Combined ballot

See Also:   Information for the County of Marin
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

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%
• Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (Write-In)
• James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-In)
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano (Write-In)
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (Write-In)
• Virgil Goode/James Clymer (Write-In)
• Sheila "Samm" Tittle/Matthew Allen Turner (Write-In)
• Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez (Write-In)
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (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 10

• Marc Levine, Democratic
  89,020 votes 51.1%
• Michael Allen, Democratic
  85,203 votes 48.9%

School

Board Member; Sausalito Marin City School District (2 Elected)

• Caroline F. Van Alst
  3539 votes 45.76%
• William Ziegler
  3478 votes 44.97%
• Peter Christian Romanowsky
  688 votes 8.90%
• (29 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.37%)

Council Member; City of Sausalito (3 Elected)

• Ray Withy
  2057 votes 21.27%
• Linda Pfeifer
  1724 votes 17.83%
• Thomas Theodores
  1528 votes 15.80%
• Vicki Nichols
  1512 votes 15.64%
• Don Olsen
  1243 votes 12.86%
• Michael Sobel
  1183 votes 12.23%
• Ann Matranga
  397 votes 4.11%
• (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.26%)

Special District

Director; Marin Healthcare District (2 Elected)

• Ann Sparkman
  47079 votes 41.63%
• Harris F. "Hank" Simmonds
  46166 votes 40.83%
• Joseph "Joe" Salama
  19190 votes 16.97%
• (644 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.57%)

Director; Stinson Beach County Water District (3 Elected)

• Barbara Boucke
  312 votes 29.27%
• Sandra Cross
  294 votes 27.58%
• Marius E. Nelsen
  255 votes 23.92%
• Terry Bryant
  100 votes 9.38%
• G. Scott Tye
  95 votes 8.91%
• (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.94%)

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 A Sales Tax Increase -- County of Marin (Sales Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 96122 / 74.37% Yes votes ...... 33130 / 25.63% No votes

To preserve quality of life and maintain open space, parks, and farmland, with funds that cannot be taken by the State, shall Marin County: * Protect streams, baylands, natural areas, and wildlife habitat; * Manage vegetation to preserve biodiversity and reduce wildfire risk; * Repair and replace deteriorating park facilities; and * Maintain and enhance walking, hiking, biking, and equestrian trails; by enacting a one-quarter cent sales tax, with a citizens' oversight committee, annual audits, with all funds spent only in Marin County. A MEASURE A: To preserve quality of life and maintain open space, parks, and farmland, with funds that cannot be taken by the State, shall Marin County: * Protect streams, baylands, natural areas, and wildlife habitat; * Manage vegetation to preserve biodiversity and reduce wildfire risk; * Repair and replace deteriorating park facilities; and * Maintain and enhance walking, hiking, biking, and equestrian trails; by enacting a one-quarter cent sales tax, with a citizens' oversight committee, annual audits, with all funds spent only in Marin County.

Measure B Special Parcel Tax for Educational Programs and Services -- Mill Valley School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 12691 / 71.42% Yes votes ...... 5078 / 28.58% No votes

To replace significant cuts by the State in education funding; protect the quality of local elementary and middle schools, and attract and keep highly qualified core academic teachers; shall the Mill Valley School District be authorized to implement a parcel tax of one hundred ninety-six dollars for eight years, requiring annual audit and accountability measures, and with all revenues kept local and used exclusively for Mill Valley elementary and middle schools?

Measure C Qualified Special Tax Assessment for Educational Programs -- Shoreline Unified School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1677 / 78.29% Yes votes ...... 465 / 21.71% No votes

Qualified Special Tax Assessment for Educational Pro grams: To main tain existing school programs and improve the quality of education; to provide funds to buy updated textbooks and materials for math, reading, and writing courses; and to enhance critical programs including, but not limited to, computer science, library, and arts programs, shall the Shoreline Unified School District extend the existing $184.70 a year parcel tax, increasing annually at 2%, for no more than eight years?

Measure D Replace the prior municipal services tax with a special tax -- Town of Ross (Special Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Pass: 1021 / 74.20% Yes votes ...... 355 / 25.80% No votes

Shall the voters of the Town of Ross adopt an ordinance replacing the prior municipal services tax with a special tax for maintaining public safety services for a period of four years at a lower maximum rate of $950 per dwelling unit for single family residences and $950 per parcel for all other uses, and increasing the Town's appropriations limit by the amount of the special tax proceeds?

Measure E Special Tax Confirmation -- Mesa Park District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
Fail: 539 / 66.22% Yes votes ...... 275 / 33.78% No votes

Shall Resolution No. 9 of the Board of Commis - sioners of Mesa Park be confirmed, establishing a special tax of $49 per year per improved parcel, commencing with fiscal year 2013-2014 and continuing for a period of 4 years, for the maintenance and operation of Mesa Park located at 110 Mesa Road, and shall the appropriations limits be confirmed in the amount equal to the tax revenues received by this parcel tax? The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure E. If you desire a copy of the measure, please call the Elec - tions Office at 415-473-6437, and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you

Measure F Appropriation Limit Adjustment -- Stinson Beach Fire Protection District (Appropriation Limit Allocation - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 401 / 96.39% Yes votes ...... 15 / 3.61% No votes

Shall the appropriations limit established for Stinson Beach Fire Protection District pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution be adjusted to include the combined total of all revenue sources for the fiscal years 2011-2012 through 2012-2017 in order to continue funding for the fire protection and ambulance services provided by the District?