This is an archive of a past election.
See http://www.smartvoter.org/ca/alm/ for current information.
SMART VOTER by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund LWV
providing personalized comprehensive nonpartisan voter information any time you want it.
California
Smart Voter
Alameda County Ballot

1809 HILL AVE, 94541

See Also:   Information for the County of Alameda
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

November 4, 2008 Election

--------
County Results as of Nov 25 10:26am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1041/1041)
78.3% Countywide Voter Turnout (628545/803009)
Statewide Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (25423/25423)
77.5% Statewide Voter Turnout (13,412,761/17,304,091)

President | US Legislature | State Senate | State Assembly | Judicial | City | School | Special District | State Propositions | Local Measures
Click on Name of Contest below.
Polling Location on November 4, 7am - 8pm
Mailed Ballot Precinct.
There is no polling location.
You should automatically receive an absentee ballot to return by mail or in person. See FAQ
[Poll data last updated 2008/11/04 09:43]
Showing a polling place for this address does not mean that you are registered to vote.
Absentee (mail) ballots may be returned to a worker at any of the  polling places within your county on election day.
Precinct 43121000
Ballot Type 83

You can also download an exact PDF Sample Ballot Image

  • FAQs about Voting and this ballot page
  • How we got this information
  • Report problems or errors

  • President

    President/Vice President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Legislature

    United States Representative; District 13Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 18Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Judicial

    Superior Court Judge; County of Alameda; Seat 9Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    School

    Board Member; Chabot-Las Positas Community College District; Trustee Area 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Marshall Mitzman
      13815 votes 59.95%
    • Jesús Armas
      9011 votes 39.10%
    • (220 Total Write-In Votes 0.95%)

    Board Member; Hayward Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Hayward Unified School District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Special District

    Board Member At-Large; Alameda-Contra Costa Transit DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Eden Township Health Care DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Vin Sawhney
      46310 votes 31.89%
    • Rajendra Ratnesar
      37815 votes 26.04%
    • Francisco C. "Frank" Rico
      37351 votes 25.72%
    • Ronald Alan Hull
      22762 votes 15.68%
    • (964 Total Write-In Votes 0.66%)

    Board Member; Hayward Area Recreation and Park DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Dennis Waespi
      52498 votes 32.55%
    • Louis Manuel Andrade
      41398 votes 25.67%
    • Minane Jameson
      29374 votes 18.21%
    • Judith -Krystel Berdiago
      21768 votes 13.50%
    • Paul S. Sheridan
      15440 votes 9.57%
    • (796 Total Write-In Votes 0.49%)

    Board Member; Hayward Area Recreation and Park District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Oro Loma Sanitary District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Timothy P. Becker
      25749 votes 79.02%
    • Lou Filipovich
      6525 votes 20.02%
    • (313 Total Write-In Votes 0.96%)

    Board Member; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; Ward 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Propositions

    Proposition 1A Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train
    Pass: 6,512,189 / 52.5% Yes votes ...... 5,887,181 / 47.5% No votes
    To provide Californians a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices; to provide good-paying jobs and improve California's economy while reducing air pollution, global warming greenhouse gases, and our dependence on foreign oil, shall $9.95 billion in bonds be issued to establish a clean, efficient high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects, with federal and private matching funds required, all bond funds subject to an independent audit?

    Proposition 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals
    Pass: 8,009,556 / 63.4% Yes votes ...... 4,622,352 / 36.6% No votes
    Shall certain farm animals be allowed, for the majority of every day, to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up and turn around?

    Proposition 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program
    Pass: 6,805,649 / 55.1% Yes votes ...... 5,536,987 / 44.9% No votes
    Shall $980,000,000 in general obligation bonds be authorized for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping of eligible children's hospitals?

    Proposition 4 Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy
    Fail: 6,071,863 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 6,570,777 / 52.0% No votes
    Shall the California Constitution be changed to prohibit abortion for an unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent, legal guardian, or, in limited cases, substitute adult relative?

