Combined ballot

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President/Vice President of the United States

• Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
  7,737,735 votes 60.3%
• Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
  4,778,337 votes 37.2%
• Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
  140,220 votes 1.1%
• Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
  83,234 votes 0.6%
• Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan, Peace and Freedom
  52,742 votes 0.4%
• Thomas Hoefling/Robert Ornelas, American Independent
  37,754 votes 0.3%
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (Write-In)
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (Write-In)
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (Write-In)
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (Write-In)
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (Write-In)

US Congress

United States Senator

• Dianne Feinstein, Democratic
  7,748,994 votes 62.5%
• Elizabeth Emken, Republican
  4,650,994 votes 37.5%

United States Representative; District 1

• Doug La Malfa, Republican
  165,125 votes 57.3%
• Jim Reed, Democratic
  123,241 votes 42.7%

State Senate

State Senator; District 4-2010

• Jim Nielsen, Republican
  188,207 votes 49.8%
• Michael "Mickey" Harrington, Democratic
  104,572 votes 27.7%
• Dan Logue, Republican (Withdrawn)
  43,303 votes 11.5%
• Jann Reed, No Party Preference
  24,966 votes 6.6%
• Dan Levine, No Party Preference
  9,882 votes 2.6%
• Benjamin "Ben" Emery, No Party Preference (Withdrawn)
  7,146 votes 1.9%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 1

• Brian Dahle, Republican
  112,065 votes 65.5%
• Rick Bosetti, Republican
  59,071 votes 34.5%

Member of the State Assembly; District 3

• Dan Logue, Republican
  86,692 votes 55.6%
• Charles Rouse, Democratic
  69,265 votes 44.4%

County

County Supervisor; County of Butte; Supervisorial District 5

• Doug Teeter
  11847 votes 62.32%
• Joe DiDuca
  7123 votes 37.47%
• (39 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.21%)

School

Board Member; Butte County Board of Education; Trustee Area 1 (3 Elected)

• Roger C. Steel
  18452 votes 27.80%
• Amy Christianson
  17454 votes 26.30%
• Ryne Ladd Johnson
  15484 votes 23.33%
• Robert W. Purvis
  14701 votes 22.15%
• (286 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.43%)

Board Member; Butte County Board of Education; Trustee Area 4

• Brenda J. McLaughlin
  3647 votes 61.69%
• Casey Ackerman
  2244 votes 37.96%
• (21 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Governing Board Member; Butte-Glenn Community College District; Trustee Area 1

• Lou Cecchi
  36,650 votes 50.1%
• Don Remley
  36,160 votes 49.4%
• (316 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Governing Board Member; Butte-Glenn Community College District; Trustee Area 7

• Eugene Massa, Jr.
  36,536 votes 51.7%
• David Vodden
  33,840 votes 47.9%
• (309 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Governing Board Member; Biggs Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Kari L. Wheeler
  812 votes 41.92%
• Robin L. Clark
  402 votes 20.75%
• Travis E. Smith
  398 votes 20.55%
• Kris Scott
  321 votes 16.57%
• (4 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.21%)

Governing Board Member; Chico Unified School District (2 Elected)

• Elizabeth "Liz" Griffin
  18254 votes 31.81%
• Linda Hovey
  15690 votes 27.34%
• Gary M. Loustale
  13628 votes 23.75%
• Erik Lyon
  9657 votes 16.83%
• (156 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.27%)

Governing Board Member; Durham Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Robert Bultema
  1663 votes 31.31%
• Ed McLaughlin
  1369 votes 25.78%
• Mark E. Kimmelshue
  1313 votes 24.72%
• Deb McCabe
  957 votes 18.02%
• (9 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.17%)

Governing Board Member; Gridley Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 (2 Elected)

• Kathy Wheeler
  2108 votes 40.62%
• Eric Waterbury
  1695 votes 32.66%
• Jim Roulsten
  1365 votes 26.30%
• (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.42%)

Governing Board Member; Paradise Unified School District (3 Elected)

• Rachelle Zuccolillo
  7989 votes 21.17%
• Donna Nichols
  7259 votes 19.24%
• Tom Conry
  7249 votes 19.21%
• Lisa Nelson
  6925 votes 18.35%
• Christopher Clifford
  3429 votes 9.09%
• Brett Denhalter
  2778 votes 7.36%
• Robert Braden Rivers
  2003 votes 5.31%
• (99 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.26%)

Governing Board Member; Thermalito Union School District (3 Elected)

• Susan Dunn
  1433 votes 32.37%
• Lena Correa
  1299 votes 29.34%
• Cindy Franchi
  1094 votes 24.71%
• Mark Wayne Walker
  586 votes 13.24%
• (15 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.34%)

