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Bannock County Ballot Information

rolandksmith — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:09:29 +0000

Sample Ballot Information for Bannock County General Election

November 4, 2008

Polls Open From 8am to 8pm

Bannock County Precincts 1-3 and 34-68 are in Legislative District 29 and will vote for all offices on the ballot except those for Legislative District 30. Legislative District 29 generally includes all of Bannock County except for the downtown areas of Pocatello.

Precincts 4-33 are in Legislative District 30 and will vote for all offices on the ballot except those for
Legislative District 29. Legislative District 30 includes primarily downtown areas of Pocatello.

Information about precinct voting locations is available on the Bannock County Website.

The official Bannock County Sample Ballot (a PDF file) is also available on the Bannock County Website

CANDIDATES FOR UNITED STATES OFFICES
For Legislative Districts #29 and #30		County	State
For President (vote for one)
Constitution	Chuck Baldwin Darrell Castle, Vice President Presidential Electors: Bruce Ankeny, Katherine Frazier, Cyrus McCory, T. Scott Wells
Libertarian	Bob Barr Wayne A. Root, Vice President Presidential Electors: Patty Hautzinger, Rob Oates, Gordon Wilmoth, Dwight Zitek
Republican	John McCain Sarah Palin, Vice President Presidential Electors: Darlene Bramon, Ben Doty, John Erickson, Melinda Smyser	19,356	399,000
Independent	Ralph Nader Matt Gonzalez, Vice President Presidential Electors: Colin Burch, Ciarran Burch, Julie Hambleton, Eric Richardson
Democratic	Barack Obama Joe Biden, Vice President Presidential Electors: Cecil D. Andrus, Christopher D. Bray, Bethine Church, Dave D. Whaley	14,792	233,466
Write in	________________________________

For United States Senator (vote for one)
Dem	Larry LaRocco	13,600	217,547
Lib	Kent A Marmon
Ind	Pro-Life (A person, formerly known as Marvin Richardson)
Ind	Rex Rammell
Rep	Jim Risch	18,313	367,829
	________________________________ (write in)

For Representative in Congress Second District (vote for one)
Dem	Deborah Holmes	12,805	83,777
Rep (incumbent)	Mike Simpson	21,932	205,640
	________________________________ (write in)

CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OFFICES
Legislative District #29 For State Senator (vote for one)
Dem (incumbent)	Diane Bilyeu	11,579
Rep	Ralph Lillig	8,191
	________________________________ (write in)

Legislative District #29 For State Representative Position A (vote for one)
Dem	Allan R. Anderson	8,623
Rep (incumbent)	Ken Andrus	11,044
	________________________________ (write in)

Legislative District #29 For State Representative Position B (vote for one)
Rep	James Dorman	8,823
Dem (incumbent)	James D. Ruchti	10,520
	________________________________ (write in)

Legislative District #30 For State Senator (vote for one)
Dem (incumbent)	Edgar J. Malepeal	12,815
	________________________________ (write in)

Legislative District #30 For State Representative Position A (vote for one)
Dem (incumbent)	Donna Boe	12,823
	________________________________ (write in)

Legislative District #30 For State Representative Position B (vote for one)
Dem (incumbent)	Elaine Smith	8,414
Rep	Chris Stevens	6,382
	________________________________ (write in)

CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY OFFICES
For County Commissioner First District (vote for one)
Rep	Karl E. Anderson	18,533
Dem	Karen Cordell	15,778
	________________________________ (write in)

For County Commissioner Second District (vote for one)
Dem	K.T. Anderson	16,463
Rep (incumbent)	Steve Hadley	17,772
	________________________________ (write in)

For County Sheriff (vote for one)
Dem (incumbent)	Lorin W. Nielsen	20,874
Rep	Paul Romriell	13,738
	________________________________ (write in)

For Prosecuting Attorney (vote for one)
Dem (incumbent)	Mark L. Hiedeman
	________________________________ (write in)

NON-PARTISAN JUDICIAL BALLOT
6th Judicial District Court Magistrate
	Shall Magistrate Bryan K. Murray of Bannock County, Idaho of the 6th Judicial District be retained in office?
	Yes	28,524
	No	3,990

