BARTOW COUNTY OFFICIAL ABSENTEE/PROVISIONAL/CHALLENGED BALLOT OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY AND NONPARTISAN GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA MAY 20, 2014 To vote, blacken the Oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, manually WRITE his or her name in the write-in section and blacken the Oval ( ) next to the write-in section. If you desire to vote YES or NO for a PROPOSED QUESTION, blacken the corresponding Oval ( ). Use only blue or black pen or pencil. Do not vote for more candidates than the number allowed for each specific office. Do not cross out or erase. If you erase or make other marks on the ballot or tear the ballot, your vote may not count. If you change your mind or make a mistake, you may return the ballot by writing “Spoiled” across the face of the ballot and return envelope. You may then mail the spoiled ballot back to your county board of registrars, and you will be issued another official absentee ballot. Alternatively, you may surrender the ballot to the poll manager of an early voting site within your county or the precinct to which you are assigned. You will then be permitted to vote a regular ballot. "I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list of candidates, issue, or list of issues included in this election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law." [OCGA 21-2-284(e), 21-2-285(h) and 21-2-383(a)] For United States Senate For State School Superintendent (Vote for One) (Vote for One) -3- Should the Constitution of Georgia be amended to create an independent ethics commission, not tied to the Governor's office, legislature, or other elected office, to MARION SPENCER "DENISE" FREEMAN more effectively police potential ethics violations by elected officials? O. "STEEN" MILES TARNISHA L. DENT M. MICHELLE NUNN JURITA FOREHAND MAYS YES TODD ANTHONY ROBINSON ALISHA THOMAS MORGAN NO Sa BRANKO "RAD" RADULOVACKI For Governor R. "RITA" ROBINZINE -4- (Vote for One) Should the Constitution of Georgia be amended to make the education budget Georgia's first funding priority? VALARIE D. WILSON m JASON J. CARTER For Commissioner of Labor (Vote for One) (Vote for One) CONNIE J. STOKES (Vote for One) NO For Public Service Commissioner (To Succeed Lauren McDonald) (Vote for One) DANIEL A. BLACKMAN DOREEN CARTER (Vote for One) For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia For State Representative in the General Assembly From 15th District (Vote for One) GREGORY K. "GREG" HECHT For Commissioner of Agriculture (Vote for One) CHRISTOPHER JAMES IRVIN DEMOCRATIC PARTY QUESTIONS -1- For Commissioner of Insurance (Vote for One) ROBERT BENHAM Should Georgia raise the state minimum wage above the current $5.15 an hour? YES (Incumbent) t DYLAN L. PATRICK (To Succeed Robert Benham) (Vote for One) llo For Attorney General NONPARTISAN GENERAL ELECTION Ba GERALD B. BECKUM ROBBIN K. SHIPP e For Secretary of State KEITH G. HEARD YES pl For Lieutenant Governor Write-in For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Keith R. Blackwell) (Vote for One) KEITH R. BLACKWELL (Incumbent) Write-in For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia ELIZABETH N. "LIZ" JOHNSON (To Succeed P. Harris Hines) (Vote for One) NO P. HARRIS HINES -2Should Georgians' federal tax dollars be returned to Georgia to fund Medicaid expansion and relieve the indigent care burden on our hospitals? (Incumbent) Write-in YES NO TURN BALLOT OVER TO CONTINUE VOTING FRONT Card 5 RptPct 70-1 "115-EMER" For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia SPECIAL ELECTION (To Succeed Gary Andrews) (Vote for One) Referendum to Permit Sunday Sales of Distilled Spirits by the Drink GARY B. ANDREWS (Incumbent) (Vote for One) Shall the governing authority of Bartow County be authorized to permit and regulate Sunday sales of distilled spirits or alcoholic beverages for beverage purposes by the drink? Write-in For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia YES (To Succeed Elizabeth L. Branch) (Vote for One) ELIZABETH L. "LISA" BRANCH NO (Incumbent) Referendum to Permit the Sale of Distilled Spirits by the Drink Write-in (Vote for One) For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia Shall the governing authority of Bartow County be authorized to issue licenses to sell distilled spirits for beverage purposes by the drink, such sales to be for consumption only on the premises? (To Succeed Sara Doyle) (Vote for One) SARA L. DOYLE (Incumbent) YES NO Write-in For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed Carla Wong McMillian) (Vote for One) Sa CARLA W. MCMILLIAN (Incumbent) Write-in m For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed William Ray, II) (Vote for One) (Incumbent) Write-in (To Succeed George Carey Nelson, III) (Vote for One) G. CAREY NELSON (Incumbent) t llo Write-in For Judge, Superior Court of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit Ba For Judge, Superior Court of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit e pl WILLIAM M. RAY (To Succeed David K. Smith) (Vote for One) DAVID K. SMITH (Incumbent) Write-in For Judge, Superior Court of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit (To Succeed Donald S. Smith) (Vote for One) D. SCOTT SMITH (Incumbent) Write-in BACK Card 5 RptPct 70-1 "115-EMER"