bryant Durham Jr. (Incumbent)

For Judge, Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit

(To Succeed John E. “Jack” Niedrach)

- John E. “Jack” Niedrach (Incumbent)

For Judge of the Probate Court

- Steve Burkhalter (Incumbent)

For Chief Magistrate

- W. Gene Richardson (Incumbent)

:: Special Election ::

For County Commissioner Post 1

(To Fill the Unexpired Term of Chad Whitefield, Resigned)

- Nathan Roberts (Republican)

- Rhonda Selman Wallace (Republican)

For County Commissioner Post 4

(To Fill the Unexpired Term of Eddie Lumsden, Resigned)

- Jerry M. Lee (Republican)

- Larry N. Maxey (Republican)

:: Special Election Referendum ::

Northwest Georgia District T-SPLOST

Provides for local transportation projects to create jobs, improve roads and safety with citizen oversight.

Shall Floyd County’s transportation system and the transportation network in this region and the state be improved by providing for a 1 percent special district transportation sales and use tax for the purpose of transportation projects and programs for a period of ten years.

- Yes

- No

:: Democratic Party Elections ::

For Public Service Commissioner

(To Succeed Chuck Eaton)

- Stephen Oppenheimer

For U.S. Representative in 113th Congress From the 14th Congressional District of Georgia

- Daniel “Danny” Grant

For District Attorney of the Rome Judicial Circuit

- Leigh E. Patterson (Incumbent)

For Clerk of Superior Court

- Barbara H. Penson (Incumbent)

For Sheriff

- Timothy Lowell Burkhalter (Incumbent)

For Coroner

- Barry R. Henderson (Incumbent)

For County Commissioner Post 2

- Gary D. Harrell

For County Commissioner Post 3

- Richard C. “Rick” Garrett

For County Board of Education District 2

- Everett Ballard

For County Board of Education District 5

- George Bevels (Incumbent)

:: Republican  Party Election ::

For Public Service Commissioner

(To Succeed Chuck Eaton)

- Chuck Eaton (Incumbent)

- Matt Reid

For Public Service Commissioner

(To Succeed Stan Wise)

- Pam Davidson

- Stan Wise (Incumbent)

For U.S. Representative in 113th Congress From the 14th Congressional District of Georgia

- Tom Graves (Incumbent)

For State Senator From 52nd District

- Hayden Collins

- S. David Doss

- Chuck Hufstetler

For State Representative in the General Assembly From 14th District

- Christian Coomer (Incumbent)

For Clerk of Superior Court

- Mark McAllister

For Sheriff

- Cary Cooper

For Tax Commissioner

- Kevin Payne (Incumbent)

For County Commissioner Post 2

- Garry E. Fricks (Incumbent)

- Roger Leon Wade

For County Commissioner Post 3

- Irwin Bagwell (Incumbent)

For County Board of Education District 2

- David Cox (Incumbent)

For County Board of Education District 3

- Brian R. Barcomb (Incumbent)