League of Women Voters of Howard County ~ Primary Election Voters’ Guide, 2010
Voters’ Guide
Primary Election 2010
League of Women Voters of Howard County
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additional words were cut rom the end o the candidate’s statement or wherepracticable. In keeping with League o Women Voters policy, this material is aspresented by candidates. Thus, some misspellings and typing errors may appear.The Voters’ Guide includes only the names o the candidates on the ocialballot certied by state and local ocials. Some candidates may have withdrawnsince the material was compiled, and not every candidate listed in the guide willappear on every ballot.Thanks to all candidates who replied to the League o Women Votersquestionnaire.
Facts For Primary Voters
Questions about whether you are registered to vote or your polling place canbe checked online at
www.mdelections.org/voter-registration/status
or by callingthe Howard County Board o Elections at 410-313-5820.Voters registered as Democrats may vote only or Democratic candidates.Voters registered as Republicans may vote only or Republican candidates.All registered voters, including those without party aliation, may vote ornonpartisan Board o Education candidates.You may check o your choice o candidates on this Voters’ Guide and take itinto the polling place with you.Sample ballots will be posted at polling places.Voters are not obligated to answer questions about how they voted.You may wish to retain this Guide as it includes candidates’ answers toquestions which will not be repeated in the General Election Guide. For otherquestions about the election, call the Board o Elections at 410-313-5820.
absentee Voting:
Any registered voter may apply or an absentee ballot byrequesting an application or an absentee ballot rom the Howard County Boardo Elections, 410-313-5820 or
www.howardcountymd.gov/boe
or
www.elections.state.md.us.
Return the application to the Board o Elections by mail, Fax 410-313-5833an absentee ballot or has already voted.For nonpartisan election inormation, contact the League o Women Voters at410-730-0142, telephone or ax, or e-mail to ino@howard.lwvmd.org Website:
www.howard.lwvmd.org
County voter and election inormation is available at
www.howardcountymd. gov/boe
The Maryland League o Women Voters Education Fund has a web site orelection inormation. The address is
www.vote.lwvmd.org
Check the League o Women Voters on-line voters’ guide at
www.lwvmd.org
The ollowing web sites may be helpul.• State o Maryland Board o Elections:
http://elections.state.md.us
• Maryland League o Women Voters:
http://www.lwvmd.org
• National League o Women Voters Education Fund:
http://www.vote411.org
A voter registration application may be downloaded rom this web site:
http:// elections.state.md.us/voter_registration/application.html
early Voting
or Primary Election: September 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9; 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.Locations are:• Ridgeley’s Run Community Center, • The Bain Center,8400 Mission Road, Jessup 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia410-313-1693 410-313-7213• Ellicott City Senior Center,9401 Frederick Rd. (behind Miller Branch Library), Ellicott City410-313-1400
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The League o Women Voters is a non-partisanorganization o men and women working topromote political responsibility through inormedand active participation o citizens in theirgovernment. The League does not support or opposeany political party or candidate. Materials rom thisGuide may not be reproduced in whole or in partwithout permission rom the League. The Leagueassumes no responsibility or errors or omissions.
Please note:
The candidates’ answers in theVoters’ Guide appear as submitted. I answersexceeded the specied word limitation, theor in person by September 7. An absentee ballot willbe mailed to your designated address. EmergencyAbsentee voting is available. Emergency absenteeapplications are accepted in person until the pollsclose on election day. For more inormation, call theBoard o Elections at 410-313-5820.
ProVisional ballot:
A ballot must be issuedto a voter i the voter’s name is not on the pollingplace register; i the voter moved rom the addresslisted on the polling place register more than 21days beore the Primary Election; i the voter isrequired to show identication and does not haveit; i the register indicates that the voter was issued
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Primary Election Voters’ Guide, 2010 ~ League of Women Voters of Howard County
STATE OF MARYLAND OFFICES
Governor
duties:
The Governor is the chie executive ocero the state o Maryland and appoints the heads o statewide departments and judges to the state courts.The Governor also makes other appointments asprovided by the Maryland Constitution or by law andproposes the annual operating and capital budgetsto the legislature. The Governor may veto legislationpassed by the legislature.
salary:
2010 and 2011 annual salary o $150,000(same as current salary as proposed by Governor’sSalary Commission)
term:
Four years, limit o two consecutive terms
How elected:
Elected statewide as a team withthe Lt. Governor
Lt. Governor
duties:
The Lieutenant Governor assists theGovernor and is elected jointly on a ballot with thegubernatorial candidate. The Lieutenant Governorlls the oce o Governor in case o death,resignation, or disability and carries out specicduties assigned by the Governor.
salary:
2010 and 2011 annual salary o $125,000(same as current salary as proposed by Governor’sSalary Commission)
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Vote for one set of candidatesfrom your party.
