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November 4, 2008 Election

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County Results as of Dec 10 10:40am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (712/712)
72.0% Countywide Voter Turnout (275554/382827)
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 Assembly | Judicial | School | City | Special District | State Propositions | Local Measures
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Polling Location on November 4, 7am - 8pm

McDonald Residence-North on Polk
Between Ellendale & Wheeler
5430 W Bedford Ave
Fresno, CA

(Wheelchair accessible)

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Precinct 367A
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  • President

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

    • Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Democratic
      8,063,473 votes 61.1%
    • John McCain/Sarah Palin, Republican
      4,902,278 votes 37.1%
    • Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzales, Peace and Freedom
      105,375 votes 0.8%
    • Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root, Libertarian
      65,654 votes 0.5%
    • Alan Keyes/Wiley S. Drake, Sr., American Independent
      39,620 votes 0.3%
    • Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente, Green
      37,432 votes 0.2%
    • Ron Paul/Gail Lightfoot (Write-in)
    • Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle (Write-in)
    • Frank Moore/Susan Block (Write-in)
    • James Harris/Alyson Kennedy (Write-in)

    US Legislature

    United States Representative; District 19Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • George Radanovich, Republican
      173,981 votes 100.0%
    • Phil Rockey (Write-in)
    • Peter Leinau (Write-in)

    State Assembly

    Member of the State Assembly; District 29Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Villines, Republican
      108,546 votes 66.2%
    • Humberto Avila, Democratic
      55,564 votes 33.8%

    Judicial

    Superior Court Judge; County of Fresno; Office 10Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    School

    Trustee; State Center Community College District; Trustee Area 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • William J. Smith
      123846 votes 61.15%
    • Phil Maher
      77752 votes 38.39%
    • (924 Total Write-In Votes 0.46%)

    Trustee; State Center Community College District; Trustee Area 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Central Unified School District; Trustee Area 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Trustee; Central Unified School District; Trustee Area 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    City

    Mayor; City of FresnoClick 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 B Bond -- Central Unified School District (Needs 55% to pass)
    Pass: 12065 / 63.40% Yes votes ...... 6965 / 36.60% No votes
    To replace outdated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to improve energy efficiency; upgrade classroom computers and technology; replace again portables; renovate restrooms; improve student safety and school security; acquire property; buildclassrooms and schools to reduce overcrowding; and qualify the District to receive and estimated $75,000,000 in State matching funds, shall the Central Unified School District issue $152,000,000 in bonds at lowest possible interest rates with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, and no money for administrators' salaries.

    Measure L Library Upgrade and Improvement -- County of Fresno (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 163865 / 63.41% Yes votes ...... 94573 / 36.59% No votes
    To add books, separate homework areas for children/youth, work with neighborhood schools to increase after school and job search programs, improve, upgrade, repair, and construct urban/rural Fresno County branch libraries; including disability access, fire safety, remove asbestos, improve energy efficiency and technology, shall Fresno County voters amend the one-eighth cent sales tax with a one- quarter cent sales tax for sixteen years with independent public review of expenditures?

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