Sample Ballot for March 20 Primary—Democrat, Geneva's Far West Side

It's getting close to the March 20 primary. You're wondering who the heck you're going to vote for.

Well, if you live on the far West Side of Geneva and you're voting in the Democratic primary, your sample ballot will look something like what you see below.

You can view for yourself by visiting the Kane County Clerk's website, clicking on "More" under the "Elections" header on the left, then "Sample Ballot." You'll need to type in your last name, street number and street name. (Only the first word of the street name is necessary. For example: "Downing" rather than "Downing Place.")

Here's a link to the PDF for the Democratic primary ballot for Geneva's far West Side. But for your convenience, I've re-typed it below. Let me know if you see any errors or omissions.

You'll note that there are only three contested races in the Democratic primary: for the 14th District congressional nomination, the 25th District state senate nomination and the Kane County Board chairman nomination.

Federal

FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
(Vote for ONE)

• BARACK OBAMA

FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Vote for ONE)

• DENNIS ANDERSON
• JONATHAN FARNICK

FOR DELEGATE TO THE NATIONAL NOMINATING CONVENTION 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Vote for not more than FIVE) 

(PLEASE NOTE: Next to the name of each candidate for delegate appears in parentheses the candidate's preference for President of the United States.) 

• MARK PIETROWSKI (OBAMA)
• MARY PLATA (OBAMA)
• KASTHURI HENRY (OBAMA)
• MARK GUETHLE (OBAMA)
• MICHAEL O'CONNELL (OBAMA)

State

STATE SENATOR 25TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote for ONE)

65TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(Vote for ONE)

• No Candidate

Kane County

FOR CIRCUIT CLERK
(Vote for ONE—uncontested)

• EDMUND JAMES NENDICK

FOR COUNTY RECORDER
(Vote for ONE—uncontested)

• BRENDA RODGERS

FOR STATES ATTORNEY
(Vote for ONE)

• No candidate

FOR COUNTY AUDITOR
(Vote for ONE)

• No candidate

FOR COUNTY CORONER
(Vote for ONE—uncontested)

• TAO MARTINEZ

FOR COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN
(Vote for ONE)

• BILL SARTO
• SUE KLINKHAMER

COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 12
(Vote for ONE)

• No candidate

Judicial

2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. John M. O'Malley)
(Vote for ONE)

• No candidate

16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Michael J. Colwell)
(Vote for ONE)

• No candidate

Referendum

KANE ELECTRIC AGGREGATION

 "Shall the County of Kane have the authority to arrange for the supply of electricity for its residential and small commercial retail customers who have not opted out of such program?"

• YES
• NO

Editor's notes:

I included the noncontested races, just so that you wouldn't be surprised when you go to vote.

There are basically three sample ballots in Geneva, due to some unusual boundary lines that split the city. For example, most Genevans are in the Kane County Board 11th District but some are in the 12th. Some Genevans will vote for the 25th District state senator and others for the 33rd District state senator. Some vote for the 65th District state representative, others for the 49th District and still others for the 30th District.

And, of course, you can choose a primary ballot for the Republican Party, the Democratic Party or a nonpartisan ballot.