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)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (Write-In)
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (Write-In)
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (Write-In)
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (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 2

• Jared Huffman, Democratic
  202,758 votes 71.2%
• Daniel W. Roberts, Republican
  81,958 votes 28.8%

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 2

• Wesley Chesbro, Democratic
  93,390 votes 63.6%
• Tom Lynch, Democratic
  53,546 votes 36.4%

Council Member; City of Arcata (3 Elected)

• Susan Ornelas
  4,731 votes 34.28%
• Michael Winkler
  4,514 votes 32.71%
• Shane Brinton
  4,052 votes 29.36%
• (503 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.64%)

Council Member; City of Blue Lake (3 Elected)

• Greg Sawatzky
  362 votes 34.84%
• Stephen Kullmann
  338 votes 32.53%
• Lana Manzanita
  313 votes 30.13%
• (26 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.50%)

Council Member; City of Eureka; Ward 2

• Linda Atkins
  4,799 votes 51.10%
• Joe Bonino
  4,479 votes 47.69%
• Charles L. "Charlie" Bean, Jr. (Write-in)
  71 votes 0.76%
• (43 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.46%)

Council Member; City of Eureka; Ward 4

• Melinda Johnson Ciarabellini
  6,771 votes 96.30%
• (260 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.70%)

City Mayor; City of Ferndale

• Stu Titus
  352 votes 48.48%
• Ken Weller
  347 votes 47.80%
• (27 Total Other Write-In Votes 3.72%)

Council Member; City of Ferndale (2 Elected)

• Ken Mierzwa
  421 votes 42.96%
• Daniel Brown
  399 votes 40.71%
• (26 Total Other Write-In Votes 2.65%)

Council Member; City of Fortuna (2 Elected)

• Douglas Strehl
  3,119 votes 47.04%
• Tami Gillam-Trent
  2,116 votes 31.91%
• Joshua M. Brown
  1,342 votes 20.24%
• (54 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.81%)

Council Member; City of Rio Dell (2 Elected)

• Frank Wilson
  662 votes 49.81%
• Jack Thompson
  606 votes 45.60%
• (61 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.59%)

Council Member; City of Trinidad (2 Elected)

• Julie Fulkerson
  144 votes 54.34%
• Maria Bauman
  110 votes 41.51%
• (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 4.15%)

School

Special District

Director; Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District (2 Elected)

• David Ordonez
  1,421 votes 27.0%
• Corinne Stromstad
  1,347 votes 25.6%
• Beth Bennett-Allen
  1,305 votes 24.8%
• Karen Ruth
  1,159 votes 22.1%
• (22 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

Board Member; Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District

• Judith A. Gonzales
  1,667 votes 52.8%
• Clifton Anderson
  1,481 votes 46.9%
• (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.3%)

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 D Authorize Issuance of School Bonds -- Fortuna Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 5,072 / 61.27% Yes votes ...... 3,206 / 38.73% No votes

To modernize, construct and renovate outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; repair or replace leaky roofs; increase student access to computers and modern technology; replace old heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems; improve energy efficiency; and m ake health and safety improvements; shall the Fortuna Union High School District issue $10,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have NO money taken by the state or used for administrative salaries.

Measure E Parcel Tax -- Arcata School District (2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 4,944 / 77.96% Yes votes ...... 1,398 / 22.04% No votes

To provide stable funding the State cannot take away; make health and safety improvements; fund school nursing programs to promote good health; maintain small class sizes; retain teachers; and protect and expand music, art, and dance programs; shall the Arcata Elementary School District collect a $49 yearly education tax for five years, providing an exemption for senior citizens, no money for administration, with citizen oversight and all money benefiting local Arcata Elementary schools?

Measure F Authorize Issuance of School Bonds -- Arcata School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 4,667 / 75.33% Yes votes ...... 1,528 / 24.67% No votes

To renovate and modernize outdated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; improve energy efficiency by installing solar panels; modernize outdated electrical systems; make health and safety improvements; improve student access to computers and modern technology; and replace aging plumbing systems; shall the Arcata Elementary School District issue $7,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have NO money taken by the state or used for administrative salaries?

Measure G Transaction and Use Tax -- City of Trinidad (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 115 / 55.29% Yes votes ...... 93 / 44.71% No votes

Shall a 3/4 cent increase in the transaction and use tax in the City of Trinidad be approved for four years, starting on April 1, 2013.

Measure H Corporations are Not People -- City of Arcata (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 6,550 / 82.65% Yes votes ...... 1,375 / 17.35% No votes

This Initiative makes a declaratory statement that within the City of Arcata, corporations are not natural persons and are not entitled to the protections granted by the United States Constitution to natural persons. The stated purpose of this Initiative is a long-term goal of changing federal and/or state law to be consistent with this understanding of corporations.

Measure I Residential Electricity Users Tax -- City of Arcata (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5,314 / 68.00% Yes votes ...... 2,501 / 32.00% No votes

Shall the City of Arcata impose an electricity users tax rate of 45% on residential customers whose electricity usage exceeds 600% over the established Baseline Allowance with a sole exemption for households receiving an extended Medical Baseline from the electricity service supplier, and automatically terminating in twelve years (City of Arcata Resolution No. 112-52)?

Measure J Authorize Issuance of Bonds for Street Improvements -- City of Rio Dell (2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 595 / 55.61% Yes votes ...... 475 / 44.39% No votes

To finance the costs of constructing street improvements consisting of either an asphalt overlay or slurry seal-coat to existing streets in the City of Rio Dell, in order to improve the driving surface and extend the useful life of the roadways in the most economical manner possible, shall the City of Rio Dell issue $2 million in general obligation bonds, maturing 15 years from their issue date, and bearing interest at a rate not in excess of 6% ?