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  Sample ballot for Nov. 4 Election web posted October 15, 2008 COUNTY – Below is a representation of the items and those seeking election as listed on the ballot in the November 4 General Election for Edgefield County. The listing is not a reproduction of the actual ballot, but is taken from the actual sample ballot provided by the Edgefield County Election Office. The listing is to inform voters of the content of the actual ballot. Voters will be asked to choose among the following: Ballot – Edgefield County General Election November 4, 2008 Straight Party Green Republican Libertarian Democratic Constitution President and Vice President Cynthia McKinney & Rosa Clemente – Green John McCaine & Sarah Palin – Republican Bob Barr & Wayne A Root – Libertarian Ralph Nader & Matt Gonzalez – Petition Barack Obama & Joe Biden – Democratic Chuck Baldwin & Darrell Castle – Constitution U.S. Senate Lindey Graham – Republican Bob Conley – Democratic Write In U.S. House of Representatives District 3 J. Gresham Barrett – Republican Jane Ballard Dyer – Democratic Write In State Senate District 25 Shane Massey – Republican Greg Anderson – Democratic Write In Circuit Solicitor 11 Donald V Myers – Republican Write In Sheriff Adell Dobey – Democratic Write In Clerk of Court Shirley F Newby – Democratic Write In Soil and Water District Commissioner William G Smith III – Non Partisan Write In County Council Dist 1 Trace Foust – Republican Norman Dorn – Democratic County Council Dist 2 Rodney Ashcraft – Republican County Council Dist 3 Charles Monroe Kneece, Sr. – Democratic County Council Dist 4 Willie C. Bright – Democratic County Council Dist 5 Genia Blackwell – Republican School Board – Non Partisan Dist 3 James Bibbs, Sr. Dist 4 Brad Covar Benjamin David Franklin Dist 6 Kenneth Collier Sallie Cooks Dist 7 Scott Chitty J. Chris Hoffman Beaverdam Watershed Commissioners Edgar Lamb Alam M. Perano Local Question: Shall the County of Edgefield change the terms of office for its County Council members from two year terms to four year staggers terms? In Favor of the Question / Yes Opposed to the Question / No Constitutional Amendments Amendment 1 Must Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to delete the provision that no unmarried woman shall legally consent to sexual intercourse who shall not have attained the age of fourteen years? Yes No Explanation of Above: This amendment deletes the section of the Constitution which says an unmarried woman must be fourteen years old or older in order to consent to sexual intercourse. Deleting this section would allow the state legislature to set the age of consent. Currently, the state legislature has the age of consent set at sixteen for most cases. A "yes" vote would delete the section from the Constitution and let the state legislature set the age of consent. A "no" vote would leave the section of the Constitution in place. Amendment 2 Must Section 16, Article X of the Constitution of this State relating to benefits and funding of public employee pension plans in this State and the investments allowed for funds of the various state-operated retirement systems be amended so as to provide that the funds of any trust fund established by law for the funding of post-employment benefits for state employees and public school teachers may be invested and reinvested in equity securities subject to the same limitations on such investments applicable for the funds of the various state-operated retirement systems? Yes No Explanation of Above: "Post-employment benefits" are benefits, mainly health insurance, provided to eligible state government and school district retirees. To comply with a change in accounting standards, the state has created trust funds to pay for these post-employment benefits. This amendment relates to how the money in these trust funds may be invested. A "yes" vote would give the state government the option to invest these funds in equity securities (stocks). A "no" vote would mean that state government is not allowed to invest these funds in any kind of equity securities (stocks). Amendment 3 Must Section 16, Article X of the Constitution of this State relating to benefits and funding of public employee pension plans in this State and the investments allowed for funds of the various state-operated retirement systems be amended so as to provide that the funds of any political subdivision of this State that have been set aside for the funding of post-employment benefits for the political subdivision's employees, including those invested in independent trusts established for that purpose, may be invested or reinvested in equity securities of the type permitted for investment by the various state operated retirement systems, as provided for by the General Assembly? Yes No Explanation of Above: This amendment is the same as Amendment 2 except it applies to local governments' post-employment benefits (instead of the state government's post-employment benefits). ©
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