DAVIDSON COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION 800 2nd Avenue South Nashville, TN 37210 - OFFICIAL SAMPLE BALLOT NOVEMBER 4, 2008 State General (Presidential) Election/City of Belle Meade Election, City of Forest Hills Election, City of Goodlettsville Election Albert Tieche, Administrator of Elections General Information--(615) 862-8800 www.nashville.gov/vote BELLE MEADE CITY HALL, 4705 HARDING ROAD BELLEVUE COMMUNITY CENTER, 650 COLICE JEANNE ROAD BORDEAUX LIBRARY, 4000 CLARKSVILLE PIKE DAVIDSON COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION, 800 2ND AVENUE SOUTH EDMONDSON PIKE LIBRARY, 5501 EDMONDSON PIKE FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH, 1109 32ND AVENUE NORTH GOODLETTSVILLE CITY HALL, 105 SOUTH MAIN STREET GREEN HILLS LIBRARY, 3701 BENHAM AVENUE HERMITAGE LIBRARY, 3700 JAMES KAY LANE LIVING WORD COMMUNITY CHURCH, 5380 HICKORY HOLLOW PARKWAY MADISON LIBRARY, 610 GALLATIN PIKE SOUTH WOODBINE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 3016 NOLENSVILLE PIKE WOODSON CHAPEL CHURCH OF CHRIST, 5800 EDMONDSON PIKE EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE OCTOBER 15, 2008 THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2008 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M. MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. TO FIND YOUR VOTING LOCATION FOR ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.nashville.gov/vote and CLICK “WHERE I VOTE” link. STATE GENERAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CITY OF BELLE MEADE, CITY OF FOREST HILLS, CITY OF GOODLETTSVILLE -- STATE OF TENNESSEE DAVIDSON COUNTY NOVEMBER 4, 2008 UNITED STATES SENATE VOTE FOR ONE (1) PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES VOTE FOR ONE (1) ROBERT D. TUKE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE JOE BIDEN FOR VICE-PRESIDENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE ELECTORS FOR BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENT LAMAR ALEXANDER REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINEE SARAH PALIN FOR VICE-PRESIDENT REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINEE ELECTORS FOR JOHN McCAIN PRESIDENT EDWARD L. BUCK INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE DARRELL CASTLE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ELECTORS FOR CHUCK BALDWIN PRESIDENT CHRISTOPHER G. FENNER INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE WAYNE ROOT FOR VICE-PRESIDENT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ELECTORS FOR BOB BARR PRESIDENT DAVID GATCHELL INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE THOMAS L. KNAPP FOR VICE-PRESIDENT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ELECTORS FOR CHARLES JAY PRESIDENT ED LAWHORN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ROSA CLEMENTE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ELECTORS FOR CYNTHIA McKINNEY PRESIDENT DANIEL TOWERS LEWIS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE STEWART ALEXANDER FOR VICE-PRESIDENT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ELECTORS FOR BRIAN MOORE PRESIDENT CHRIS LUGO INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE MATT GONZALEZ FOR VICE-PRESIDENT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ELECTORS FOR RALPH NADER PRESIDENT Write-In Write-In UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VOTE FOR ONE (1) UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VOTE FOR ONE (1) RANDY G. MORRIS DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE JIM COOPER DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE MARSHA BLACKBURN REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINEE GERARD DONOVAN REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINEE JON JACKSON INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE Write-In JOHN P. MIGLIETTA INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE Notice Write-In ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES REPRESENTING YOUR PRECINCT WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT YOU CAST. TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 55 VOTE FOR ONE (1) TENNESSEE SENATE DISTRICT 20 VOTE FOR ONE (1) GARY ODOM DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE JOE M. HAYNES DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE TIMOTHY LEE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINEE DAVID HALL REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINEE Write-In Write-In TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 56 VOTE FOR ONE (1) TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 50 VOTE FOR ONE (1) BETH HARWELL REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINEE GARY W. MOORE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE Write-In Write-In TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 58 VOTE FOR ONE (1) TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 51 VOTE FOR ONE (1) MARY PRUITT DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE MICHAEL L. TURNER DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE LISA LEEDS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE Write-In Write-In TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 52 VOTE FOR ONE (1) TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 59 VOTE FOR ONE (1) MIKE STEWART DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE SHERRY JONES DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE DAN SCOTT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE Write-In Write-In TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 60 VOTE FOR ONE (1) TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 53 VOTE FOR ONE (1) BEN WEST, JR. DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE JANIS BAIRD SONTANY DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE RON HICKMAN REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINEE Write-In Write-In TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 54 VOTE FOR ONE (1) Notice BRENDA GILMORE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINEE ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES REPRESENTING YOUR PRECINCT WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT YOU CAST. Write-In 3 AMENDMENTS TO THE METROPOLITAN CHARTER AMENDMENT #1 This amendment would require the Director of Finance to distribute to all Metropolitan Government departments and agencies the forms necessary for the preparation of the succeeding fiscal year’s operating budget not later than March 1st prior to the end of the fiscal year, rather than five months prior to the end of the fiscal year, and would require the Mayor to submit the operating budget for the Metropolitan Government to the Metropolitan Council not later than May 1st, rather than March 25th. FOR AGAINST AMENDMENT #2 This amendment would provide that no person elected and qualified to the office of mayor, vice-mayor, district councilman, or councilman-at-large would be eligible for the succeeding term if such person has served more than one-half of a four (4) year term and a consecutive complete four (4) year term, and would clarify that the offices of district councilman and councilman-at-large are two separate offices for purposes of the term limitations. FOR AGAINST Press the “VOTE” button at the top of the voting machine. When it begins to flash OR press the “Cast your ballot now” when it appears on the screen. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL VOTERS Polls OPEN 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day at all Voting Precincts You must vote at the Precinct where you are registered on Election Day OR You can vote during Early Voting at the locations listed on front page Please bring your voter registration card or a signature ID to the polls or you will be required to sign an Affidavit of identity Follow posted instructions when making your ballot selections Call (615) 862-8800 for general information Call (615) 862-8815 for information regarding Absentee Voting VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.nashville.gov/vote for Election Information and Voter Look Up links Thank You for Voting. 4