# Test Ballot Specification 

#### Information applicable to whole ballot

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  Date and Time                  2004-nov-02, 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM

  State                          Maryland

  County                         Madison

  Party Line Voting Method       Enabled for partisan contests
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#### Information applicable to every contest

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  Full-term or partial-term   Full-term
  election                    

  Voting Method               Simple vote for N candidate(s) - (i.e. no
                              ranked voting)
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-   **Contest #0:**

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  Title of Contest                              Straight Party Vote

  Partisanship                                  Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                         0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                         1

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed                0
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-   **Option #0.1:** Blue

-   **Option #0.2:** Yellow

-   **Option #0.3:** Purple

-   **Option #0.4:** Orange

-   **Option #0.5:** Pink

-   **Option #0.6:** Gold

-   **Option #0.7:** Gray

-   **Option #0.8:** Aqua

-   **Option #0.9:** Brown

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-   **Contest #1:**

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  Title of Office                President and Vice-President of the
                                 United States

  District of Office             United States

  Partisanship                   Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed          0

  Maximum Votes Allowed          1

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed 0
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-   **Candidate #1.1:** Joseph Barchi and Joseph Hallaren / Blue

-   **Candidate #1.2:** Adam Cramer and Greg Vuocolo / Yellow

-   **Candidate #1.3:** Daniel Court and Amy Blumhardt / Purple

-   **Candidate #1.4:** Alvin Boone and James Lian / Orange

-   **Candidate #1.5:** Austin Hildebrand-MacDougall and James Garritty
    / Pink

-   **Candidate #1.6:** Martin Patterson and Clay Lariviere / Gold

-   **Candidate #1.7:** Elizabeth Harp and Antoine Jefferson / Gray

-   **Candidate #1.8:** Charles Layne and Andrew Kowalski / Aqua

-   **Candidate #1.9:** Marzena Pazgier and Welton Phelps / Brown

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-   **Contest #2:**

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  Title of Office                                      US Senate

  District of Office                                   Statewide

  Partisanship                                         Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                                0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                                1

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed                       1
  ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------

-   **Candidate #2.1:** Dennis Weiford / Blue

-   **Candidate #2.2:** Lloyd Garriss / Yellow

-   **Candidate #2.3:** Sylvia Wentworth-Farthington / Purple

-   **Candidate #2.4:** John Hewetson / Orange

-   **Candidate #2.5:** Victor Martinez / Pink

-   **Candidate #2.6:** Heather Portier / Gold

-   **Candidate #2.7:** David Platt / Gray

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-   **Contest #3:**

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  Title of Office                          US Representative

  District of Office                       6th Congressional District

  Partisanship                             Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                    0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                    1

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed           1
  ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------

-   **Candidate #3.1:** Brad Plunkard / Blue

-   **Candidate #3.2:** Bruce Reeder / Yellow

-   **Candidate #3.3:** Brad Schott / Purple

-   **Candidate #3.4:** Glen Tawney / Orange

-   **Candidate #3.5:** Carroll Forrest / Pink

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-   **Contest #4:**

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  Title of Office                                       Governor

  District of Office                                    Statewide

  Partisanship                                          Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                                 0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                                 1

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed                        1
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-   **Candidate #4.1:** Charlene Franz / Blue

