NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Office of Joann M. Fischer, County Clerk, Knox County, Nebraska

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 4^th day of November, 2008 at the designated

polling places in Knox County election precincts, an election will be held for the following

offices:

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PRESIDENTIAL TICKET

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For President and Vice President of the United States

4 Year Term – Vote for ONE

REPUBLICAN - John McCain/Sarah Palin

DEMOCRAT - Barack Obama/Joe Biden

NEBRASKA - Chuck Baldwin/Darrell L. Castle

GREEN - Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente

LIBERTARIAN - Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root

BY PETITION - Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez

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UNITED STATES SENATORIAL TICKET

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For United States Senator

6 Year Term – Vote for ONE

REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT NEBRASKA GREEN LIBERTARIAN

Mike Johanns Scott Kleeb Kelly Renee Rosberg Steven R. Larrick No Candidate

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CONGRESSIONAL TICKET

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For Representative in Congress - District 3

2 Year Term – Vote for ONE

REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT NEBRASKA GREEN LIBERTARIAN

Adrian Smith Jay C. Stoddard No Candidate No Candidate No Candidate

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COUNTY TICKET

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For County Supervisor - District 2

4 Year Term – Vote for ONE

REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT NEBRASKA GREEN LIBERTARIAN

Rayder Swanson No Candidate No Candidate No Candidate No Candidate

For County Supervisor – District 4

4 Year Term – Vote for ONE

REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT NEBRASKA GREEN LIBERTARIAN

Jerry Hanefeldt Kenneth Kracht No Candidate No Candidate No Candidate

For County Supervisor - District 6

4 Year Term – Vote for ONE

REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT NEBRASKA GREEN LIBERTARIAN

Steven Banks No Candidate No Candidate No Candidate No Candidate

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NONPARTISAN TICKET

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Court of Appeals Judge

District 3 – 6 Year Term

Shall Judge William B. Cassel be retained in office? Yes No

Judge of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court – 6 Year Term

Shall Judge Laureen K. Van Norman be retained in office? Yes No

Judge of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court – 6 Year Term

Shall Judge Michael K. High be retained in office? Yes No

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Northeast Community College

For Board of Governors

4 Year Term – Vote for ONE

District 2 - Keith E. Harvey

At Large - Marlin Meisinger, John W. Davies

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Cedar-Knox Public Power District

For Board of Directors

6 Year Term – Vote for ONE

Subdivision 3 - Terry Thunker

North Central Public Power District

For Board of Directors

6 Year Term – Vote for ONE

Subdivision 2 - Gordon W. Fulton Jr., Gene Zimmerer, Brian Fanta

Subdivision 3 - Bill Jedlicka

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Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District

For Board of Directors

4 Year Term – Vote for ONE

Subdistrict 1 Subdistrict 2 Subdistrict 3

Daniel H. Schaefer Mark E. Fehringer Marcel R. Kramer

Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District

For Board of Directors

4 Year Term – Vote for ONE

Subdistrict 1 - Warren L. Renter, Michael Krueger

Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District

For Board of Directors

4 Year Term – Vote for ONE

Subdistrict 1 Subdistrict 2 Subdistrict 3 Subdistrict 4

Karl Connell John A. Engelhaupt Diana Wendt Arden W. Uhlir

Mitchel Nelson

Subdistrict 5 Subdistrict 6 Subdistrict 7 Subdistrict 8

Raymond J. Naprstek No Candidate John W. Janzing Donald Holtgrew

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Educational Service Unit No. 1

For Member of the Board

Vote for ONE

District 10 - 4 Year Term District 11 – 2 Year Term

David Dowling Fred Boelter

Educational Service Unit No. 8

For Member of the Board

Vote for ONE

District 1 – 2 Year Term District 3 – 2 Year Term District 4 – 4 Year Term

Craig G. Brewster David P. Sullivan Dan J. Garner

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Special Election

Eastern Township Levy Override

“Shall Eastern Township be allowed a property tax levy, whereas not to exceed 28 cents

per $100.00 of taxable valuation, and not to exceed the limits prescribed by law, until

fiscal year 2014-2015 for the purposes of general operations and maintenance of roads?”

Yes No

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Special Election

Hill Township Levy Override

“Shall Hill Township be allowed to levy a property tax not to exceed 15 cents per one

hundred dollars of taxable valuation in excess of the limits prescribed by law until the

fiscal year 2013-2014 for the purposes of general operations and to increase the

restricted funds base by 65% over the allowable growth percentage?”

Yes No

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Special Election

Morton Township Levy Override

“Shall Morton Township be allowed to levy a property tax not to exceed 20 cents per one

hundred dollars of taxable valuation in excess of the limits prescribed by law until the

fiscal year 2014-2015 for the purposes of general operations and to increase the restricted

funds base by 60% over the allowable growth percentage?”

