Complete official sample ballot for the November 4, 2014 General Election in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
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Complete official sample ballot for the November 4, 2014 General Election in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Visit grassrootsne.com for more information about this election and its candidates.
Complete official sample ballot for the November 4, 2014 General Election in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Visit grassrootsne.com for more information about this election and its candidates.
Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 4 2 Year Term Vote for ONE Joe Skopp Dick Hove For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 4 4 Year Term Vote for ONE Larry Ruth For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 5 Vote for ONE Steven Larrick For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 6 Vote for ONE Deborah Eagan Edward C. Price For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 7 Vote for ONE Richard Bolte NONPARTISAN TICKET For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 8 Vote for ONE Ronald D. Svoboda Tom Green For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 9 Vote for ONE Larry Zimmerman Roger W. Hirsch For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 10 Vote for ONE Karen S. Amen Adam Hintz For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-At Large Vote for ONE David M. Landis For Nemaha Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 1 Vote for ONE Timothy B. Loseke For Nemaha Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 2 Vote for ONE J. Duane Sugden NONPARTISAN TICKET For Nemaha Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-At Large Vote for ONE Charles Bausch Russel Moss For Nebraska Public Power District Subdivision 1 - 6 Year Term Vote for ONE Ken Schmieding Mary A. Harding For Norris Public Power District Subdivision 5 - 6 Year Term Vote for ONE Stewart Huneke For Educational Service Unit No. 2 District 5 Vote for ONE Edward Rastovski For Educational Service Unit No. 4 District 6 2 Year Term Vote for ONE Cheri Wirthele For Educational Service Unit No. 6 District 1 Vote for ONE Chuck Evans For Educational Service Unit No. 6 District 5 Vote for ONE Eric G. Malina For Educational Service Unit No. 6 District 7 Vote for ONE Sandra Blankenship Lancaster County State of Nebraska Sample Ballot A A B B C C Election Systems & Software, Inc. 1981, 2013 See Back for Additional Races / Issues INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: 1. TO VOTE, YOU MUST DARKEN THE OVAL COMPLETELY (). 2. Use black or blue ink pen or No. 2 pencil. 3. To vote for a WRITE-IN candidate - write in the name on the line provided AND darken the oval completely. 4. DO NOT CROSS OUT OR ERASE. If you make a mistake, ask for a new ballot. Lieutenant Governor } } } Republican Democratic Libertarian UNITED STATES SENATORIAL TICKET For United States Senator 6 Year Term Vote for ONE Ben Sasse Republican Dave Domina Democratic Jim Jenkins By Petition Todd F. Watson By Petition CONGRESSIONAL TICKET For Representative in Congress District 1 - 2 Year Term Vote for ONE Jeff Fortenberry Republican Dennis P. Crawford Democratic STATE TICKET For Governor and Lt. Governor Vote for ONE Pete Ricketts Governor Mike Foley Lieutenant Governor Chuck Hassebrook Governor Jane Raybould Lieutenant Governor Mark G. Elworth Jr. Governor Scott Zimmerman Lieutenant Governor Governor For Secretary of State Vote for ONE John A. Gale Republican Ben Backus Libertarian STATE TICKET For State Treasurer Vote for ONE Don Stenberg Republican Michael J. O'Hara Democratic Michael Knebel Libertarian For Attorney General Vote for ONE Doug Peterson Republican Janet Stewart Democratic For Auditor of Public Accounts Vote for ONE Charlie Janssen Republican Amanda McGill Democratic COUNTY TICKET For County Commissioner District 1 Vote for ONE Bill Avery Democratic For County Commissioner District 3 Vote for ONE Deb Schorr Republican For County Commissioner District 5 Vote for ONE Todd Wiltgen Republican Patte Newman Democratic For County Clerk Vote for ONE Dan Nolte Democratic For County Assessor- Register of Deeds Vote for ONE Norman H. Agena Republican COUNTY TICKET For County Sheriff Vote for ONE Terry T. Wagner Republican For County Treasurer Vote for ONE Andy Stebbing Republican For County Attorney Vote for ONE Joe Kelly Republican For Public Defender Vote for ONE Joe Nigro Democratic For Clerk of the District Court Vote for ONE Troy Hawk Republican For County Engineer Vote for ONE Pam Dingman Republican NONPARTISAN TICKET For Member of the Legislature District 26 Vote for ONE Matt Hansen Brent Smoyer For Member of the Legislature District 28 Vote for ONE Dallas Jones Patty Pansing Brooks For Member of the Legislature District 30 Vote for ONE Roy Baker Bob Tiemann Lancaster County State of Nebraska Sample Ballot A A B B C C Lancaster County - Sample Ballot, General Election, November 4, 2014 NONPARTISAN TICKET For Member of the Legislature District 32 Vote for ONE Laura Ebke Phil Hardenburger For Member of the Legislature District 46 Vote for ONE Adam Morfeld James Michael Bowers For Member of the State Board of Education - District 