Democratic canDiDates
J. P. Cusck / Mchal W. Lag J.
Campaign Website: www.VoteJP.Webs.com
QualiFications:
No one else has the ortitudeand determination nor the understanding o theChild Support and Custody law reorm issues as Iwill bring to the oce o Governor which makes meas the best candidate or the job. The reorms needsto be done right and I am the best one to do it.
running mate’s QualiFications:
ClassPresident and Valedictorian Great Mills HighSchool, MD. University o Maryland 3 mastersdegrees in Computer Science, Psychology and inAdvanced Mathematics. 6 years US Marine Corp,served in Korean confict. Retired civil service. NavalAviation Logistics, Pax NAS, Computer AnalystGM 17.
energy:
To increase the use o nuclear power andwind power generation and decrease petroleum uelusage. We could try to start getting our Marylandpetroleum uels rom other American States.
education:
I would be open to new ideas andnew strategies. The State could allocate resources bythe individual Counties criteria. We can gain schoolunding by the reorms or the Child Support andCustody laws and by releasing such non violentprisoners throughout Maryland.
economy:
Maryland economy is alreadystimulated a plenty, and the latest reports showBaltimore as the #15 in ranking o American citieswhich is well placed or our largest city. So we couldcreate new legislation requiring employers to hiremore and to lay o less as that is the bottom line.
budget:
We do not want revenue increases oremployees, but I would cut the unneeded spendingon Child Support enorcement and grant release ornon violent prisoners. Raise the taxes only on thevery nancially capable is an option, as like stoppingbusinesses rom passing the tax on to the customers.
ralph Ja / Fda Ja
QualiFications:
I’m a political science teacherinvolved in a movement to end corruption inMaryland politics and replace it with ETHICS.Ethical politicians shouldn’t deal with corruptlobbyists and shouldn’t accept campaigncontributions because they’re disguised bribes. I’llserve ree,one term only.
running mate’s QualiFications:
My runningmate has been a teacher and library media specialistsince 1966. Her ethics and principles are the same asmine.
energy:
We must encourage our corporations toexplore new energy resources throughout the U.S.This means more government cooperation and lessgovernment intererence. We have to stop beingprisoners o the Middle East dictatorships andbecome energy independent.
education:
The best thing that government cando (whether it’s ederal, state, local) is let parentsor guardians assume major responsibility or theirchildren’s education. The less intererence romgovernment, the better o we’ll be. What we need ismoral leadership, not government intererence.
economy:
The General Assembly should buttout and go on vacation or the next 3 years. Letprivate enterprise take its natural course.
budget:
Streamline the government with morevolunteerism. Many government jobs are a waste o taxpayers’ money. I would not re anyone currentlyemployed in state government. However, when manyo the positions become open because o retirementor resignation, I would ll the openings withvolunteers.
Ma o’Mall / Ah G. Bw
Campaign Website: www.martinomalley.com
QualiFications:
Martin O’Malley is a earless,intelligent public servant who always puts peoplebeore politics. As Governor, Martin O’Malley hasa proven record o delivering results or our smallbusinesses and amilies. And with him in oce, wewill Move Maryland orward.
running mate’s QualiFications:
AnthonyBrown has a distinguished career in public service.Ater serving our country as an army Colonel, hewas elected to the state house and served as HouseMajority Whip. Now, Anthony is the highestranking elected ocial in the nation ever to haveserved a tour o duty in Iraq.
energy:
To move orward, we must conserveour existing resources while investing in alternativeenergy. That’s why I set a goal or energy savingsThis Voters’ Guide was prepared or the readers o the Howard County Times and the Columbia Flierby the League o Women Voters o Howard County. It was designed by Patuxent Publishing Companyor the League as a public service. It is being distributed ree at Howard County libraries and otherlocations and as a special supplement in the Howard County Times and Columbia Flier on September 2.
note:
Under Maryland law, the order o candidates on the ballot is determined rst by the party o the governor, then by the principal minority party, then other minority parties in descending order basedon statewide party registration. The order o listing in this Voters’ Guide ollows that directive.The Voters’ Guide will be available online at our League’s website,
www.howard.lwvmd.org
, the stateLeague website
www.LWVMD.org
and the national League website
www.Vote411.org
.