    Proposition 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation
    Fail: 5,015,080 / 40.4% Yes votes ...... 7,407,454 / 59.6% No votes
    Shall $460,000,000 be allocated annually to improve and expand treatment programs?

    Proposition 6 Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws
    Fail: 3,728,495 / 30.8% Yes votes ...... 8,365,052 / 69.2% No votes
    Shall of minimum of $965,000,000 of state funding be required each year for police and local law enforcement?

    Proposition 7 Renewable Energy Generation
    Fail: 4,376,814 / 35.4% Yes votes ...... 7,984,617 / 64.6% No votes
    Shall government-owned utilities be required to generate 20% of their electricity from renewable energy by 2010, a standard currently applicable to private electrical corporations? Shall all utilities be required to generate 40% by 2020 and 50% by 2025?

    Proposition 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry
    Pass: 6,838,107 / 52.3% Yes votes ...... 6,246,463 / 47.7% No votes
    Shall the California Constitution be changed to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California?

    Proposition 9 Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole
    Pass: 6,518,511 / 53.8% Yes votes ...... 5,602,596 / 46.2% No votes
    Shall notification to victim and opportunity for input during phases of criminal justice process, including bail, pleas, sentencing and parole be required? Shall victim safety be a consideration for bail or parole?

    Proposition 10 Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds
    Fail: 4,966,867 / 40.5% Yes votes ...... 7,303,418 / 59.5% No votes
    Shall $5 billion in bonds paid from state's General Fund be authorized to help consumers and others purchase certain vehicles, and to help research in renewable energy and alternative fuel vehicles?

    Proposition 11 Redistricting
    Pass: 5,957,057 / 50.8% Yes votes ...... 5,759,932 / 49.2% No votes
    Shall the authority for establishing state office boundaries be changed from elected representatives to a commission comprised of Democrats, Republicans, and representatives of neither party selected from the registered voter pool in a multilevel process?

    Proposition 12 Veteran's Bond Act of 2008
    Pass: 7,618,136 / 63.5% Yes votes ...... 4,385,715 / 36.5% No votes
    Shall a nine hundred million dollar ($900,000,000) bond be issued to provide farm and home aid for California veterans?

    Local Measures

    Measure VV Special Tax Measure -- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 308,971 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 120,864 / 28.1% No votes
       40483 (70.12%) Yes / 17248 (29.88%) No in Contra Costa County
       268488 (72.15%) Yes / 103616 (27.85%) No in Alameda County
    To preserve affordable local public transportation that allows seniors and people with disabilities to remain independent, takes students to and from school, provides transportation alternatives given skyrocketing gas prices, helps residents commute to work and reduces traffic and greenhouse gas emissions by getting cars off the road shall the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) increase its existing parcel tax by $4 per parcel, per month for ten years with independent oversight and all money staying local?

    Measure WW Extend Existing East Bay Regional Park District Bond With No Increase In Tax Rate -- East Bay Regional Park District (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 671,485 / 71.9% Yes votes ...... 262,212 / 28.1% No votes
       294018 (71.66%) Yes / 116289 (28.34%) No in Contra Costa County
       377467 (72.12%) Yes / 145923 (27.88%) No in Alameda County
    To continue restoring urban creeks, protect wildlife, purchase/save open space, wetlands/shoreline, acquire/develop/improve local and regional parks, trails and recreational facilities, shall East Bay Regional Park District be authorized to issue up to $500 million in general obligation bonds, provided repayment projections, verified by independent auditors, demonstrate that property tax rates will not increase beyond present rates of $10 per year, per $100,000 of assessed valuation?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.


    Home || Alameda Home Page || Statewide Links || About Smart Voter || Feedback || Donate to Us
    Data Created: January 24, 2009 10:30 PST
    Smart Voter <http://www.smartvoter.org/>
    Copyright © League of Women Voters of California Education Fund   http://ca.lwv.org
    The League of Women Voters neither supports nor opposes candidates for public office or political parties.