5 Vote for ONE Patricia Timm Christine Lade For Member of the Board of Regents University of Nebraska District 1 - 6 Year Term Vote for ONE Tim Clare For Member of the Board of Regents University of Nebraska District 5 Vote for ONE Rob Schafer Steve Glenn Judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court Statewide - 6 Year Term Shall Judge Thomas E. Stine be retained in office? Yes No Judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court Statewide - 6 Year Term Shall Judge Laureen Van Norman be retained in office? Yes No NONPARTISAN TICKET Judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court Statewide - 6 Year Term Shall Judge Michael K. High be retained in office? Yes No Judge of the District Court District 3 - 6 Year Term Shall Judge Andrew R. Jacobsen be retained in office? Yes No Judge of the District Court District 3 - 6 Year Term Shall Judge Stephanie F. Stacy be retained in office? Yes No Judge of the Separate Juvenile Court Lancaster - 6 Year Term Shall Judge Linda S. Porter be retained in office? Yes No For Southeast Community College For Board of Governors-District 1 Vote for ONE Dale F. Kruse For Southeast Community College For Board of Governors-District 2 Vote for ONE Milan Tomek Donald Reiman For Southeast Community College For Board of Governors-District 3 Vote for ONE Nancy A. Seim NONPARTISAN TICKET For Southeast Community College For Board of Governors-District 4 Vote for ONE James J. Garver For Southeast Community College For Board of Governors-District 5 Vote for ONE Korey L. Reiman Terrence L. Kubicek For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 1 Vote for ONE David L. Potter For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 2 Vote for ONE Mark G. Spangler For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 3 2 Year Term Vote for ONE Michael DeKalb For Lower Platte South Natural Resources District For Board of Directors-Subdistrict 3 4 Year Term Vote for ONE D D E E F F EARLY/ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BE DROPPED OFF 24 HOURS A DAY AT THE ELECTION COMMISSION DROP BOX LOCATED AT 601 N. 46TH ST., LINCOLN David J. Shively Election Commissioner lancaster.ne.gov/election 402-441-7311 BALLOT ROTATION - Please be advised this is a Sample Ballot and because the law requires rotation of the candidates names, the chronological order as listed may be different in your precinct. Write-Ins are allowed for all ofces where there is an oval and a line. Because some listed candidates are elected in specic districts, some races listed in this Sample Ballot may not appear in your precinct. Any person who votes in a precinct where he/she no longer resides shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. You may vote for less but not more than the number indicated on the ballot. POLLS ARE OPEN 8 AM to 8 PM You may mark the Sample Ballot at home and bring it to the polls to save time when voting. If you have questions about your polling place, please call the Election Ofce at 402-441-7311. You do not have to vote for every race or contest. DARKEN THE OVAL COMPLETELY ( ) Lancaster County - Sample Ballot, General Election, November 4, 2014 See Front for Additional Races / Issues SCHOOL TICKET For Waverly School District 145 School Board Member - Ward 1 Vote for ONE Jessica Fountain Zuniga Shana Gerdes For Waverly School District 145 School Board Member - Ward 5 Vote for ONE Bruce W. Sedivy K.C. Rine For Malcolm School District 148 School Board Member Vote for up to THREE Edward J. Swotek Michelle R. Bice Kevin M. Lostroh Layne A. Gissler Chandler Kramer For Norris School District 160 School Board Member - Ward 2 Vote for ONE Patty Bentzinger For Norris School District 160 School Board Member - Ward 4 Vote for ONE Jim Craig For Norris School District 160 School Board Member - Ward 6 Vote for ONE Craig Gana SCHOOL TICKET For Raymond Central School District 161 School Board Member - Ward 6 Vote for ONE Harriet Gould For Crete School District 902 School Board Member Vote for up to THREE Dennis Isernhagen Greg Mach Joel M. Weyand Marty Stones William Lorenz For Wilber-Clatonia School District 982 School Board Member Vote for up to THREE Robert A. Sykes Tim Riechers Scott Havel Gary D. Wooten For Palmyra School District OR-1 School Board Member Vote for up to THREE Douglas Church Clayton Maahs Chad R. Petersen Larry J. Royal Lance Gee Susan Steward SCHOOL TICKET For Milford School District 905 School Board Member Vote for up to THREE Dave Welsch Larry M. Lindquist Jim Stahly For Freeman School District 934 School Board Member Vote for up to THREE Pamela Gronewold Chad Harms Doug Parde Myron Schoen Marcella Rademacher CITY OF HICKMAN For Mayor of Hickman Vote for ONE Doug Hanson For Member of Hickman City Council Vote for up to THREE Dave Dykmann Doug Wagner Richard Harms Jack D. Scott D D E E F F SCHOOL BOND ISSUE SCHOOL BOND ELECTION OTOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 0501 (PALMYRA DISTRICT OR-1) IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 Shall Otoe County School District 0501 (Palmyra District OR-1) in the State of Nebraska issue its bonds in a principal amount not to exceed Twelve Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,400,000) for the purposes of financing the