City Council Member; City of Biggs (2 Elected)

• Roger L. Frith
  301 votes 38.74%
• John Gilbert Busch
  242 votes 31.15%
• Mike Bottorff
  221 votes 28.44%
• (13 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.67%)

Member City Council; City of Chico (4 Elected)

• Ann Schwab
  15015 votes 14.06%
• Tami Ritter
  13172 votes 12.34%
• Sean Morgan
  11801 votes 11.05%
• Randall Stone
  11546 votes 10.81%
• Andrew Coolidge
  11324 votes 10.60%
• Toby Schindelbeck
  10099 votes 9.46%
• Bob Evans
  10086 votes 9.45%
• Kimberly Robin Rudisill
  8491 votes 7.95%
• Dave Kelley
  7178 votes 6.72%
• Dave Donnan
  4442 votes 4.16%
• Lisa Duarte
  3483 votes 3.26%
• (143 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.13%)

Member City Council; City of Oroville (3 Elected)

• David W. Pittman
  2476 votes 27.49%
• Allen Simpson
  2197 votes 24.39%
• Thil Chan Wilcox
  1629 votes 18.08%
• Alfreda Flint
  1452 votes 16.12%
• Richard Flint
  1206 votes 13.39%
• (48 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.53%)

Council Member; Town of Paradise (3 Elected)

• Greg Bolin
  8133 votes 35.00%
• Steve "Woody" Culleton
  6379 votes 27.46%
• John J. Rawlings
  6035 votes 25.97%
• Stanley D. McEtchin
  2568 votes 11.05%
• (119 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.51%)

Special District

Director; Paradise Irrigation District; Division 5

• Doug Flesher
  7153 votes 68.77%
• Rick Hall
  3224 votes 31.00%
• (24 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Director; Feather River Recreation and Park District; Full Term (3 Elected)

• Marcia K. Carter
  6205 votes 16.64%
• Victoria K. Coots
  6182 votes 16.57%
• Patricia "Patty" Norton
  4785 votes 12.83%
• Chris L. Poblano
  4585 votes 12.29%
• Karen L. Whitlow
  4566 votes 12.24%
• TJ Roland Jensen
  4360 votes 11.69%
• Virgle N. Gage
  3966 votes 10.63%
• Eva R. Lincoln
  2566 votes 6.88%
• (84 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.23%)

Director; Feather River Recreation and Park District; Unexpired Short Term

• Jan Hill
  8175 votes 55.30%
• John T. Allen
  6513 votes 44.06%
• (94 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.64%)

Director; South Feather Water and Power Agency; Division 2

• Lou Lodigiani
  4452 votes 61.05%
• Regina Munster
  2822 votes 38.70%
• (18 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.25%)

Director; Thermalito Water and Sewer District; Division 4

• Brian Pulley
  1144 votes 49.72%
• Duane Odonnell
  796 votes 34.59%
• Sharon "Sam" Abshier
  354 votes 15.38%
• (7 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.30%)

Proposition 30 Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding
Pass: 6,902,562 / 55.3% Yes votes ...... 5,584,785 / 44.7% No votes

Should the California Constitution be amended to (a) temporarily increase sales and personal income tax rates; (b) guarantee certain revenue transfers to local governments; and (c) eliminate state funding of certain mandates to local governments?

Proposition 31 State Budget. State and Local Government
Fail: 4,579,061 / 39.5% Yes votes ...... 7,014,491 / 60.5% No votes

Should the state constitution and law be amended to require government performance reviews and two-year budget cycles, to prohibit the Legislature from creating certain expenditures unless offsetting revenues or spending cuts are identified, and to make changes in certain responsibilities of local governament, the Legislature and the Governor?

Proposition 32 Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates
Fail: 5,328,207 / 43.4% Yes votes ...... 6,940,282 / 56.6% No votes

Should unions, corporations, government contractors and state and local government employers be prohibited from using payroll-deducted funds, or in some instances their own funds, for political expenditures?

Proposition 33 Auto Insurance Companies. Prices Based on Driver's History of Insurance Coverage
Fail: 5,441,219 / 45.1% Yes votes ...... 6,633,713 / 54.9% No votes

Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained their insurance coverage, even if they change their insurance company?

Proposition 34 Death Penalty
Fail: 5,885,080 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,372,996 / 52.0% No votes

Should the death penalty be repealed and replaced with life imprisonment without possibility of parole when someone is convicted of murder with specified special circumstances?

Proposition 35 Human Trafficking. Penalties
Pass: 9,935,574 / 81.4% Yes votes ...... 2,277,560 / 18.6% No votes

Should the definition of human trafficking be expanded, penalties for traffickers be increased, convicted sexual traffickers be required to register as sex offenders, and additional training for law enforcement officers be required?

