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SUNDAY MAY 22 2016
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Sample ballots
To save space, these lists of
races on each ballot do not
include offices in which the
incumbent faces no opposition.
Democratic races
U.S. Senate
A Jim Barksdale
A Cheryl Copeland
A John F. Coyne III
A James Knox
U.S. Representative, 3rd
Congressional District
A Tamarkus Cook
A Angela Pendley
Clerk of Superior Court
A Ann L. Hardman
A Linda Pierce, incumbent
Sheriff
A Pamela L. Brown (dis-
qualified)
A Robert Keith Smith (dis-
qualified)
A Donna Tompkins
Judge of Municipal Court
A Cynthia Maisano
A Steven D. Smith, incumbent
Clerk of Municipal Court
A Vivian Creighton Bishop,
incumbent
A Sylvia Hudson
Marshal
A Gregory D. Countryman
A Bernard Spicer
Democratic Party questions
Should Georgia invest less
than 1% of annual budget to
provide healthcare to 500,000
low-income citizens and military
veterans by expanding Med-
icaid?
A Yes
A No
Should Georgia guarantee
paid family leave to include
pregnancy, serious illness, care
of a family member with a
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ELECTION
theyll also be directed to
their local voting precinct.
Sample ballots also will
be available for viewing at
voting precincts.
Because presidential
election years tend to
draw voters who dont
show up for every elec-
tion, those whove not
voted in a while should
make note of the most
recent poll changes:
A The precinct that used
to be in the old Muscogee
Elementary School, 3900
Baker Plaza Drive, has
moved to the National
Infantry Museum and
Soldier Center off South
Lumpkin Road.
A Polls at Northside
Baptist Church, 959 54th
St., and Fox Recreation
Center, 3720 Fifth Ave.,
have been consolidated at
Columbus Technical Col-
lege, 928 Manchester
Expressway.
A The poll that used to
be at Blackmon Road
Middle School, 7251
Blackmon Road, has
moved to the Salvation
Army, 5201 Warm Springs
Road.
serious health condition, or care
for a newborn, newly adopted
child or newly placed foster
child?
A Yes
A No
Should private property on
rivers or streams be protected
by natural vegetative buffers to
ensure that Georgias waters are
swimmable, drinkable, and
fishable?
A Yes
A No
Should Georgia automatically
register to vote all legal and
permanent residents upon
issuance of a drivers license or
state-issued ID which includes
an opt-out provision?
A Yes
A No
Republican races
U.S. Senate
A Mary Kay Bacallao
A Derrick Grayson
A Johnny Isakson, incumbent
Public Service Commissioner
A Kellie Pollard Austin
A Tim Echols, incumbent
A Michelle Miller
U.S. representative, 2nd
Congressional District
A Greg Duke
A Bobby Scott (deceased)
A Diane Vann
U.S. representative, 3rd
Congressional District
A Samuel Anders
A Mike Crane
A Drew Ferguson
A Chip Flanegan
A Richard Mix
A Jim Pace
A Arnall Rod Thomas
Republican Party question
Should Georgia empower
parents with the right to use tax
dollars allocated for the educa-
tion of their children, allowing
them the freedom to choose
among public, private, virtual, or
All voters should re-
member to bring a govern-
ment-issued photo ID to
show poll workers.
Polls are open from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Anyone in line to vote at 7
p.m. still gets to cast a
ballot, but election work-
ers will cut the line off so
that no latecomers may
join it.
Tim Chitwood:
706-571-8508,
@timchitwoodle
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home schools?
A Yes
A No
Local nonpartisan
races
Citywide races will be on all
ballots, Democratic, Republican
and nonpartisan. District races
depend on the voters address:
Judge, Superior Court,
Chattahoochee Judicial
Circuit
A Ron Mullins, incumbent
A Alonza Whitaker
Columbus Council
District 4
A Marquese Skinny Averett
A Evelyn Turner-Pugh, in- ROBIN TRIMARCHI rtrimarchi@ledger-enquirer.com
cumbent Rigdon Road fourth-grader Tagerious Mullins watches an enVisionMATH exercise on
District 8 the classroom smart board. A certificate for making the Math Team sits on Tagerious'
A Jonathan Paul Davis
desk.
A Walker Garrett
Council At-Large
A Skip Henderson, incumbent
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A Teddy Reese
I need to see it.
Muscogee County School
Board
District 1
CCRPI She calls that method
glow and grow.
I give them as many
A Pat Hugley Green, in- assessment. know so that they can glows as I can, but then I
cumbent Complicating the task, become successful, Leo- also give them a grow, at
A Al Stewart Leonard noted, is when nard said. least one, something they
A JoAnn Thomas-Brown the state changes the stan- To keep the momentum need to think about, she
District 3 dards. A standard that going, Robinson said, she said. I see every day what
A Vanessa Jackson
used to be taught in a later relies on the assistant teachers have to do. I
A A.J. Senior, incumbent
grade might be moved to principal her first year dont believe in excuses.
District 5
an earlier grade, so some she has had a full-time So when they come to me
A Laurie Cochran McRae
students wouldnt be assistant to run the with a challenge, I dont
A Todd Robinson
taught that concept but schools operations while say, Woe is us, but What
A Pete Taylor
would be responsible for she meets with teachers are we going to do about
A Robert Wadkins Jr.
knowing it. For example, and evaluates instruction. it? What are we going to
District 7
A Norene Marvets
determining the area of a That helps me keep my do to cross that barrier?
A Cathy Williams
floor plan used to be a finger on the pulse of We cant control out-
A Shelia D. Williams
fifth-grade standard but whats going on, Rob- side factors. Our control is
now is in third grade, inson said. When I go what happens between 8
Leonard said, so her cur- into a classroom, I know and 2:30. So we focus on
rent fifth-graders struggle what I should be seeing that.
with that concept now. instead of what Im see-
Yes, we have enVision, ing. That helps me guide Mark Rice: 706-576-6272,
but the bottom line is you the conversation: We @markricele
have to see what it is the talked about this in data
state wants the children to team. This is what youre