-   **Candidate #4.2:** Gerard Harris / Yellow

-   **Candidate #4.3:** Linda Bargmann / Purple

-   **Candidate #4.4:** Barbara Adcock / Orange

-   **Candidate #4.5:** Carrie Steel-Loy / Pink

-   **Candidate #4.6:** Frederick Sharp / Gold

-   **Candidate #4.7:** Alex Wallace /Gray

-   **Candidate #4.8:** Barbara Williams / Aqua

-   **Candidate #4.9:** Althea Sharp / Brown

-   **Candidate #4.10:** Douglas Alpern / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.11:** Ann Windbeck / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.12:** Mike Greher / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.13:** Patricia Alexander / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.14:** Kenneth Mitchell / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.15:** Stan Lee / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.16:** Henry Ash / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.17:** Karen Kennedy / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.18:** Van Jackson / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.19:** Debbie Brown / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.20:** Joseph Teller / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.21:** Greg Ward / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.22:** Lou Murphy / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.23:** Jane Newman / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.24:** Jack Callanann / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.25:** Esther York / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.26:** Glen Chandler / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.27:** Marcia Colgate / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.28:** Leslie Porter / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.29:** Molly Dalton / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.30:** David Davis / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.31:** May Peterson / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.32:** Patricia Dawkins / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.33:** Suzanne Adams / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.34:** Mary Miller / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.35:** Rosalind Leigh / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.36:** Elaine Henry / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.37:** Gail Moses / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.38:** Daniel Jones / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.39:** Don Maybee / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.40:** Lillian Cohen / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.41:** Richard Mitchell / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.42:** Pat York / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.43:** Linda Rappaport / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.44:** Mike Porter / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.45:** Margaret Sharp / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.46:** Cathy Steele / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.47:** Lawrence Smith / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.48:** Bill Kendrick / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.49:** Fred Stein / Independent

-   **Candidate #4.50:** Jerry Cole / Independent

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-   **Contest #5:**

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  Title of Office                             Lieutenant-Governor

  District of Office                          Statewide

  Partisanship                                Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                       0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                       1

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed              1
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-   **Candidate #5.1:** Chris Norberg / Blue

-   **Candidate #5.2:** Anthony Parks / Yellow

-   **Candidate #5.3:** Luis Garcia / Purple

-   **Candidate #5.4:** Charles Qualey / Orange

-   **Candidate #5.5:** George Hovis / Pink

-   **Candidate #5.6:** Burt Zirkle / Gold

-   **Candidate #5.7:** Brenda Davis / Gray

-   **Candidate #5.8:** Edward Freeman / Aqua

-   **Candidate #5.9:** Paul Swan / Brown

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-   **Contest #6:**

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  Title of Office                               Registrar of Deeds

  District of Office                            Countywide

  Partisanship                                  Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                         0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                         1

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed                1
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-   **Candidate #6.1:** Laila Shamsi / Yellow

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-   **Contest #7:**

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  Title of Office                                    State Senator

  District of Office                                 31st District

  Partisanship                                       Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                              0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                              1

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed                     1
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-   **Candidate #7.1:** Edward Shiplett / Blue

-   **Candidate #7.2:** Marty Talarico / Yellow

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-   **Contest #8:**

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  Title of Office                              State Assemblyman

  District of Office                           54th District

  Partisanship                                 Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                        0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                        1

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed               1
  -------------------------------------------- --------------------------

-   **Candidate #8.1:** Andrea Solis / Blue

-   **Candidate #8.2:** Amos Keller / Yellow

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-   **Contest #9:**

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  Title of Office                            County Commissioners

  District of Office                         Countywide

  Partisanship                               Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                      0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                      5

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed             5
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-   **Candidate #9.1:** Camille Argent / Blue

-   **Candidate #9.2:** Chloe Witherspoon / Blue

-   **Candidate #9.3:** Clayton Bainbridge / Blue

-   **Candidate #9.4:** Amanda Marracini / Yellow

-   **Candidate #9.5:** Charlene Hennessey / Yellow

-   **Candidate #9.6:** Eric Savoy / Yellow

-   **Candidate #9.7:** Sheila Moskowitz / Purple

-   **Candidate #9.8:** Mary Tawa / Purple

-   **Candidate #9.9:** Damian Rangel / Purple

-   **Candidate #9.10:** Valarie Altman / Orange

-   **Candidate #9.11:** Helen Moore / Orange

-   **Candidate #9.12:** John White / Orange

-   **Candidate #9.13:** Joe Lee / Pink

-   **Candidate #9.14:** Joe Barry / Pink

-   **Candidate #9.15** Martin Schreiner / Gray

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-   **Contest #10:**

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  Title of Office                           Court of Appeals Judge

  District of Office                        Statewide, 4th seat

  Partisanship                              Non-partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                     0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                     1

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed            1
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-   **Candidate #10.1:** Michael Marchesani

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-   **Contest #11:**

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  Title of Office                            Water Commissioners

  District of Office                         City of Springfield

  Partisanship                               Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                      0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                      2

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed             2
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-   **Candidate #11.1:** Orville White / Blue