Proposition 36 Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties
Pass: 8,447,576 / 69.3% Yes votes ...... 3,750,222 / 30.7% No votes

Should California law be amended to provide that a life sentence should not be imposed for a third felony conviction unless the third conviction is for a serious or violent felony?

Proposition 37 Genetically Engineered Foods. Labeling
Fail: 5,986,652 / 48.5% Yes votes ...... 6,365,236 / 51.5% No votes

Should labeling be required on foods containing genetically modified ingredients when such foods (whether raw or processed, plant or animal) are offered for sale to consumers in California?

Proposition 38 Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs
Fail: 3,485,443 / 28.7% Yes votes ...... 8,671,851 / 71.3% No votes

Should California's personal income tax rates be increased during 2013-24 to provide funds for public schools, early childhood education programs, and state debt payments?

Proposition 39 Tax Treatment for Multistate Businesses. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding
Pass: 7,273,367 / 61.0% Yes votes ...... 4,641,745 / 39.0% No votes

Should the California tax code be changed to require multistate firms to pay income taxes based on a percentage of their sales in California, with roughly half of the resulting tax increase to be used to fund clean/efficient energy projects for five years?

Proposition 40 Redistricting. State Senate Districts
Pass: 8,235,698 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 3,215,335 / 28.1% No votes

Should the current state Senate districts be retained?

Measure E Local Chico School Facility Improvement Measure -- Chico Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 27112 / 64.96% Yes votes ...... 14622 / 35.04% No votes

Shall the voters authorize the sale of $78,000,000 in general obligation bonds for a Local Chico School Facility Improvement Measure?

Measure G Bond measure to repair and modernize Gridley High School -- Gridley Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1377 / 38.50% Yes votes ...... 2200 / 61.50% No votes

To improve the quality of education at Gridley High School, repair leaky roofs, improve student access to computers and modern technology, construct a new gym for school and community use, lower energy costs by upgrading electrical/plumbing/heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, shall Gridley Unified School District acquire, construct, repair, equip school facilities by issuing $11,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, with independent citizens' oversight and NO money for administrators' or be taken by the State?

Measure H Shall the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program be renewed? -- County of Butte (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 60690 / 73.34% Yes votes ...... 22058 / 26.66% No votes

Should the Butte County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program and associated fees (one dollar per vehicle and an additional two dollars for certain commercial vehicles) be renewed for a ten year term under California Vehicle Code Sections 9250.7 and 22710, or any successor statutes thereto, for purposes of removal and disposal of abandoned and wrecked vehicles?

Measure J Ordinance to amend the City's Telephone User's Tax -- City of Chico (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 14257 / 46.38% Yes votes ...... 16481 / 53.62% No votes

Shall an ordinance be adopted to amend the City's Telephone User's Tax in order to: 1) reduce the tax rate from 5% to 4.5%; 2) modernize the definition of telephone communication services subject to the tax to include new technologies such as wireless and voice over interne services; 3) apply the tax to all telephone communications services regardless of the type of technology used; and 4) reflect changes to federal and state law?

Measure K Shall the voters approve a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution? -- City of Chico (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 17747 / 58.82% Yes votes ...... 12423 / 41.18% No votes

Shall a resolution be adopted which supports an amendment to the United States Constitution to establish that corporations are not entitled to a constitutional right to political free speech and that the expenditure of money by corporations to support or oppose political campaigns is not entitled to the free speech protections of the First Amendment.

Measure L Shall the City Charter be amended ? -- City of Chico (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 18634 / 64.80% Yes votes ...... 10123 / 35.20% No votes

Shall Section 605 of the Charter of the City of Chico be amended to provide that the City Clerk shall be appointed by the City Council?

Measure M Shall a $1,000,000 General Obligation Bond be approved? -- El Medio Fire Protection District (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 653 / 56.44% Yes votes ...... 504 / 43.56% No votes

To acquire a parcel of land and to make improvements thereon such as a training facility for the firefighters of the El Medio Fire Protection District, comprising a fire/rescue tower, classrooms, offices, a physical fitness workout room, an equipment maintenance shop, and ancillary buildings, workrooms and storage facilities, shall the El Medio Fire Protection District be authorized ro issue bonds not to exceed $1 million, at legal interest rates and no bonds maturing beyond 30 years?

Measure V Resolution reducing the number of members from seven to five -- Yuba County Board of Education (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 144 / 77.01% Yes votes ...... 43 / 22.99% No votes

THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE YUBA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION For decreasing the number of members of the county board of education from seven to five - YES For decreasing the number of members of the county board of education from seven to five - NO