PORTNEUF SOIL AND WATER DISTRICT
For Office of Supervisor of thePortneuf Soil and Water Conservation District (vote for three)
	Scott Henderson
	Kevin Koester
	John McNabb
	________________________________ (write in)
	________________________________ (write in)
	________________________________ (write in)

PROPOSITION ONE
County Hospital Question
	Shall Bannock County: (1) contribute the assets of Portneuf Medical Center, a county-owned hospital, to a joint venture community benefit organzation, co-owned by Portneuf Health Care Foundation, Inc., and an affiliate of Legacy Hospital Partners, Inc. for the construction and operation of a new regional medical center, and (2) discontinue the county hospital board?
	Yes	26,455
	No	7,970

PROPOSITION TWO
Mosquito and Vector Controlled District Question
	Shall the Emergency Interim Mosquito and Vector Control District Formed through the whole of Bannock County Under the provisions of Idaho Code, Title 39, Health and Safety, chapter 28 Section 39-2812 be an ongoing formal defined mosquito and vector control district with the full duties and responsibilities of Idaho Code, Title 39, Health and Safety, chapter 28? Do you want a mosquito and vector controlled district?
	Yes	25,307
	No	8,645

Notice of Election To Create A New Taxing District

rolandksmith — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:35:33 +0000

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO CREATE A NEW TAXING DISTRICT

Pursuant to Idaho Code #39-2812, on June 15th, 2007, the Board of Power County Commissioners adopted a Resolution creating an emergency County-wide interim (two-year) mosquito abatement district to control West Nile Virus. The question to make this a permanent abatement district will be put before the voters in conjunction with the 2008 General Election on November 4th, 2008. Polling places will be open on November 4th, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and are as follows:

Power County Precinct # 1 – Emergency Services Building
560 North Oregon Trail, American Falls, Idaho

Power County Precinct #2 – Hillcrest Elementary School
1045 Bennett Avenue, American Falls, Idaho

Power County Precinct #3 – William Thomas Middle School
355 Bannock A venue, American Falls, Idaho

Power County Precinct #4 – Rockland City Hall
Main Street, Rockland, Idaho

Power County Precinct #5 – Arbon Elementary School
Arbon Valley, Idaho

Power County Precinct #6 – Pocatello Municipal Airport
Eastern Power County, Idaho

Absentee ballots for said election are also available at the office of the Power County Clerk, Power County Courthouse, 543 Bannock Avenue, American Falls, Idaho, 83211.

The maximum amount of taxes that may be raised by the proposed MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT is $625,000. The tax increase that would occur on that amount, as calculated by the Power County Assessor, is one hundred dollars ($100) per one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of taxable value, above any exemptions.

EXAMPLES:

Residence with net taxable value of $100,000	$ 100,000
	X .001
	INCREASE IN TAX: $ 100

Farm land with net taxable value of $160,000	$ 160,000
	X .001
	INCREASE IN TAX: $ 160

This notice is being provided to you in accordance with Idaho Code #63-802(c).

Sincerely,

CHRISTINE STEINLlCHT
Power County Clerk
543 Bannock Avenue
American Falls, ID 83211
(208) 226-7962

Published by undated letter to taxpayers

Portneuf Medical Center Ballot Proposition

rolandksmith — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:59:14 +0000

According to Bannock County’s resolution 2008-78, voters will be asked to approve the following in the general election in November, 2008:

“Shall Bannock County: (i) contribute substantially all of the assets of Portneuf Medical Center, a county-owned hospital, to a to-be-created joint venture community benefit organization, co-owned approximately 23 percent by Portneuf Health Care Foundation, Inc. and approximately 77 percent by Legacy Hospital Partners, Inc. or an affiliate thereof, and with shared 50:50 governance (CBO) which CBO will construct and operate a state-of-the-art, 139–bed hospital on its “East Campus” replacing the existing 2-campus Portneuf Medical Center, and (ii) discontinue the existence of the Portneuf Medical Center board of governors?”