-   **Candidate #11.2:** Gregory Seldon / Yellow

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-   **Contest #12:**

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  Title of Office                               City Council

  District of Office                            City of Springfield

  Partisanship                                  Partisan

  Minimum Votes Allowed                         0

  Maximum Votes Allowed                         4

  Maximum Write-in Votes Allowed                4
  --------------------------------------------- -------------------------

-   **Candidate #12.1:** Harvey Eagle / Blue

-   **Candidate #12.2:** Randall Rupp / Blue

-   **Candidate #12.3:** Carroll Shry / Blue

-   **Candidate #12.4:** Beverly Barker / Yellow

-   **Candidate #12.5:** Donald Davis / Yellow

-   **Candidate #12.6:** Hugh Smith / Yellow

-   **Candidate #12.7:** Reid Feister / Yellow

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-   **Retention Question #1:**

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  Wording of         Retain **Robert Demergue** as Chief Justice of the
  Question           Supreme Court?

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-   **Retention Question #2:**

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  Wording of Question Retain **Elmer Hull** as Associate Justice of the
                      Supreme Court?

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-   **Referendum #1:**

+------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Title of   | PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT C                     |
| p          |                                                         |
| roposition |                                                         |
+------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Wording of | Shall there be amendments to the State constitution     |
| p          | intended to have the collective effect of ensuring the  |
| roposition | separation of governmental power among the three        |
|            | branches of state government: the legislative branch,   |
|            | the executive branch and the judicial branch?           |
|            |                                                         |
|            | a\. Article III, Section 6 of the Constitution shall be |
|            | amended to read as follows:                             |
|            |                                                         |
|            | Section 6. Holding of offices under other               |
|            | governments. - Senators and representatives not to hold |
|            | other appointed offices under state government. \--No   |
|            | person holding any office under the government of the   |
|            | United States, or of any other state or country, shall  |
|            | act as a general officer or as a member of the general  |
|            | assembly, unless at the time of taking such engagement  |
|            | that person shall have resigned the office under such   |
|            | government; and if any general officer, senator,        |
|            | representative, or judge shall, after election and      |
|            | engagement, accept any appointment under any other      |
|            | government, the office under this shall be immediately  |
|            | vacated; but this restriction shall not apply to any    |
|            | person appointed to take deposition or acknowledgement  |
|            | of deeds, or other legal instruments, by the authority  |
|            | of any other state or country.                          |
|            |                                                         |
|            | No senator or representative shall, during the time for |
|            | which he or she was elected, be appointed to any state  |
|            | office, board, commission or other state or             |
|            | quasi-public entity exercising executive power under    |
|            | the laws of this state, and no person holding any       |
|            | executive office or serving as a member of any board,   |
|            | commission or other state or quasi-public entity        |
|            | exercising executive power under the laws of this state |
|            | shall be a member of the senate or the house of         |
|            | representatives during his or her continuance in such   |
|            | office.                                                 |
|            |                                                         |
|            | b\. Article V of the Constitution shall be amended to   |
|            | read as follows: The powers of the government shall be  |
|            | distributed into three (3) separate and distinct        |
|            | departments: the legislative, the executive and the     |
|            | judicial.                                               |
|            |                                                         |
|            | c\. Article VI, Section 10 of the Constitution shall be |
|            | deleted in its entirety.                                |
|            |                                                         |
|            | d\. Article IX, Section 5 of the Constitution shall be  |
|            | amended to read as follows:                             |
|            |                                                         |
|            | Section 5. Powers of appointment.- The governor shall,  |
|            | by and with the advice and consent of the senate,       |
|            | appoint all officers of the state whose appointment is  |
|            | not herein otherwise provided for and all members of    |
|            | any board, commission or other state or quasi-public    |
|            | entity which exercises executive power under the laws   |
|            | of this state; but the general assembly may by law vest |
|            | the appointment of such inferior officers, as they deem |
|            | proper, in the governor, or within their respective     |
|            | departments in the other general officers, the          |
|            | judiciary or in the heads of departments.               |
+------------+---------------------------------------------------------+

-   **Referendum #2:**

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  Title of      PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT D
  proposition   

