Milford Election Guide 2012

The Nov. 6 General Election is fast approaching. Here is a guide to who's running and some of the key issues.

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Voting Information:

Voting ID FAQ from the Milford Town Clerk's Office and Secretary of State's Office.

(Click the name for candidate profile)

President

• Gary Johnson – Libertarian

• Barack Obama – Democrat

• Mitt Romney – Republican

Governor

• Maggie Wood Hassan (D)

• Ovide Lamontagne (R)

• Candidate Profile: John Babiarz (I)

Congress, 2nd District

Ann McLane Kuster (D)

Hardy Macia (I)

Charlie Bass (R)

State Representaive (Hillsborough District 23, 4 seats)

• Stephen J. Palmer, R
• Andrew Seale, R
• Shawn Sweeney, R
• Robert F. Willette, R
• Ruth Heden, D
• Andy Hughes, D
• Herb Salmon, D
• Roger H. Tilton, D

State Representative (District 40, 1 seat covering Milford, Hollis, Mont Vernon, and New Boston)

• Gary Daniels, R-Milford
• Henry Mullaney, D-New Boston

State Senate, District 11

Peter Bragdon (R)

Hillsborough County Sheriff

• James A. Hardy (R)
• Bill Barry (D)

Executive Councilor (District 5)

• David K. Wheeler (R)
• Debora B. Pignatelli (D)

Hillsborough County Commissioner

• Carol H. Holden (R)
• Susan Ladmer (D)

County Attorney

• Dennis Hogan (R)
• Patricia M. LaFrance (D)

County Treasurer

• David G. Fredette (R)
• Shannon Bernier (D)

Register of Deeds

• Pamela D. Coughlin (R)
• Louise Wright (D)

Register of Probate

• Joseph Kelly Levasseur (R)
• Graham V. Smith (D)

BALLOT QUESTIONS

Constitutional Amendments Proposed by the 2012 General Court

1.  “Are you in favor of amending the second part of the constitution by inserting after article 5-b a new article to read as follows: [Art.] 5-c. [Income Tax Prohibited.] Notwithstanding any general or special provision of this constitution, the general court shall not have the power or authority to impose and levy any assessment, rate, or tax upon income earned by any natural person; however, nothing in this Article shall be construed to prohibit any tax in effect January 1, 2012, or adjustment to the rate of such a tax.” (Passed by the N.H. House 256 Yes 110 No; Passed by State Senate 19 Yes 4 No) CACR 13 Yes/No
2. “Are you in favor of amending article 73-a of the second part of the constitution to read as follows: [Art.] 73-a [Supreme Court, Administration.] The chief justice of the supreme court shall be the administrative head of all the courts. The chief justice shall, with the concurrence of a majority of the supreme court justices, make rules governing the administration of all courts in the state and the practice and procedure to be followed in all such courts. The rules so promulgated shall have the force and effect of law. The legislature shall have a concurrent power to regulate the same matters by statute. In the event of a conflict between a statute and a court rule, the statute, if not otherwise contrary to this constitution, shall prevail over the rule.” (Passed by the N.H. House 242 Yes 96 No; Passed by State Senate 19 Yes 5 No) CACR 26 Yes/No
3. Question Proposed pursuant to Part II, Article 100 of the New Hampshire Constitution. “Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the constitution?”  Yes/No

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