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Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

The day is upon us. Get out the vote!

VOICE’s endorsements are listed below. There are many areas where we did not endorse any particular candidate or position either due to a candidate running unopposed and/or due to a lack of consensus or information on the issue. Nevertheless, all of our endorsements are found below.

Additionally, you can download a sample ballot HERE.

For President Of The United States
Barack Obama

For United States Senator
Bob Kerrey

For U.S. House of Representatives District Two
John W. Ewing Jr.

For Douglas County Clerk
No Endorsement (Candidate running unopposed)

For Douglas County Commissioner (Districts One, Three, Five and Seven)
No Endorsement (Candidate running unopposed)

For Douglas County Public Defender
No Endorsement (Candidate running unopposed)

For Douglas County Register of Deeds
No Endorsement (Candidate running unopposed)

For Legislature (Districts Five, Seven, Nine, Eleven, Thirteen, Twenty-one, and Thirty-nine)
No Endorsement (Did not research/candidate running unopposed)

For State Board of Education (Districts Two and Four)
No Endorsement (Did not research)

For Board of Regents University of Nebraska District Four
Bob Whitehouse

For Board of Regents University of Nebraska District Eight
Ann Ferlic Ashford

For Board Of Governors Metropolitan Community College (District One, Two, Three and Four)
No Endorsement (Did not research)

For Coordinating Council Learning Community (Districts Two, Four, and Six)
No Endorsement (Did not research)

For Board Of Directors Papio Missouri River Natural Resources District (Subdistrict One)
Scott Japp

For Board Of Directors Papio Missouri River Natural Resources District (Subdistrict Three)
No Endorsement (Neither candidate responded to multiple requests)

For Board Of Directors Papio Missouri River Natural Resources District (Subdistrict Five)
Rich Tesar

For Board Of Directors Papio Missouri River Natural Resources District (Subdistrict Seven)
Jim Powers

For Board Of Directors Papio Missouri River Natural Resources District (Subdistrict Nine)
No Endorsement (Neither candidate responded to multiple requests)

For Board of Directors Omaha Public Power District North Subdivision
No Endorsement

For Board of Directors Omaha Public Power District Metropolitan Subdivision (Vote for Two)
N. P. Sandy Dodge Jr. and George Mills

For Board Member Educational Service Unit Number Two District Six
No Endorsement (Candidate running unopposed)

For Board Member Educational Service Unit Number Three District Two
No Endorsement (Did not research)

For Board Member Educational Service Unit Number Three District Four
No Endorsement (Candidate running unopposed)

For Board Member Educational Service Unit Number Three District Six
No Endorsement (Did not research)

For Board Of Directors Metropolitan Utilities District (Vote for Two)
John S. McCollister and Jim Begley

For Board Of Education Omaha Public Schools Subdistrict Two
Freddie Gray

For Board Of Education Omaha Public Schools Subdistrict Four
Oscar Duran

For Board Of Education Omaha Public Schools Subdistrict Six
No Endorsement (Candidate running unopposed)

For Board Of Education Omaha Public Schools Subdistrict Eight
No Endorsement (Not enough information)

For Board Of Education Omaha Public Schools Subdistrict Ten
No Endorsement (Candidate running unopposed)

For Board Of Education Omaha Public Schools Subdistrict Twelve
Patrick Bourne

Shall Judge James Michael Fitzgerald be retained in office?
No Endorsement (Did not research)

Shall Judge James Michael Fitzgerald be retained in office?
No Endorsement (Did not research)

Shall Judge J Russell Derr be retained in office?
No Endorsement (Did not research)

Shall Judge James T. Gleason be retained in office?
No Endorsement (Did not research)

Shall Judge Thomas A. Otepka be retained in office?
No Endorsement (Did not research)

Shall Judge Leigh Ann Retelsdorf be retained in office?
No Endorsement (Did not research)

Shall Judge Joseph S. Troia be retained in office?
No Endorsement (Did not research)

State Of Nebraska Proposed Amendment No. 1
A constitutional amendment to provide that any misdemeanor while in pursuit of his or her office is grounds for impeachment of a civil officer.
No Endorsement (No Consensus)

State Of Nebraska Proposed Amendment No. 2
A constitutional amendment to establish the right to hunt, to fish, and to harvest wildlife and to state that public hunting, fishing, and harvesting of wildlife shall be a preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife.
Against

State Of Nebraska Proposed Amendment No. 3
A constitutional amendment to change the limit on legislative terms to three consecutive terms.
For

State Of Nebraska Proposed Amendment No. 4
A constitutional amendment to change the salary of members of the Legislature to twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
For

Douglas County Consolidation Of County Offices Election
No Endorsement (Did not research)

The End.