  Wording of    Shall there be an amendment to the State constitution
  proposition   concerning recovery of damages relating to construction of
                real property improvements, and, in connection therewith,
                prohibiting laws that limit or impair a property owner\'s
                right to recover damages caused by a failure to construct
                an improvement in a good and workmanlike manner; defining
                \"good and workmanlike manner\" to include construction
                that is suitable for its intended purposes; and permitting
                exceptions for laws that limit punitive damages, afford
                governmental immunity, or impose time limits of specified
                minimum lengths on filing lawsuits?
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-   **Referendum #3:**

+------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Title of   | PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT H                     |
| p          |                                                         |
| roposition |                                                         |
+------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Wording of | Shall there be an amendment to the State constitution   |
| p          | allowing the State legislature to enact laws limiting   |
| roposition | the amount of damages for noneconomic loss that could   |
|            | be awarded for injury or death caused by a health care  |
|            | provider? \"Noneconomic loss\" generally includes, but  |
|            | is not limited to, losses such as pain and suffering,   |
|            | inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of capacity for     |
|            | enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and other losses |
|            | the claimant is entitled to recover as damages under    |
|            | general law.                                            |
|            |                                                         |
|            | This amendment will not in any way affect the recovery  |
|            | of damages for ecomonic loss under State law.           |
|            | \"Economic loss\" generally includes, but is not        |
|            | limited to, monetary losses such as past and future     |
|            | medical expenses, loss of past and future earnings,     |
|            | loss of use of property, costs of repair or             |
|            | replacement, the economic value of domestic services,   |
|            | loss of employment or business opportunities. This      |
|            | amendment will not in any way affect the recovery of    |
|            | any additional damages known under State law as         |
|            | exemplary or punitive damages, which are damages        |
|            | allowed by law to punish a defendant and to deter       |
|            | persons from engaging in similar conduct in the future. |
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-   **Referendum #4:**

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| Title of   | PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT K                     |
| p          |                                                         |
| roposition |                                                         |
+------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Wording of | Shall there be an amendment to the State constitution   |
| p          | authorizing Madison and Fromwit Counties to hold        |
| roposition | referenda on whether to authorize slot machines in      |
|            | existing, licensed parimutuel facilities (thoroughbred  |
|            | and harness racing, greyhound racing, and jai alai)     |
|            | that have conducted live racing or games in that county |
|            | during each of the last two calendar years before       |
|            | effective date of this amendment? The Legislature may   |
|            | tax slot machine revenues, and any such taxes must      |
|            | supplement public education funding statewide. Requires |
|            | implementing legislation.                               |
|            |                                                         |
|            | This amendment alone has no fiscal impact on            |
|            | government. If slot machines are authorized in Madison  |
|            | or Fromwit counties, governmental costs associated with |
|            | additional gambling will increase by an unknown amount  |
|            | and local sales tax-related revenues will be reduced by |
|            | \$5 milliion to \$8 million annually. If the            |
|            | Legislature also chooses to tax slot machine revenues,  |
|            | state tax revenues from Madison and Fromwit counties    |
|            | combined would range from \$200 million to \$500        |
|            | million annually.                                       |
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-   **Referendum #5**

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  Title of      BALLOT MEASURE 101: Open Primaries
  proposition   

  Wording of    Requires primary elections where voters may vote for any
  proposition   state or federal candidate regardless of party
                registration of voter or candidate. The two
                primary-election candidates receiving most votes for an
                office, whether they are candidates with no party or
                members of same or different party, would be listed on
                general election ballot. Exempts presidential
                nominations. Fiscal Impact: No significant net fiscal
                effect on state and local governments.
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-   **Referendum #6:**

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  Title of      BALLOT MEASURE 106: Limits on Private Enforcement of
  proposition   Unfair Business Competition Laws

  Wording of    Allows individual or class action \"unfair business\"
  proposition   lawsuits only if actual loss suffered; only government
                officials may enforce these laws on public\'s behalf.
                Fiscal Impact: Unknown state fiscal impact depending on
                whether the measure increases or decreases court workload
                and the extent to which diverted funds are replaced.
                Unknown potential costs to local governments, depending
                on the extent to which diverted funds are replaced.
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