League of Women Voters of Howard County ~ Primary Election Voters’ Guide, 2010
diversiy energy supplies so that we are lessdependent on oreign oil. Third, enact policies thatencourage local energy companies to create jobs,including in our wind, solar, and nuclear energysectors.
education:
As Governor, I increased publicschool unds by a record $1.4 billion. As a result,high school AP scores were 2nd best in the U.S.and the achievement gap continued to closeamong Arican-American & Hispanic students,and students living in poverty. I will continue ullyunding public schools.
economy:
I will treat small businesses as asource o new jobs, not a source o new taxes. Iwill repeal my opponent’s 20% sales tax hike, whichhurts low and middle income amilies. I will improveMaryland’s business climate, which currently ranks45th in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation.
budget:
Maryland lost sight o its spendingpriorities the past 4 years. I will reprioritize howgovernment spends money, redirecting scarce taxdollars into programs that work and that help themost vulnerable in our communities. Ineectiveprograms that needlessly expand government will bereconsidered.
Ba Muph / Mk rma
Campaign Website: brianmurphy2010.com
No response received by deadline.
CoMPtroLLer
duties:
The Comptroller is the general scalocer o the state, responsible or collecting,managing and planning or revenue to supportthe state budget. The Comptroller collects andadministers the ollowing taxes: income tax (bothpersonal and corporate), retail sales and use taxes;motor vehicle uel tax, road tax on motor carriers;state tobacco tax, Maryland estate tax and excisetaxes on beer, wine and liquor. The Comptrollerserves on the Board o Public Works along with theGovernor and the state Treasurer, who is appointedby the General Assembly.
salary:
$125,000 annual base (This is thecurrent salary. A proposal by the Governor’s SalaryCommission to raise the salary in 2013 and 2014 wasrejected by the legislature in 2010)
term:
Four years, no term limit
How elected:
Elected statewide
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Vote for one candidate from your party.
Democratic canDiDate
P Fach
Campaign Website: www.franchot.com
QualiFications:
I’ve kept my promise to bean independent, scal watchdog and to make myoce a model or eciency. I reward those who paytheir air share and collect rom those who cheat.I’ve used my position to oppose wasteul spendingand have promoted airness towards women andminority-owned businesses.
imProVements:
We can build upon cost-savingmeasures to become more ecient. We need todevelop an economic vision that emphasizesMaryland’s strengths. We also need a bipartisantop-to-bottom review o state spending inclusive o the private sector and we must not raise or enact newtaxes during the recession.
republican canDiDates
Wllam H Campbll
Campaign Website: www.whcampbell2010.com
QualiFications:
Two decades o successulsenior nancial executive experience in public andprivate entities that were experiencing nancialdistress. I was the Assistant Secretary & Chie o 15% by 2015, implemented a tax exemption orresidential solar installations and asked the ederalgovernment to remove barriers to o-shore windproduction.
education:
Education is key to moving usorward and that’s why my administration hasully unded Thornton, investing $5.7 billion thisyear alone and a record $1.3 billion or schoolconstruction. We need to build on this progress withsmart investments and reorms to keep our schoolsranked #1 in the nation.
economy:
Our ocus is on creating, savingand maintaining jobs. With strategic tax cuts orsmall businesses, public-private partnerships andinvestments in the new economy, we will emergerom the national recession aster than most states.But we must continue to move orward by investingto create jobs.
budget:
Working together, we have restored scalresponsibility, cutting $5.6 billion in spending whilemaintaining our shared priorities. Our schools areranked #1, our Bay is recovering and our violentcrime rate is at a 35 year low. We must continuemoving orward with a smart, scally responsiblebudget.
republican canDiDates
rb L. ehlch J. / Ma Ka
Campaign Website: bobehrlich.com
QualiFications:
I led Maryland out o arecession and a budget decit once and I will do itagain. I have 3 simple priorities: more jobs, lowertaxes, and less spending. As a state lawmaker, U.S.Congressman, and Governor, I have always believedin being honest with the citizens I serve.
running mate’s QualiFications:
Mary Kaneis a working mother, a small business advocate, anda ormer prosecutor. As the daughter o immigrants,she has a unique understanding o the unlimitedpossibilities available to amilies i governmentserves the interests o the people.
energy:
I have three goals. First, ensure thatenergy supplies are aordable and reliable. Second,
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