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ALPINE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot Consolidated General Election Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Polls are open 7am – 8pm ♦District 3♦ Alpine County Unified School District Trustee Area Alpine County Clerk 99 Water Street (physical) Information: (530) 694-2281 P.O. Box 158 (mailing) Open Monday—Friday, 8am to 5pm Markleeville, CA 96120 www.alpinecountyca.gov [EMAIL REDACTED] Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- This page left blank intentionally Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- What’s in this guide? VOTING Notice of All-Mail Ballot Election 2 Accessible voting 2 How to vote by mail 3 RACES/CANDIDATES What’s on the ballot for this election? 4 Elections in California 5 Party endorsements 6 Expenditure Limitations 7 About the candidates 8 Check your Voter Status 8 Paid Candidate Statements 9 LOCAL MEASURE Alpine County Unified School District MEASURE B 10 SAMPLE BALLOT Sample Ballot 17 Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- NOTICE of All Mail Ballot Election Notice is hereby given that pursuant to California Elections Code 3005, Precinct 1, Precinct 2, Precinct 3, Precinct 4 and Precinct 5, having less than 250 persons registered to vote within the precinct boundaries, are hereby declared mailed-ballot precincts for the November 6, 2018 Consolidated General Election. There will be no polling places. Teola L. Tremayne I County Clerk and ex officio Registrar of Voters County of Alpine, California Vote by Mail Vote by mail Voters will automatically receive a vote by mail ballot. Return it by mail or deliver it to the Registrar of Voters office by Election Day. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked or delivered by November 6th. Accessible Voting How to request assistance Alpine County Clerk: (530) 694-2281 or email [EMAIL REDACTED] California Secretary of State Voter Hotline (800) 345-VOTE (8683) Disability Rights California will operate a statewide Election Day Hotline 7am to 8pm on Election Day (888) 569-7955 Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- How to vote by mail How to get your vote-by-mail ballot Voters will automatically receive a vote by mail ballot. How to vote by mail • Use a dark colored pen or pencil to COMPLETELY fill in the oval to the left of the candidate. Use only a blue or black ballpoint ink pen. • Do not use red ink pens, Sharpies, markers or any other type of pen. • To vote for a qualified write-in candidate, write their name on the blank line at the end of the list of candidates. Then fill in the oval to the left of the blank line. • A list of qualified write-in candidates is available on Election Day. The list is posted 13 days before the election on our website at www.alpinecountyca.gov. • Seal your envelope. Do not forget to sign and print your residential address. Check your ballot carefully If you make a mistake, you can exchange it for a new ballot at the County Clerk’s Office. How to return your vote-by-mail ballot Mark your ballot. Then follow the instructions on the official envelope to sign, date, and seal your ballot. Return your ballot in the GREEN RETURN ENVELOPE. You can: Mail your ballot, so that it is postmarked by Election Day, November 6, 2018. Hand-deliver your ballot to the Alpine County Clerk’s Office at 99 Water St., Markleeville, CA. Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 5 ---PAGE BREAK--- What’s on the ballot for this election? Consolidated General Election – November 6, 2018 You will receive two voter information guides for this election with information about your ballot. Alpine County (this guide) Mailed to all registered voters in the county with your ballot. Local and county races and local measures are on the following pages in this guide. Local Offices School District Trustee Area B Local Measures Measure B – School Bond California State Guide Mailed to each household in the State. U.S. national races, statewide races, and state propositions are in the guide from the State. State and District Offices • Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Controller • Treasurer • Attorney General • Insurance Commissioner • Board of Equalization Member District 1 • United States Senate Congressional Offices • United States Representative District 4 Legislative Offices • State Assembly Member District 5 Judicial Offices • Associate Justice, Supreme Court • Associate Justice, Court of Appeal - 3rd District Nonpartisan Offices • Superintendent of Public Instruction State Propositions (complete text available online or at the County Clerk’s Office) 1. Housing Asst. Bond. 2. Housing Asst. Bond related to Mental Illness. 3. Water Bond for Infrastructure. 4. Construction Bond for Children’s Health Hospitals. 5. Transfer Property Tax Base to Replacement. 