Get out and vote - Election Day 2016

Many are ready for this election to be over the national level with the negativity surrounding the campaigns. On a local level there are several choices before voters.

If you have not already submitted your ballots, find your polling place here:

California

If you live in the South Lake Tahoe City limits, you are able to vote for two of ten candidates for City Council (in alphabetical order):

Brooke Laine
Dan McLaughlin
Jason Collin
JoAnn Conner
John Shearer
Patrick Jarrett
Robert Topel
Tamara Wallace
Ted Long
Trey Riddle

And for three ballot measures:

Measure U - 1/2 Cent Sales Tax Increase to be used for either Roads, Infrastructure or Affordable Housing (must also vote on Measure Q for Housing, Measure R for Roads or Measure S for Facilities if you vote "yes" on U)

Measure P - 2% Transient Occupancy Tax Increase to be used solely for recreation

Measure T - An Initiative Prohibiting the City Council of the City of South Lake Tahoe from "Approving or Supporting" the Tahoe Transportation District Project known as "the US 50/South Shore Community Revitalization Project"

South Tahoe Public Utility District

Kelly Sheehan
Kirk David
Nick Exline
Randy Vogelgesang

Lake Tahoe Unified School District

Area 1 - Dr. Annie Davidson or Larry Reilly
Area 3 - Bonnie Turnbull or Dr. Michael Doyle
Area 4 - Troy Matthews is unopposed

Lake Tahoe Community College District

Area 3 - Karen Borges is unopposed
Area 4 - David Hamilton or Nancy Dalton

Lake Valley Fire Protection District

John Rice
Leona Allen
Robert Bettencourt
Tony Sears

Californians also have choices for 17 propositions, listed here.

PROP 51 School Bonds. Funding for K–12 School and Community College Facilities. Initiative Statute.

PROP 52 Medi-Cal Hospital Fee Program. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

PROP 53 Revenue Bonds. Statewide Voter Approval. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

PROP 54 Legislature. Legislation and Proceedings. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

PROP 55 Tax Extension to Fund Education and Healthcare. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

PROP 56 Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research, and Law Enforcement. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

PROP 57 Criminal Sentences. Parole. Juvenile Criminal Proceedings and Sentencing. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

PROP 58 English Proficiency. Multilingual Education. Initiative Statute.

PROP 59 Corporations. Political Spending. Federal Constitutional Protections. Legislative Advisory Question.

PROP 60 Adult Films. Condoms. Health Requirements. Initiative Statute.

PROP 61 State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards. Initiative Statute.

PROP 62 Death Penalty. Initiative Statute.

PROP 63 Firearms. Ammunition Sales. Initiative Statute.

PROP 64 Marijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute.

PROP 65 Carryout Bags. Charges. Initiative Statute.

PROP 66 Death Penalty. Procedures. Initiative Statute.

PROP 67 Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags. Referendum.

Douglas County

Douglas County, Nevada has ballot questions, school board and commissioner elections. So far, 17,277 voters have either voted early or mailed in their absentee ballots. This is over half of the registered 29,576 voters in the County.

County Ballot Questions

Gas Revenue Indexing
Douglas County School District Sales and Use Tax

State Ballot Questions

Question 1 - Requires background check for gun sales
Question 2 - Legalizes marijuana for persons over 21 years old, subject to state regulation and taxation
Question 3 - Prohibits monopolies and exclusive franchises in retail electric energy markets
Question 4 - Exempts some medical equipment from sales tax

The County Commissioners are all running unopposed, as are the County judges.

Douglas County School Board

Keith Byer or Michael Kiger
Linda Gilkerson or Larry Lippman

Cave Rock General Improvement District

Ralph Miller
Michael Rooney
Joanne Zerg

Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District

Greg Felton
John Breaux
Ann Grant
Larry Schussel

Marla Bay General Improvement District

Ann Barnard
Ronald Borsos
Gregg Westerbeck