SAMPLE BALLOT State General Tuesday, November 04, 2014 Genesee County, Michigan City of Clio, Precinct 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Please visit this site frequently to see updated information. Information for some local candidates and proposals may not be available. Your ballot will contain the following information. The official ballot you will receive on election day may have a slightly different format than what is displayed below. Please note that this is not an official ballot. You will be provided with your official ballot at your polling location. WEB SITE LINK INFORMATION Click on the candidate name hyperlink to review candidate Web sites where available. Click on the $ symbol hyperlink for campaign finance information. For information provided by independent sources regarding statewide ballot proposals, click on the Ballot Proposal Analysis hyperlinks. STATE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Vote for not more than 1 Rick Snyder $ Republican Brian Nelson Calley $ Mark Schauer $ Democratic Lisa Brown $ Mary Buzuma $ Libertarian Scotty Boman $ Mark McFarlin $ U.S. Taxpayers Richard Mendoza $ Paul Homeniuk $ Green Candace R. Caveny $ SECRETARY OF STATE Vote for not more than 1 Ruth Johnson $ Republican Godfrey Dillard $ Democratic James Lewis $ Libertarian Robert Gale $ U.S. Taxpayers Jason Robert Gatties $ Natural Law ATTORNEY GENERAL Vote for not more than 1 Bill Schuette $ Republican Mark Totten $ Democratic Justin M. Altman $ Libertarian Gerald T. Van Sickle $ U.S. Taxpayers John Anthony La Pietra $ Green CONGRESSIONAL UNITED STATES SENATOR Vote for not more than 1 Terri Lynn Land Republican Gary Peters Democratic Jim Fulner Libertarian Richard A. Matkin U.S. Taxpayers Chris Wahmhoff Green REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 5th DISTRICT Vote for not more than 1 Allen Hardwick Republican Daniel T. Kildee Democratic Harold H. Jones Libertarian LEGISLATIVE STATE SENATOR 27th DISTRICT Vote for not more than 1 Brendt Gerics $ Republican Jim Ananich $ Democratic REPRESENTATIVE IN STATE LEGISLATURE 48th DISTRICT Vote for not more than 1 Stephanie K. Stikovich $ Republican Pam Faris $ Democratic STATE BOARD MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Vote for not more than 2 Maria Carl $ Republican Jonathan Tade Williams $ Republican Pamela Pugh Smith $ Democratic Casandra E. Ulbrich $ Democratic Kimberly Moore $ Libertarian Gregory Scott Stempfle $ Libertarian John Adams $ U.S. Taxpayers Karen Adams $ U.S. Taxpayers Sherry A. Wells $ Green Nikki Mattson $ Natural Law REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Vote for not more than 2 Rob Steele $ Republican Ronald Weiser $ Republican Mike Behm $ Democratic Kathy White $ Democratic James Lewis Hudler $ Libertarian John Jascob $ Libertarian Joe Sanger $ U.S. Taxpayers Christine C. Schwartz $ U.S. Taxpayers Ian Swanson $ Green TRUSTEE OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Vote for not more than 2 Melanie Foster $ Republican Jeff Sakwa $ Republican Faylene Owen $ Democratic George J. Perles $ Democratic Michael H. Miller $ Libertarian Raymond Moses $ Libertarian Crystal Van Sickle $ U.S. Taxpayers Stephen J. Young $ U.S. Taxpayers Adam Adrianson $ Green Terry Link $ Green Bridgette Guzman $ Natural Law GOVERNOR OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY Vote for not more than 2 Michael Busuito $ Republican Satish Jasti $ Republican Marilyn Kelly $ Democratic Dana Alicia Thompson $ Democratic Dan Goebel $ Libertarian Brian Richard Wright $ Libertarian Shari A. Matkin $ U.S. Taxpayers Marc Joseph Sosnowski $ U.S. Taxpayers Margaret Guttshall $ Green Latham T. Redding $ Green Yolanda Robson $ Natural Law COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONER 7th DISTRICT Vote for not more than 1 Mike Lynch Democratic NONPARTISAN SECTION JUDICIAL JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT 8 Year Term Vote for not more than 2 Richard Bernstein $ Doug Dern $ Bill Murphy $ James Robert Redford $ Brian Zahra Justice of the Supreme Court $ JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT Incumbent Position Partial Term Ending 01/01/2017 Vote for not more than 1 Kerry L. Morgan $ Deborah A. Thomas $ David Viviano Justice of the Supreme Court $ JUDGE OF COURT OF APPEALS COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT 2 Incumbent