6. Road/Transportation Funds 7. Legislature to Change Daylight Savings 8. Outpatient Kidney Dialysis Clinic Charges 9. Removed by Court Order 07/18/2018 10. Rent Control on Residential Property 11. Ambulance Employees On-Call during Breaks 12. Confinement of Farm Animals Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 6 ---PAGE BREAK--- Elections in California The Top Two Candidates Open Primary Act requires that all candidates for a voter-nominated office be listed on the same ballot. Previously known as partisan offices, voter-nominated offices are state legislative offices, U.S. congressional offices, and state constitutional offices. In both the open primary and general elections, you can vote for any candidate regardless of what party preference you indicated on your voter registration form. In the primary election, the two candidates receiving the most votes—regardless of party preference—move on to the general election. If a candidate receives a majority of the vote (50 percent a general election still must be held. California’s open primary system does not apply to candidates running for U.S. President, county central committee, or local offices. Write-in candidates for voter-nominated offices can still run in the primary election. However, a write-in candidate can only move on to the general election if the candidate is one of the top two vote-getters in the primary election. Additionally, there is no independent nomination process for a general election. Superintendent of Public Instruction is a nonpartisan office. If a candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction were to receive a majority of the vote (at least 50 percent at the primary election, then that candidate would be elected, and no general election would be held. Additional information on nonpartisan offices can be found below. California law requires the following information to be printed in this guide. Voter-Nominated Offices Political parties are not entitled to formally nominate candidates for voter-nominated offices at the primary election. A candidate nominated for a voter-nominated office at the primary election is the nominee of the people and not the official nominee of any party at the general election. A candidate for nomination to a voter-nominated office shall have his or her qualified party preference, or lack of qualified party preference, stated on the ballot, but the party preference designation is selected solely by the candidate and is shown for the information of the voters only. It does not mean the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party designated, or that there is an affiliation between the party and candidate, and no candidate nominated by the voters shall be deemed to be the officially nominated candidate of any political party. In the county voter information guide, parties may list the candidates for voter-nominated offices who have received the party’s official endorsement. Any voter may vote for any candidate for a voter-nominated office, if they meet the other qualifications required to vote for that office. The top two vote-getters at the primary election move on to the general election for the voter-nominated office even if both candidates have specified the same party preference designation. No party is entitled to have a candidate with its party preference designation move on to the general election, unless the candidate is one of the two highest vote-getters at the primary election. Nonpartisan Offices Political parties are not entitled to nominate candidates for nonpartisan offices at the primary election, and a candidate at the primary election is not the official nominee of any party for the specific office at the general election. A candidate for nomination to a nonpartisan office may not designate his or her party preference, or lack of party preference, on the ballot. The top two vote-getters at the primary election move on to the general election for the nonpartisan office. Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 7 ---PAGE BREAK--- Party Endorsements Parties have the option of submitting candidate endorsements for voter-nominated offices only for printing in this guide. Not all parties participate and parties may endorse a candidate from another party. The Green and Libertarian parties did not submit endorsements of candidates to be printed in this guide. The candidate’s party preference on the ballot does not necessarily mean that they have that political party’s support. Office California Political Party Democratic Republican American Independent US Senate Kevin de León Governor Gavin Newsom John H. Cox John H. Cox Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Xavier Becerra Steven C. Bailey Steven C. Bailey State Controller Betty T. Yee Konstantinos Roditis Konstantinos Roditis Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Steve Poizner Secretary of State Alex Padilla Mark P. Meuser Mark P. Meuser Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony K. Thurmond Marshall Tuck State Treasurer Fiona Ma Greg Conlon Greg Conlon State Board of Equalization, District 1 Tom Hallinan Ted Gaines Ted Gaines Congressional District 4 Jessica Morse Tom McClintock Tom McClintock Assembly District 5 Carla Jean Neal Frank Bigelow Frank Bigelow Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 8 ---PAGE BREAK--- Expenditure Limitations: Statewide and Legislative Candidates Voters passed Proposition 34 in November 2000. This law says we must tell voters the names of candidates who agree to campaign spending limits. Candidates who agree are allowed to pay for and publish a candidate’s statement of qualifications. Those statements are printed in this guide. The following State Legislative candidates have accepted the voluntary campaign spending limits: Governor John H. Cox, REP Lieutenant Governor Ed Hernandez, DEM Eleni Kounalakis, DEM Secretary of State Alex Padilla, DEM Mark P. Meuser, REP Controller Konstantinos Roditis, REP Betty T. Yee, DEM Treasurer Greg Conlon, REP Fiona Ma, DEM Attorney General Steven C. Bailey, REP Xavier Becerra, DEM Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, DEM Steve Poizner, NPP Board of Equalization Dist. 1 Tom Hallinan, DEM Ted Gaines, REP 5th Assembly Carla J Neal, DEM Frank Bigelow, REP