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General Election
Sample Ballot
Cowlitz County, Washington
November 3, 2020
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State of Washington
Referendum Measure No. 90
Advisory Vote No. 32Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5323
Advisory Vote No. 33Substitute Senate Bill 5628
Advisory Vote No. 34Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6492
Advisory Vote No. 35Engrossed Senate Bill 6690
Proposed Constitutional AmendmentEngrossed Senate Joint Res. No. 8212
Federal - Partisan Office
READ: Each candidate for President andVice President is the official nominee of apolitical party. For other partisan offices,each candidate may state a political partythat he or she prefers. A candidate'spreference does not imply that thecandidate is nominated or endorsed bythe party, or that the party approves of orassociates with that candidate.
Federal - Partisan Office
State - Partisan Offices
The legislature passed EngrossedSubstitute Senate Bill 5395 concerningcomprehensive sexual health education.This bill would require school districts toadopt or develop, consistent with statestandards, comprehensive age-appropriate sexual health education, asdefined, for all students, and excusestudents if their parents request.
Should this bill be:
Approved
Rejected
The legislature imposed, without a voteof the people, a retail sales tax on pass-through charges retail establishmentscollect for specified carryout bags,costing $32,000,000 in its first ten years,for government spending. This tax increase should be:
Repealed
Maintained
The legislature imposed, without a voteof the people, a tax on heavy equipmentrentals to consumers by heavyequipment rental property dealers,costing $103,000,000 in its first tenyears, for government spending. This tax increase should be:
Repealed
Maintained
The legislature increased, without a voteof the people, the business andoccupation tax rate for certainbusinesses, while reducing certainsurcharges, costing $843,000,000 in itsfirst ten years, for government spending. This tax increase should be:
Repealed
Maintained
The legislature increased, without a voteof the people, the business andoccupation tax on manufacturers ofcommercial airplanes, includingcomponents or tooling, costing$1,024,000,000 in its first ten years, forgovernment spending. This tax increase should be:
Repealed
Maintained
The legislature has proposed a constitutionalamendment on investment of public funds.This amendment would allow public moneyheld in a fund for long-term care servicesand supports to be invested by governmentsas authorized by state law, includinginvestments in private stocks. Should this constitutional amendment be:
Approved
Rejected
U.S. President / Vice President
Joseph R. Biden / Kamala D. Harris
Democratic Party NomineesDonald J. Trump / Michael R. PenceRepublican Party NomineesJo Jorgensen / Jeremy "Spike" CohenLibertarian Party NomineesHowie Hawkins / Angela WalkerGreen Party NomineesGloria La Riva / Sunil FreemanSocialism and Liberation Party NomineesAlyson Kennedy / Malcolm M. JarrettSocialist Workers Party Nominees
U.S. RepresentativeCongressional District 3
Jaime Herrera Beutler(Prefers Republican Party)Carolyn Long(Prefers Democratic Party)
Governor
Jay Inslee(Prefers Democratic Party)Loren Culp(Prefers Republican Party)
Lt. Governor
Denny Heck(Prefers Democratic Party)Marko Liias(Prefers Democratic Party)
Secretary of State
Kim Wyman(Prefers Republican Party)Gael Tarleton(Prefers Democratic Party)
State Treasurer
Mike Pellicciotti(Prefers Democratic Party)Duane A. Davidson(Prefers Republican Party)
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Sample Ballot [10] (CS 1)
General Election
Sample Ballot
Cowlitz County, Washington
November 3, 2020
State - Partisan Offices
State - Nonpartisan Office
State - Partisan Office
Legislative - Partisan Offices
Cowlitz - Partisan Offices
Judicial - Nonpartisan Offices
Cowlitz - Nonpartisan Office
Local Measures
City of Castle Rock Proposition 1
City of KalamaTransportation Benefit DistrictProposition 1
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State Auditor
Pat (Patrice) McCarthy
(Prefers Democratic Party)Chris Leyba(Prefers Republican Party)
Attorney General
Bob Ferguson
(Prefers Democratic Party)Matt Larkin(Prefers Republican Party)
Commissioner of Public Lands
Hilary Franz(Prefers Democratic Party)Sue Kuehl Pederson(Prefers Republican Party)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Chris Reykdal
Maia Espinoza
Insurance Commissioner
Mike Kreidler(Prefers Democratic Party)Chirayu Avinash Patel(Prefers Republican Party)
State Senator Legislative District 19
Dean Takko(Prefers Democratic Party)Jeff Wilson(Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Pos. 1 Legislative District 19
Jim Walsh(Prefers Republican Party)Marianna Everson(Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Pos. 2 Legislative District 19
Joel McEntire
(Prefers Republican Party)Brian E. Blake(Prefers Democratic Party)
State Senator Legislative District 20
John Braun(Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Pos. 1 Legislative District 20
Peter Abbarno(Prefers Republican Party)Timothy Zahn
(Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Pos. 2 Legislative District 20
Ed Orcutt
(Prefers Republican Party)Will Rollet(Prefers Democratic Party)
Cowlitz CountyCommissioner District 1
Arne Mortensen(Prefers Republican Party)Will Finn(Prefers Republican Party)
Cowlitz CountyCommissioner District 2
Dennis P. Weber(Prefers Republican Party)Kurt A. Anagnostou(States No Party Preference)
Supreme Court Justice Position 36 Year Short & Full Term
Dave Larson
Raquel Montoya-Lewis
Supreme Court Justice Position 4
Charles W. Johnson
Supreme Court Justice Position 62 Year Unexpired Term
Richard S. Serns
G. Helen Whitener
Supreme Court Justice Position 7
Debra L. Stephens
Cowlitz Public Utility District Commissioner District 1
Patrick Harbison
Bruce Pollock
The Castle Rock City Council adoptedResolution No. 2020-05 concerning aproposition to fund public library services byspecial excess levy. The propositionauthorizes the City of Castle Rock,Washington, to levy an excess property tax inthe year of 2020 for collection in 2021 of$0.50 per $1,000 of full assessed value for atotal assessment of $91,473.40. The excesslevy would fund maintenance and operationsof the library. Should this proposition be:
Approved
Rejected
Sales and Use Tax for TransportationImprovements The Kalama City Council adopted ResolutionNo. 693 concerning a sales and use tax tofund transportation improvements in theKalama Transportation Benefit District. Thisproposition would establish a sales and usetax of two-tenths of one percent (0.2%) to becollected from all taxable retail sales anduses within the district in accordance withRCW 82.14.0455 for a term of ten (10) yearsfor the purpose of paying costs oftransportation improvements identified inthe City's Transportation programs. Shall this proposition be approved?
Yes
No
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