Position 6 Year Term Vote for not more than 2 Mark J. Cavanagh Judge of the Court of Appeals $ Henry Saad Judge of the Court of Appeals $ JUDGE OF CIRCUIT COURT 7TH CIRCUIT COURT Incumbent Position 6 Year Term Vote for not more than 3 John A. Gadola Judge of the Circuit Court $ Michael J. Theile Judge of the Circuit Court $ Richard B. Yuille Judge of the Circuit Court $ JUDGE OF PROBATE COURT GENESEE COUNTY PROBATE COURT Incumbent Position 6 Year Term Vote for not more than 1 Jennie E. Barkey Judge of the Probate Court $ JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT 67TH DISTRICT COURT - FIRST DIVISION Incumbent Position 6 Year Term Vote for not more than 1 David J. Goggins Judge of the District Court $ COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE Vote for not more than 2 Sally Shaheen Joseph John L. Snell Jr. COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE Partial Term Ending 12/31/2018 Vote for not more than 1 Matthew Norwood COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE Partial Term Ending 12/31/2016 Vote for not more than 1 Rafael Turner LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER CLIO AREA SCHOOLS 4 Year Term Vote for not more than 3 Anne Anger Jeff Drayton Denise Frappier Haley Goodhue Henry Hatter Lydia Heine PROPOSAL SECTION STATE PROPOSALS PROPOSAL 14-1 PROPOSAL 14-1 A REFERENDUM OF PUBLIC ACT 520 OF 2012, ESTABLISHING A HUNTING SEASON FOR WOLVES AND AUTHORIZING ANNUAL WOLF HUNTING SEASONS Public Act 520 of 2012 would: · Designate wolf as game for hunting purposes and authorize the first wolf hunting season. · Allow the Natural Resources Commission to schedule annual wolf hunting seasons. · Provide criminal penalties for the unlawful possession or taking of wolves, but shield a person who lawfully captures or destroys a wolf from prosecution. · Require a person who wishes to hunt wolves to obtain a wolf hunting license. · Create a Wolf Management Advisory Council for the purpose of making nonbinding recommendations to the legislature regarding the proper management of wolves. Should this law be approved? PROPOSAL 14-2 PROPOSAL 14-2 A REFERENDUM OF PUBLIC ACT 21 OF 2013, GRANTING THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION THE POWER TO DESIGNATE WOLVES AND CERTAIN OTHER ANIMALS AS GAME WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE ACTION Public Act 21 of 2013 would: · Allow the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) to designate certain animals as game for hunting purposes and establish the first hunting season for game animals without legislative action. · Continue the NRCs designation of wolves as game and allow the NRC to set a wolf hunting season. · Grant the Legislature sole authority to remove a species from the list of designated game animals. · Eliminate the $1.00 hunting and fishing licensing fee for members of the military, whether stationed inside or outside of Michigan, subject to any lottery. · Give the NRC sole authority to regulate fishing. Should this law be approved? COUNTY PROPOSALS GENESEE COUNTY PARKS REPLACEMENT MILLAGE Shall Genesee County replace the current levy of 0.4847 mills due to expire in 2016, with a new levy of 0.75 mills (less any reduction pursuant to MCL 211.34d) for a period of ten years, 2014-2023, inclusive, for the purposes of operating, maintaining and patrolling Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission facilities and programs, including providing nature education for children and outdoor recreation opportunities, and maintaining and improving trails, playgrounds and park safety, with an annual independent audit and full public disclosure of all expenditures? The new levy of 0.75 mills would be for $0.75 per $1000 on the taxable value of property in Genesee County. It is estimated that 0.75 mills will raise $6,443,358 in the first year of the replacement levy. In Genesee County, there are local authorities that capture and use for authorized purposes tax increment revenues collected from property taxes levied by the County. Such captured revenue would include a portion of the proposed millage levy. The following such local authorities are expected to capture and receive disbursement of a portion of the Countys property tax levy: City of Clio Downtown Development Authority (DDA) (for the Clio Tax Increment Finance Authority); City of Davison DDA and