Superintendent of Public Instruction Marshall Tuck Tony K. Thurmond Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 9 ---PAGE BREAK--- About the candidates Statewide candidates: www.sos.ca.gov Local candidates: Check your Voter Status Here you can: Check if you are registered to vote. Check where you are registered to vote. Check your political party preference. Check your language preference for election materials. Check the status of your vote-by-mail or provisional ballot. Find information for upcoming local and state elections. Find contact information for your county elections office. Choose how you want to receive your state and county voter guides before each election. If you recently registered online, please wait at least 24 hours before checking your status. Alpine County Unified School District Trustee Area B (1 position, VOTE FOR ONE) Amber Bill 190 Dutch Valley Drive Markleeville, CA 96120 (530) 694-2448 [EMAIL REDACTED] Geoffrey B. Ellis 135 Dutch Valley Drive Markleeville, CA 96120 (530) 448-1823 [EMAIL REDACTED] Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 10 ---PAGE BREAK--- Paid Candidate Statements: Candidates have the option to prepare and pay for a statement to be printed in this guide. A complete list of candidates may be found on the Sample Ballot in this guide. Statements are printed in the random alpha order conducted by the elections official. United States Representative District 4 Tom McClintock Occupation: United States Representative Age: Education and Qualifications: Freedom works. American have always been the most prosperous, secure and happy when we’ve been the most free. Our Founders created a society in which we can make our own choices, enjoy the fruit of our own labors, take responsibility for our own decisions and lead our own lives with a minimum of bureaucratic interference and intrusion. Government protects our fundamental rights and leaves us otherwise alone to live as we see fit. We’re finally putting freedom back to work. The tax cuts and regulatory relief we’ve won are producing bigger paychecks, better jobs, and long overdue bonuses and raises for American families. Enforcement of our immigration laws is finally putting Americans first. It’s working: the economic despair of the last decade is giving way to growth, opportunity and optimism once again. Whether we continue this progress or return to the failed policies of the past is the central issue in this election. We’ve seen what happens when an all- powerful government tries to command or economic decisions, micro-manage our daily lives, leave our borders wide open and consume more and more of our earnings. These failed policies placed our children in danger of becoming the first American generation to be less well off than their parents. Why would we want to go back? You sent me to Washington to fight for the policies we are now implementing, and they are working. I need your support to continue our progress. You can read more at Tom McClintock Jessica Morse Occupation: National Security Consultant Age: 36 Education and Qualifications: I’m Jessica Morse, a devoted public servant and 5th generation Northern Californian, ready to be the community advocate we need in Washington. My ancestors crossed the Sierra in the 1890’s, and I grew up skiing at Tahoe, camping in Hope Valley, fishing the Carson River, and backpacking throughout the Sierra. From my first job at a nursing home to serving as a civilian alongside our troops in Baghdad to serving as the Iraq Country Coordinator at the State Department where I cut waste from our Iraq aide budget- I’ve devoted my life to service . I spent my career working to prevent conflicts abroad, so our families could be safer and our troops could sleep at home. During the year and a half I spent in Iraq, I confronted tough challenges head on and never wasted time assigning blame. That’s the attitude I’ll bring to Washington. I’m throwing away the partisan scorecard. It’s time to solve the common challenges that affect everyone, regardless of party: the need for quality affordable healthcare, good local jobs, and rural broadband. We all want to see our children safe in their schools, our seniors retiring with dignity, and our basic American dream restored: if you work hard and do your part, you ought to get ahead. Our community deserves a fierce advocate to solve the problems that affect us all. With you support, that’s how I’ll serve our district. Together, we can return public service back to politics. www.Morse4Congress.com. Jessica Morse Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 11 ---PAGE BREAK--- Local Ballot Measure Alpine County Unified School District Bond Measure BALLOT QUESTION Shall a measure to improve local school safety systems; provide accessibility for students with disabilities; update classrooms and improve technology to support quality instruction; update plumbing, heating, AC and electrical systems, shall Alpine County Unified School District issue $4,900,000 of bonds with an estimated $300,000 in taxes raised annually on average for 32 years at average projected tax rates of $28 per $100,000 of assessed valuation, with citizen oversight, annual audits, no funds for administrator salaries, with all funds staying local be adopted? What your vote means BONDS-YES BONDS-NO A “yes” vote is to authorize the issuance of the bonds. A “no” vote is against authorizing the issuance of the bonds. For and Against Measure B FOR Kimi Johnson, Community Member Katherine Rakow, Community Member Tom Sweeney, Community Member Buck McLelland, Community Member Clint Celio, Community Member AGAINST No Argument Against Measure B was submitted. Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 12 ---PAGE BREAK--- Local Ballot Measure: B Arguments and replies are the opinions of the authors. We print them exactly as submitted, including errors. Argument in Favor of Measure B If you value maintaining the quality of education in Alpine County, there’s nothing more important on the November ballot than Measure B. Please VOTE YES. Measure B provides a prudent, responsible plan to update Diamond Valley and Bear Valley Elementary Schools for improved student safety and equal access to quality instruction and learning. Measure B will: • Repair aging fire safety and electrical systems • Repair leaking roofs and decaying walls • Maintain drinking water safety • Repair and update outdated classrooms to protect the quality of academic instruction in core subjects like math, science, reading and writing • Upgrade emergency communications systems and create a safe environment for students • Provide updated school and classroom technology Taxpayer safeguards are REQUIRED: • ALL funds STAY LOCAL for Alpine County schools • The State CANNOT take this funding away • NO funds are allowed for administrators' salaries or pensions • Independent Citizens' Oversight and audits ensure funds are spent properly Passing Measure B also qualifies Alpine County Unified School District to receive over a million dollars in State matching funds when they become available, leveraging local taxpayer dollars even further. Whether or not you have school-age children, improving Alpine County schools is a wise investment. The longer we wait to make these improvements, the more expensive they will be. Good schools protect property values and keep our community strong. Join teachers, parents, ACUSD alumni, business, community leaders, and residents in VOTING YES to support safe, quality, Alpine County schools. Please VOTE YES on Measure B. Kimi Johnson Community Member Katherine Rakow Community Member Tom Sweeney Community Member Buck McLelland Community Member Clint Celio Community Member Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- Local Ballot Measure: B Impartial Analysis of Measure B Submitted by David Prentice, County Counsel Measure B is a referendum on the issuance of bonds by the Alpine County Unified School District (District) in the amount of $4,900,000 and the approval of an increased property tax increment to retire the bond debt over a period of 32 years. Bonds will be sold in two or more series to raise capital for the purposes of improving classroom technology, update school plumbing facilities, heating facilities, air conditioning systems and electrical systems. No funds may be used for the purpose of administrative salaries. The projected tax increment increase is $28.00 per $100,000.00 of property valuation for all property owners within the District boundaries. Expected revenues from collection of said tax increment is $300,000.00 annually. A “yes” vote means the voter is in favor of the measure allowing the District to issue the bonds for sale and establish a $28.00 annual increase in property tax per $100,000.00 of property tax valuation to be used for Alpine County Unified School District technology, plumbing, air conditioning, electrical and other infrastructure updates. A “no” vote means the voter is not in favor of the measure and does not support the issuance of bonds and/or the imposition of a property tax increment. Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 14 ---PAGE BREAK--- Local Ballot Measure: B Full text of Measure B Submitted by Alpine County Unified School District Resolution No. D17-18-15 (Exhibit A) EXHIBIT A KEY FINDINGS • Alpine County Unified School District adopted a Facilities Master Plan that established a framework for the school district to assess and define its facilities needs and prioritize the facility improvements to be completed. • District facilities need to adapt, both physically and technologically, to address the evolving needs of District students, teachers, and community. • Aging education facilities need repairs and upgrades to meet modern academic and safety standards. • Updating classrooms and aging facilities will make school more efficient and will help cut utility costs, freeing up money to support teaching and classroom instruction. • Current facilities need to be updated in a manner that enhances the safety and health of Alpine County Unified School District students, especially in light of the natural hazards that can occur in Alpine County. These needs include the requirements of providing clean water and protecting/housing students when sudden weather emergencies occur. • Master Plan projects include addressing urgent needs, like replacing leaky roofs, keeping schools clean, well-maintained and in good condition, performing essential safety repairs and maintenance on classrooms and facilities, and upgrading fire and emergency safety • District schools will continue to be community centers that promote life-long partnerships with local agencies to the benefit of District students. • Updates are needed to improve campus and student security, including lighting, security cameras and fencing to control access to all campuses. • Locally-controlled funding from bond measures is the primary means by which the all local school districts are able to keep its school buildings and classrooms in good repair, safe, designed and equipped to support changing educational standards, methods and approaches. • The District cannot rely on the State of California to fund school facility improvements and the limited state dollars available for facility upgrades often require local matching funds that could be provided by a local bond measure. • The District is proposing this bond measure to complete urgent health and safety improvements at local schools along with improvements to classrooms and other educational facilities to support quality academic instruction for students. • This bond measure will benefit local Alpine County schools only and no funds can be taken away by the State or other school districts, and by law, no money can be used for administrator salaries or pensions. Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 15 ---PAGE BREAK--- Local Ballot Measure: B Full text of Measure B (continued) Submitted by Alpine County Unified School District Resolution No. D17-18-15 (Exhibit A) • This bond measures requires strict fiscal accountability protections including mandatory annual audits and an independent citizens’ oversight committee comprised of local residents to ensure funds are managed and spent properly. BOND PROJECT LIST Projects to be funded by the bond measure include: • Update aging classrooms and District facilities, or acquire and rehabilitate existing facilities, to meet current fire and safety codes; • Fix and/or replace leaking or deteriorating roofs; • Replace aging, outdated and/or deteriorating utility infrastructure, electrical, mechanical, lighting, plumbing, sewer, heating and ventilation (HVAC) systems; • Create ADA-compliant access and safe pedestrian paths of travel at schools; • Improve security at schools by providing classroom intrusion alarms, video surveillance cameras, safety locks on classroom doors and exterior lighting for student safety and other security measures; • Upgrade emergency communications and technology backup systems, signage and fencing; • Repair, rebuild, equip and furnish school sites in the event of unforeseen emergency. • Resurface playgrounds and asphalt areas; • Provide updated school and classroom technology, including the infrastructure necessary to support learning technology; • Construct, furnish and equip and/or renovate, modernize, upgrade, repair, replace: classrooms and buildings, including relocatable or modular buildings school libraries arts and music spaces and venues multipurpose rooms and play areas community centers, technology rooms, workrooms and parent/student support service areas Projects listed may be completed at any and all District school sites and facilities where such project is determined by the Board to be necessary or required, including the Diamond Valley and Bear Valley school sites and support facilities. The listed projects will be completed as needed. Each project is assumed to include its share of furniture, equipment, architectural, engineering, and similar planning costs, program management, staff training expenses and a customary contingency, and escalation for unforeseen design and construction Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 16 ---PAGE BREAK--- Local Ballot Measure: B Full text of Measure B (continued) Submitted by Alpine County Unified School District Resolution No. D17-18-15 (Exhibit A) costs. In addition to the listed projects stated above, the Project List also includes the acquisition of a variety of instructional, maintenance and operational equipment, including the reduction or retirement of outstanding lease obligations and interim funding incurred to advance fund projects from the Bond Project List, payment of the costs of preparation of all facility planning, facility studies, assessment reviews, facility master plan preparation and updates, environmental studies (including environmental investigation, remediation and monitoring), design and construction documentation, and temporary housing of dislocated District activities caused by bond projects. The upgrading of technology infrastructure includes, but is not limited to, computers, LCD projectors, portable interface devices, servers, switches, routers, modules, sound projection systems, laser printers, digital white boards, document projectors, upgrade voice-over-IP, call manager and network security/firewall, and other miscellaneous equipment and software. The budget for each project, as defined in the Facilities Master Plan, is an estimation and may be affected by factors beyond the District’s control. The final cost of each project will be determined as plans are finalized, construction bids are awarded and projects are completed. Based on the final costs of each project, certain of the projects described above may be delayed or may not be completed. Demolition of existing facilities and reconstruction of facilities scheduled for repair and upgrade may occur, if the Board determines that such an approach would be more cost-effective in creating enhanced and operationally efficient campuses. Necessary site preparation/restoration and landscaping, may occur in connection with new construction, renovation or remodeling, or installation or removal of relocatable classrooms, including ingress and egress, removing, replacing, or installing irrigation, utility lines, trees and landscaping, redirecting fire access, and acquiring any necessary easements, licenses, or rights of way to the property. The allocation of bond proceeds may be affected by the District’s receipt of State matching funds and the final costs of each project. In the absence of State matching funds, which the District will pursue to reduce the District’s share of the costs of the projects, the District may not be able to complete some of the projects listed above. