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OFFICIAL BALLOT GENERAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION CHILTON COUNTY, ALABAMA NOVEMBER 4, 2008
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CHILTON COUNTY COMMISSION CONTINUED ALLEN CATON 1
Republican
CHILTON COUNTY
CHILTON COUNTY COMMISSION CONTINUED TIM MIMS 1
Independent
2 3 STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
(Vote for One)
2 3 4 5 6 7
Write-In Write-In Write-In Write-In Write-In Write-In Write-In
FOR COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS JUDGE
(Vote for One)
CHILTON COUNTY COMMISSION CONTINUED RODNEY BENSON 1
Democrat
4 5 6 7 JOSEPH J. (Joe) HEADLEY 1
Republican
2 KIMBERLY HARBISON DRAKE
Democrat
3 4 5 6 7 GEARLD “Buck” COST 1
Democrat
PROPOSED STATEWIDE AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE (3) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, providing for the levy of ad valorem tax for public school purposes in the portion of the City of Madison located in Limestone County for the purpose of equalizing the rate of ad valorem taxation in those portions of the City of Madison located in Limestone County with those portions of the City located in Madison County and providing for the manner of conducting elections with respect to the tax. (Proposed by Act No. 2007360)
BILL THOMPSON
Republican Write-In
Statewide Amendment No. 3 Statewide Amendment No. 3
2 3 4 5 6 7 CARL G. MIMS 1
Republican
YES NO
FOR COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS JUDGE, PLACE NO. 1
(Vote for One)
BARACK OBAMA JOE BIDEN
Democrat
CLYDE JONES
Democrat
2 3 4 5 6 7 CHARLES L. ELLISON 1
Democrat
BETH KELLUM
Republican Write-In
JOHN McCAIN SARAH PALIN
Republican
CHUCK BALDWIN DARRELL L. CASTLE
Independent
FOR COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS JUDGE, PLACE NO. 2
(Vote for One)
2 3 4 5 6 7 RICHARD K. (Rick) MIMS 1
Republican Write-In Write-In
FOR CHILTON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
(Vote for One)
PROPOSED STATEWIDE AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR (4) Relating to Blount County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to prohibit any municipality that is not located wholly or in part within the boundaries of Blount County on the effective date of this amendment from annexing any territory within Blount County without the approval of the electorate of Blount County expressed in a vote on the issue of the annexation. (Proposed by Act No. 2008-285)
Republican
TIM LITTLE
Statewide Amendment No. 4 Statewide Amendment No. 4
YES NO
BOB BARR WAYNE ROOT
Independent
AIMEE COBB SMITH
Democrat
MARY WINDOM
Write-In
Republican
2 3 4 5 6
FOR CHILTON COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR
(Vote for One)
RALPH NADER MATT GONZALEZ
Independent Write-In
REX CLECKLER
Democrat
THOMAS W. (Tom) POWERS
Republican
FOR PRESIDENT, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
(Vote for One)
2 3 4 5 6 7 GREG MOORE 1
Republican
PROPOSED STATEWIDE AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE (5) Relating to Russell County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the Legislature, by local or general act, to fix, regulate, and alter the costs and charges of court and to ratify and confirm any local law authorizing any additional court costs enacted prior to the adoption of this amendment. (Proposed by Act No. 2008-288)
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
(Vote for One)
LUCY BAXLEY
Democrat
7 HEEDY HAYES 1
Democrat
Statewide Amendment No. 5 Statewide Amendment No. 5
“Shall the following Amendments be adopted to the Constitution of Alabama?” PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WHICH APPLY TO THE STATE AT LARGE
PROPOSED STATEWIDE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE (1) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to repeal Amendment 709 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901; to reestablish the Education Trust Fund Rainy Day Account within the Alabama Trust Fund; and to establish the General Fund Rainy Day Account within the Alabama Trust Fund. (Proposed by Act No. 2008508)
TWINKLE ANDRESS CAVANAUGH
Write-In Democrat
Republican
YES NO
VIVIAN DAVIS FIGURES JEFF SESSIONS
Write-In Republican
2 3 4 5
Democrat
FOR MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 3
(Vote for One)
2 3 4 5 6 7 WYNDELL PATTERSON 1
Republican
FOR UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Vote for One)
Write-In
JUDY WEST BELL STEPHANIE BELL
Republican Democrat
6 7 M. L. “Red” TURNIPSEED 1
PROPOSED STATEWIDE AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX (6) Relating to the City of Tuskegee in Macon County, proposing an amendment to Amendment 591 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide for the election of two persons to the utilities board and the term of office of, procedure for the filling of vacancies in, and compensation of, the positions; and to provide for who may vote in the election. (Proposed by Act No. 2008-293)
Statewide Amendment No. 6 Statewide Amendment No. 6
SPENCER BACHUS
Write-In
Republican
FOR CHILTON COUNTY COMMISSION
(You May Cast No More Than 7 Votes)
2 3 4 5 6 7
YES NO
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
(Vote for One)
Statewide Amendment No. 1 Statewide Amendment No. 1
BOBBY L. AGEE 1
Democrat
2 3 4 5
YES NO
PROPOSED AMENDMENT WHICH APPLIES TO ONLY ONE COUNTY
PROPOSED LOCAL AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE (1) Relating to Chilton County, proposing an amendment to Amendment No. 680 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 5, Local Amendments, Chilton County, Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, which authorizes the Chilton County Commission to levy a special property tax on property outside the corporate limits of municipalities for emergency services to provide further for the collection and distribution of the tax. (Proposed by Act No. 2007-207)
2
Democrat
DEBORAH BELL PASEUR
3 4 5 6 7 KENNETH R. ALLISON 1
Democrat
GREG SHAW
Republican Write-In
COUNTY COMMISSION CONTINUED ON BACK OF BALLOT
6 7 DOUGLAS R. (Doug) PRICE 1
Republican
PROPOSED STATEWIDE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO (2) Relating to Shelby County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, establishing the Shelby County Judicial Commission and providing for the filling of vacancies in the offices of circuit and district judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit. (Proposed by Act No. 2007225)
2 3 4 5 6 7
Statewide Amendment No. 2 Statewide Amendment No. 2
YES NO
2 3 4 5 6 7
Local Amendment No. 1 Local Amendment No. 1
YES NO
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