The 2014 General Election Ballot for Chilton County voters will include both statewide and local races.

Chilton County Probate Judge Bobby Martin anticipates a “medium sized” turnout this year, compared to election races of previous years.

“I’m not thinking there will be a huge turnout this year,” Martin said.

Martin suggests that voters obtain a sample ballot, and have it pre-marked to take to the polls.

“It helps if you go ahead and mark who you are going to vote for on a sample ballot,” Martin said. “It saves a lot of time if people go ahead and have it marked on a sample ballot who they plan to vote for.”

Not all of the ballots will be the same throughout the county as several offices seeking election fall under a particular district.

Martin said if individuals weren’t familiar with which district they fall under, poll workers would have the option to look up that information.

Sample ballots are available at the Probate Office in the Chilton County Courthouse.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Below is a list of candidates that will appear on the ballot Nov. 4:

Governor

•Parker Griffith, Democrat

•Robert Bentley, Republican

 

Lt. Governor

•James C. Fields, Jr., Democrat

•Kay Ivey, Republican

 

U.S. Senator

•Jeff Sessions, Republican

 

U.S. Representative Sixth Congressional District

•Mark Lester, Democrat

•Gary Palmer, Republican

 

Attorney General

•Joe Hubbard Democrat

•Luther Strange, Republican

 

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place No. 1

•Greg Shaw, Republican

 

Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place No. 1

•William C. “Bill” Thompson, Republican

 

Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place No. 2

•Scott Donaldson, Republican

 

Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place No. 1

•Mary B. Windom, Republican

 

Criminal Appeals Judge, Place No. 2

•Beth Kellum, Republican

 

Secretary of State

•Lula Albert-Kaigler, Democrat

•John Merrill, Republican

 

State Treasurer

•Young Boozer, Republican

 

State Auditor

•Miranda Karrine Joseph, Democrat

•Jim Zeigler, Republican

 

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

•Doug “New Blue” Smith, Democrat

•John McMillan, Republican

 

Public Service Commission Place No. 1

•Jeremy H. Oden, Republican

 

Public Service Commission Place No. 2

•Chris “Chip” Beeker Jr.

 

State Senator District No. 14

•Cam Ward, Republican

 

State Senator District No. 30

•Clyde Chambliss ,Jr., Republican

•Bryan Morgan, Independent

 

State Representative District No. 42

•James M. “Jimmy” Martin, Republican

 

State Representative District No. 49

•April Weaver, Republican

 

State Representative District No. 81

•Dylan V. Oliver, Democrat

•Mark M. Tuggle, Republican

 

Chilton County Sheriff

•Terry Wilson, Democrat

•John Shearon, Republican

•Eddie Price, Independent

 

 

 

Chilton County Revenue Commissioner

•Tim Little, Republican

•Doug Ward, Libertarian

 

Chilton County Coroner

•J. Aaron Ellison, Republican

 

Superintendent, Chilton County Board of Education

•Tommy Glasscock, Republican

 

Proposed Statewide Amendments on the ballot statewide, where voters will be asked to either vote “yes” or “no.”

 

•Amendment No. 1

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to prohibit the State of Alabama from giving full faith and credit to public acts, records, or judicial proceedings of another state that violate the public policy of the State of Alabama and to prohibit the application of foreign law in violation of rights guaranteed natural citizens by the United States and Alabama Constitutions, and the statutes, laws and public policy thereof, but without application to business entities. (Proposed by Act No. 2013-269).

 

•Amendment No. 2

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to the Capital Improvement Trust Fund, to increase the amount of General Obligation Bonds authorized herein; to provide for additional payments from the Alabama Trust Fund to fund any bond issued; to provide for competitive bidding of the bonds; and to provide for the distribution of the proceeds for plans, construction, and maintenance of Alabama National Guard armories. (Proposed by Act No. 2013-266).

 

•Amendment No. 3

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that every citizen has a fundamental right to bear arms and that any restriction of this right would be subject to strict scrutiny; and to provide that no international treaty or law shall prohibit, limit, or otherwise interfere with a citizen’s fundamental right to bear arms. (Proposed by Act No. 2013-267)).

 

•Amendment No. 4

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to prohibit a general law, whose purpose or effect is to require a new or increased expenditure of at least $50,000 of local funds annually, from becoming effective with regard to a city or county board of education without enactment by a 2/3 vote. (Proposed by Act. No. 2014-185).

 

•Amendment No. 5

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to amend Amendment 597, now appearing as Section 36.02 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to clarify that the people have the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife subject to reasonable regulations that promote conservation and management of fish and wildlife and preserve the future of hunting and fishing. (Proposed by Act. No. 2014-286).