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES Fiscal accountability: in accordance with education code section 15272, the board of trustees will appoint a citizens’ oversight committee and conduct annual independent audits to assure that funds are spent only on district projects and for no other purpose. The expenditure of bond money on these projects is subject to stringent financial accountability requirements. By law, performance and financial audits will be performed annually, and all bond expenditures will be monitored by an independent citizens’ oversight committee to ensure that funds are spent as promised and specified. The citizens’ oversight committee must include, among others, representation of a bona fide taxpayers’ association, a business organization and a senior citizens organization. No district employees or vendors are allowed to serve on the citizens’ oversight committee. No administrator salaries: proceeds from the sale of the bonds authorized by this proposition shall be used only for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities, and not for any other purpose, including teacher and school administrator salaries and other operating expenses. Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 17 ---PAGE BREAK--- Local Ballot Measure: B Tax Rate Statement Submitted by Alpine County Unified School District Resolution No. D17-18-15 (Exhibit B) EXHIBIT B TAX RATE STATEMENT An election will be held in the Alpine County Unified School District (the “District”) on November 6, 2018, to authorize the sale of up to $4,900,000 in bonds of the District for the specific school facilities projects listed in the Bond Project List established by the District, as described in the proposition. If the bonds are authorized and a State bonding capacity waiver is received, the District expects to sell the bonds in two or more series. Principal and interest on the bonds will be payable from the proceeds of tax levies made upon the taxable property in the District. The following information is provided in compliance with Sections 9400- 9404 of the Elections Code of the State of California. 1. The best estimate from official sources of the average annual tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund that bond issue over the entire duration of the bond debt service, based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election or a projection based on experience within the same jurisdiction or other demonstrable factors is 2.8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation ($28.00 per $100,000 of assessed valuation) of all property to be taxed. The best estimate of the final fiscal year in which the tax is anticipated to be collected is 2050-51. 2. The best estimate from official sources of the highest tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund that bond issue, and an estimate of the year in which that rate will apply, based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election or a projection based on experience within the same jurisdiction or other demonstrable factors is 3.9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation ($39.00 per $100,000 of assessed valuation) of all property to be taxed. The best estimate of the year in which the highest tax rate will apply is anticipated to be 2021-22. 3. The best estimate from official sources of the total debt service, including the principal and interest, that would be required to be repaid if all the bonds are issued and sold is $8,860,000. Voters should note that such estimated tax rates are specific to the repayment of bonds issued under this authorization and are and will be in addition to tax rates levied in connection with other bond authorizations approved or to be approved by the District or any other overlapping public agency. Voters should note that estimated tax rate is based on the ASSESSED VALUE of taxable property on Alpine County’s official tax rolls, not on the property’s market value. Property owners should consult their own property tax bills to determine their property’s assessed value and any applicable tax exemptions. Attention of all voters is directed to the fact that the foregoing information is based upon the District’s projections and estimates only, which are not binding upon the District. The actual tax rates and the years in which they will apply may vary from those presently estimated, due to variations from these estimates in the timing of bond sales, the amount of bonds sold and market interest rates at the time of each sale, and actual assessed valuations over the term of repayment of the bonds. The dates of sale and the amount of bonds sold at any given time will be determined by the District based on need for construction funds and other factors. The actual interest rates at which the bonds will be sold will depend on the bond market at the time of each sale. Actual future assessed valuation will depend upon the amount and value of taxable property within the District as determined by the Alpine County Assessor in the annual assessment and the equalization process. Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 18 ---PAGE BREAK--- Supervisorial District 3 VOTE BOTH SIDES OFFICIAL BALLOT NONPARTISAN BALLOT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4, SENATE DISTRICT 1, ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 5 COUNTY OF ALPINE, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: VOTE LIKE THIS: To vote for a candidate for Chief Justice of California; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; or Associate Justice, Court of Appeal completely darken the oval next to the word YES. To vote against that candidate, completely darken the oval next to the word NO. Completely darken the oval next to the candidate of your choice. To vote for a qualified write-in candidate, write the person's name in the blank space provided for that purpose and completely darken the oval next to the written name. To vote on a measure, fill in the oval next to the word YES or the word NO. Use a ballpoint pen with dark ink (not red). If you tear, deface, or wrongly mark this ballot, return it and get another. VOTER-NOMINATED AND NONPARTISAN OFFICES All voters, regardless of the party preference they disclosed upon registration, or refusal to disclose a party preference, may vote for any candidate for a voter-nominated or nonpartisan office. The party preference, if any, designated by a candidate for a voter-nominated office is selected by that candidate and is shown for the information of the voters only. It does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party or that the party approves of the candidate. The party preference, if any, of a candidate for a nonpartisan office does not appear on the ballot. STATE JOHN H. COX Businessman/Taxpayer Advocate Party Preference: Republican GAVIN NEWSOM Lieutenant Governor/Businessman Party Preference: Democratic Governor Vote for One ED HERNANDEZ State Senator/Businessman Party Preference: Democratic ELENI KOUNALAKIS Businesswoman/Economic Advisor Party Preference: Democratic Lieutenant Governor Vote for One ALEX PADILLA Secretary of State Party Preference: Democratic MARK P. MEUSER Election Law Attorney Party Preference: Republican Secretary of State Vote for One KONSTANTINOS RODITIS Businessman/CFO Party Preference: Republican BETTY T. YEE California State Controller Party Preference: Democratic Controller Vote for One GREG CONLON Businessman/CPA Party Preference: Republican FIONA MA CPA/Taxpayer Representative Party Preference: Democratic Treasurer Vote for One STEVEN C. BAILEY Retired California Judge Party Preference: Republican XAVIER BECERRA Appointed Attorney General of the State of California Party Preference: Democratic Attorney General Vote for One RICARDO LARA California Senator Party Preference: Democratic STEVE POIZNER Businessman/Non-Profit Director Party Preference: No Party Preference Insurance Commissioner Vote for One TOM HALLINAN College Trustee/Businessman Party Preference: Democratic TED GAINES Taxpayer Advocate/Senator Party Preference: Republican Board of Equalization, Member District 1 Vote for One UNITED STATES SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN United States Senator Party Preference: Democratic KEVIN DE LEON California Senator Party Preference: Democratic United States Senator Vote for One UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TOM MCCLINTOCK United States Representative Party Preference: Republican JESSICA MORSE Candidate for Congress Party Preference: Democratic United States Representative, District 4 Vote for One MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY CARLA J. NEAL Educator/Notary Public Party Preference: Democratic FRANK BIGELOW Party Preference: Republican State Assembly Member, District 5 Vote for One NON-PARTISAN OFFICES JUDICIAL YES NO For Associate Justice, Supreme Court Shall Associate Justice CAROL A. CORRIGAN be elected to the office for the term provided by law? YES NO For Associate Justice, Supreme Court Shall Associate Justice LEONDRA R. KRUGER be elected to the office for the term provided by law? YES NO For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District Shall Associate Justice LOUIS MAURO be elected to the office for the term provided by law? YES NO For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District Shall Associate Justice COLE BLEASE be elected to the office for the term provided by law? FRONT Card 2 SAMPLE BALLOT Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 19 ---PAGE BREAK--- Supervisorial District 3 VOTE BOTH SIDES SCHOOL GEOFFREY B. ELLIS Incumbent AMBER BILL No designation Write-in Alpine County Unified School District Governing Board Trustee TRUSTEE AREA B Vote for One MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS YES NO PROPOSITION 4. AUTHORIZES BONDS FUNDING CONSTRUCTION AT HOSPITALS PROVIDING CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Authorizes $1.5 billion in bonds, to be repaid from state's General Fund, to fund grants for construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of qualifying children's hospitals. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $80 million annually over the next 35 years. YES NO PROPOSITION 3. AUTHORIZES BONDS TO FUND PROJECTS FOR WATER SUPPLY AND QUALITY, WATERSHED, FISH, WILDLIFE, WATER CONVEYANCE, AND GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AND STORAGE. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Authorizes $8.877 billion in state general obligation bonds for various infrastructure projects. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging $430 million per year over 40 years. Local government savings for water-related projects, likely averaging a couple hundred million dollars annually over the next few decades. YES NO PROPOSITION 2. AUTHORIZES BONDS TO FUND EXISTING HOUSING PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE. Amends Mental Health Services Act to fund No Place Like Home Program, which finances housing for individuals with mental illness. Ratifies existing law establishing the No Place Like Home Program. Fiscal Impact: Allows the state to use up to $140 million per year of county mental health funds to repay up to $2 billion in bonds. These bonds would fund housing for those with mental illness who are homeless. YES NO PROPOSITION 1. AUTHORIZES BONDS TO FUND SPECIFIED HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE. Authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for existing affordable housing programs for low-income residents, veterans, farmworkers, manufactured and mobile homes, infill, and transit-oriented housing. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds averaging about $170 million annually over the next 35 years. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS STATE BONDS-YES BONDS-NO MEASURE B. Shall a measure to improve local school safety systems; provide accessibility for students with disabilities; update classrooms and improve technology to support quality instruction; update plumbing, heating, AC and electrical systems, shall Alpine County Unified School District issue $4,900,000 of bonds with an estimated $300,000 in taxes raised annually on average for 32 years at average projected tax rates of $28 per $100,000 of assessed valuation, with citizen oversight, annual audits, no funds for administrator salaries, with all funds staying local be adopted? YES NO PROPOSITION 6. ELIMINATES CERTAIN ROAD REPAIR AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. REQUIRES CERTAIN FUEL TAXES AND VEHICLE FEES BE APPROVED BY THE ELECTORATE. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Repeals a 2017 transportation law's taxes and fees designated for road repairs and public transportation. Fiscal Impact: Reduced ongoing revenues of $5.1 billion from state fuel and vehicle taxes that mainly would have paid for highway and road maintenance and repairs, as well as transit programs. YES NO PROPOSITION 7. CONFORMS CALIFORNIA DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME TO FEDERAL LAW. ALLOWS LEGISLATURE TO CHANGE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME PERIOD. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE. Gives Legislature ability to change daylight saving time period by two-thirds vote, if changes are consistent with federal law. Fiscal Impact: This measure has no direct fiscal effect because changes to daylight saving time would depend on future actions by the Legislature and potentially the federal government. YES NO PROPOSITION 8. REGULATES AMOUNTS OUTPATIENT KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS CHARGE FOR DIALYSIS TREATMENT. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires rebates and penalties if charges exceed limit. Requires annual reporting to the state. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal Impact: Overall annual effect on state and local governments ranging from net positive impact in the low tens of millions of dollars to net negative impact in the tens of millions of dollars. YES NO PROPOSITION 10. EXPANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS' AUTHORITY TO ENACT RENT CONTROL ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Repeals state law that currently restricts the scope of rent-control policies that cities and other local jurisdictions may impose on residential property. Fiscal Impact: Potential net reduction in state and local revenues of tens of millions of dollars per year in the long term. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or considerably more. PROPOSITION 9 was removed from the ballot by order of the California Supreme Court. YES NO PROPOSITION 11. REQUIRES PRIVATE-SECTOR EMERGENCY AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES TO REMAIN ON- CALL DURING WORK BREAKS. ELIMINATES CERTAIN EMPLOYER LIABILITY. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Law entitling hourly employees to breaks without being on-call would not apply to private-sector ambulance employees. Fiscal Impact: Likely fiscal benefit to local governments (in the form of lower costs and higher revenues), potentially in the tens of millions of dollars each year. YES NO PROPOSITION 12. ESTABLISHES NEW STANDARDS FOR CONFINEMENT OF SPECIFIED FARM ANIMALS; BANS SALE OF NONCOMPLYING PRODUCTS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Establishes minimum requirements for confining certain farm animals. Prohibits sales of meat and egg products from animals confined in noncomplying manner. Fiscal Impact: Potential decrease in state income tax revenues from farm businesses, likely not more than several million dollars annually. State costs up to $10 million annually to enforce the measure. MARSHALL TUCK Schools Improvement Director TONY K. THURMOND Educator/State Legislator Write-in Superintendent of Public Instruction Vote for One YES NO PROPOSITION 5. CHANGES REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS TO TRANSFER THEIR PROPERTY TAX BASE TO REPLACEMENT PROPERTY. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Removes certain transfer requirements for homeowners over 55, severely disabled homeowners, and contaminated or disaster-destroyed property. Fiscal Impact: Schools and local governments each would lose over $100 million in annual property taxes early on, growing to about $1 billion per year. Similar increase in state costs to backfill school property tax losses. BACK Card 2 30 "Supervisorial District 3" SAMPLE BALLOT Consolidated General Election November 6, 2018 Page 20