Local Development Finance Authority; City of Fenton DDA and Local Development Finance Authority; City of Flint DDA; City of Grand Blanc DDA; City of Linden DDA; City of Montrose DDA; City of Swartz Creek DDA; Genesee County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Land Bank Authority; Davison Township DDA; Hill Road Corridor Improvement Authority; Vienna Township Business Development Area; Village of Lennon DDA; Village of Otisville DDA; and Village of Otter Lake DDA. Other such local authorities could be created in the future. GENESEE COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER MILLAGE Shall the limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be imposed against all taxable property by Genesee County be increased by a new additional millage of 0.20 mill (twenty cents on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of seven (7) years, from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2020, for the purpose of supplementing and supporting operations and modernization of the Genesee County Animal Control Shelter (estimated to provide revenue of $1,705,467.52 in the first year of the authorized levy, subject to the tax capture provisions identified below)? In Genesee County, there are local authorities that capture and use for authorized purposes tax increment revenues from property taxes levied by the County. Such captured revenue would include a portion of the proposed millage levy. In Genesee County, there are local authorities that capture and use for authorized purposes tax increment revenues collected from property taxes levied by the County. Such captured revenue would include a portion of the proposed millage levy. The following such local authorities are expected to capture and receive disbursement of a portion of the Countys property tax levy: City of Clio Downtown Development Authority (DDA) (for the Clio Tax Increment Finance Authority); City of Davison DDA and Local Development Finance Authority; City of Fenton DDA and Local Development Finance Authority; City of Flint DDA; City of Grand Blanc DDA; City of Linden DDA; City of Montrose DDA; City of Swartz Creek DDA; Genesee County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Land Bank Authority; Davison Township DDA; Hill Road Corridor Improvement Authority; Vienna Township Business Development Area; Village of Lennon DDA; Village of Otisville DDA; and Village of Otter Lake DDA. Other such local authorities could be created in the future. MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY NEW ADDITIONAL MILLAGE Shall the Mass Transportation Authority be authorized to levy a new additional tax of .425 mills ($0.425 per $1,000.00 of taxable property valuation) upon the taxable property within Genesee County as finally equalized for each of the five (5) years from 2015 through 2019 inclusive to offset reductions in state and federal operating assistance and local tax revenue reductions caused by lower taxable values in Genesee County to allow it to meet the demand for fixed route (Big Bus) and demand response (Your Ride) and other related services for the elderly, persons with disabilities, the disadvantaged and other members of the public both in the City of Flint and other areas in Genesee County. The estimated revenue that will be collected during the first year this millage is authorized and levied is $3,851,784. In Genesee County there are local authorities that capture and use for authorized purposes tax increment revenues collected from taxpayers within their district boundaries. The following local authorities are expected to capture and receive a disbursement from this millage: City of Clio Downtown Development Authority (DDA) for the Clio Tax Increment Finance Authority, City of Davison DDA and Local Development Finance Authority, City of Fenton DDA and Local Development Finance Authority, City of Flint DDA, City of Grand Blanc DDA, City of Linden DDA, City of Montrose DDA, City of Swartz Creek DDA, Genesee County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Land Bank Authority, Davison Township DDA, Mundy Township Hill Road Corridor Improvement Authority, Vienna Township Business Development Area, Village of Lennon DDA, Village of Otisville DDA, Village of Otter Lake DDA. Other such local authorities could be created in the future. 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