costs of (a) renovating, rehabilitating and improving the District's existing elementary school building in Bennet, Nebraska, constructing one or more additions to and related site improvements for such building, and acquiring and installing necessary furniture, equipment, and apparatus for such school building and additions, (b) renovating, rehabilitating and improving the District's existing high school in Palmyra, Nebraska, constructing one or more additions to and related site improvements for such building, including career center classrooms, a new gymnasium and fine arts space, and acquiring and installing necessary furniture, equipment and apparatus for such school building and additions and (c) constructing and installing a track and football field at the Palmyra outdoor athletic and activity space and acquiring necessary equipment and apparatus for such athletic field; said bonds to be issued from time to time, to be sold at such prices, to bear interest at such rate or rates, to become due at such time or times, and to have such other terms and provisions, all as may be fixed and determined by the Board of Education of the District; and Shall the District cause to be levied and collected annually a special levy of taxes against all the taxable property in the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay the principal of, the premium, if any, and the interest on said bonds as the same become due? FOR said bonds and tax AGAINST said Bonds and tax Electors voting in favor of said proposition shall blacken completely the oval opposite the words FOR said bonds and tax following said proposition, and electors voting against said proposition shall blacken completely the oval opposite the words AGAINST said bonds and tax following said proposition. PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION Initiative Measure 425 A vote FOR will amend the Nebraska statute establishing a minimum wage rate for employees to increase the current state minimum wage from seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($7.25) per hour to eight dollars ($8.00) per hour on January 1, 2015, and to nine dollars ($9.00) per hour on January 1, 2016. A vote AGAINST will not cause the Nebraska statute establishing a minimum wage rate for employees to be amended in such manner. Shall the Nebraska statute establishing a minimum wage rate for employees be amended to increase the current state minimum wage from seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($7.25) per hour to eight dollars ($8.00) per hour on January 1, 2015, and to nine dollars ($9.00) per hour on January 1, 2016? For Against D D E E F F CITY OF WAVERLY For Member of Waverly City Council Ward 1 Vote for ONE John F. Hestermann For Member of Waverly City Council Ward 2 Vote for ONE Greg Rickers VILLAGE TICKET For Bennet Village Board of Trustees Vote for up to THREE Wendell J. Stone Justin Apel Don Murray Gregory Arp For Davey Village Board of Trustees Vote for up to TWO Bryan Kubicek Kent Schnieder For Denton Village Board of Trustees Vote for up to TWO Ross C. Blackledge Bill Edwards Ryan Osborn VILLAGE TICKET For Firth Village Board of Trustees Vote for up to TWO David Hobelman For Hallam Village Board of Trustees Vote for up to TWO Gary Vocasek For Malcolm Village Board of Trustees Vote for up to TWO Mathew Schrader Jay Falkenhagen Jeff Schweitzer Nathan Habe Rick Jirovsky For Panama Village Board of Trustees Vote for up to TWO Tim Watters Jim B. Craig For Raymond Village Board of Trustees Vote for up to TWO Gene Matthews Rick Robinson VILLAGE TICKET For Roca Village Board of Trustees Vote for up to TWO Robert C. Green Sr. Timothy Patras Shawn Hemenway For Sprague Village Board of Trustees Vote for up to THREE Jeffery A. Kubik Karen Brandt Cory A. Maul SCHOOL BOND ISSUE LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 0145 (WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145) IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA SCHOOL BOND ELECTION $15,580,000 "Shall Lancaster County School District 0145 (Waverly School District 145) in the State of Nebraska (the "District") issue general obligation bonds of the District in an aggregate stated principal amount not to exceed Fifteen Million Five Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($15,580,000), for the purpose of providing funds for the following: security and technology upgrades and improvements to and for the facilities of the District; additions, and renovations and improvements to the existing school buildings and athletic facilities of the District and providing the necessary furniture, equipment and apparatus for such buildings and facilities; such bonds to be issued from time to time as may be determined by the Board of Education, to bear interest at a rate or rates to be determined by the Board of Education and to become due at such time or times as may be fixed by the Board of Education; and "Shall the District cause to be levied and collected annually a special levy of taxes against all the taxable property in the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due?" FOR such Bonds and tax AGAINST such Bonds and tax Lancaster County State of Nebraska Sample Ballot A A B B C C Election Systems & Software, Inc. 1981, 2013