Yes No

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SCHOOL TICKET

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For Bloomfield Community School Board Members - District 86

4 Year Term - Vote for up to THREE

Jason D. Hefner Christy Mackeprang Allan A. Kersten

For Creighton Public School Board Members - District 13

4 Year Term - Vote for up to THREE

Justin Lilly Cathy Laflan Daniel J. Morrill

For Crofton Community School Board Members - District 96

4 Year Term - Vote for up to THREE

Clair Arens Edwin Kleinschmit Susan Pautler Kevin Kube

For Nebraska Unified District No. 1 School Board Members

Verdigre School - 4 Year Term - Vote for up to THREE

Melissa McCormick Ronald L. Cook

For Niobrara Public School Board Members - District 1

4 Year Term - Vote for up to THREE

Terry F. Zach Stuart Redwing Stacy Fritz

Cindy Sage Brian Stark Kenneth C. Foner

For Santee Public School Board Members – District C5

4 Year Term – Vote for up to THREE

Cindy C. Whipple Diane LaPointe Susan L. Kitto

Natalie R. Torrez Steven J. Moose Rosella Whipple

Kimberly Red Wing

For Wausa Public School Board Members - District 76

4 Year Term - Vote for up to THREE

Gretchen Vanness Otto Woockman Terry L. Johnson

Terry L. Nelson David Kleinschmit

For Lynch Public School Board Members - District 36

4 Year Term - Vote for up to THREE

Cynthia A. Nolan Allen L. Holz Jerald G. Dennis Leslie Purviance

For Nebraska Unified District No. 1 School Board Members

Orchard School - 4 Year Term - Vote for up to THREE

Todd J. Stelling Tim Twibell Terra Williby

For Osmond Public School Board Members - District 42

4 Year Term - Vote for up to THREE

Jason J. Bahr Jodi J. Aschoff Mark A. Moes

For Plainview Public School Board Members - District 5

4 Year Term - Vote for up to THREE

Jeremy A. Hampton Dan Stelling Toni L. Hart John C. Anderson

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$3,865,000 School Bond Election

Knox County School District 0583

(Verdigre Public Schools) in the State of Nebraska

“Shall Knox County School District 0583 (Verdigre Public Schools) in the State of Nebraska

(the “District”) issue bonds of the District in a principal amount not to exceed Three Million Eight

Hundred Sixty-five Thousand Dollars ($3,865,000) for the purpose of paying the costs of con-

structing additions to and renovations of the existing school facilities, and providing the

necessary furniture, equipment and apparatus for such facilities; such bonds to be issued

from time to time as may be determined by the Board of Education, to bear interest at a rate or

rates to be determined by the Board of Education and to become due at such time or times as

may be fixed by the Board of Education; and

“Shall the District cause to be levied and collected annually a special levy of taxes against

all the taxable property in the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay the principal of and

interest on such bonds as the same become due?”

FOR such Bonds and tax AGAINST such Bonds and tax

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CITY TICKET

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For Members of Bloomfield City Council – At Large

4 Year Term – Vote for up to TWO

Barbara A. Wilson Joseph M. Skrivan

For Bloomfield City Airport Authority

6 Year Term – Vote for ONE

Cindy S. Barney Joan Thomson

For Members of Creighton City Council – At Large

4 Year Term – Vote for up to TWO

Rodney Anderson Robert O. Coutts Jean Hammer Chad Waldow

For Creighton City Airport Authority

6 Year Term – Vote for ONE

Richard D. Porter Kenneth Tusha

For Members of Crofton City Council – At Large

4 Year Term – Vote for up to TWO

Ronald J. Guenther Brad L. Ronke

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Special Election

City of Crofton Sales and Use Tax

“Shall the Mayor and City Council of Crofton, Nebraska impose a sales and use tax in the amount

of one percent (1%) within the City of Crofton, Nebraska, upon the same transactions with the

City of Crofton on which the State of Nebraska is authorized to impose a tax: (1) with the

proceeds of twenty percent being allocated to fund the City Economic Development Plan;

(2) with the proceeds of twenty percent being allocated to repair and/or replacement of City parks

and swimming pool; (3) with the proceeds of sixty percent being allocated to improving

infrastructure, including streets, water and sewer facilities and property tax relief; and shall the

City increase its budgeted restricted funds for fiscal year 2008-2009 by $70,000.00 (22%) over

the current year’s restricted funds?”

YES (For the Sales Tax) NO (Against the Sales Tax)

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Special Election

City of Crofton Economic Development Program

“Shall the City of Crofton establish an Economic Development Program as described here by

appropriating annually from local sources of revenue a one percent sales and use tax which

will generate no more than $20,000.00 per year, not to exceed the amount allowed by Nebraska

Statutes?”

YES (For the Program) NO (Against the Program)

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VILLAGE TICKET

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FOR BAZILE MILLS VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

4 Year Term – Vote for up to TWO

Lawrence R. Vortherms Richard Stubben

FOR CENTER VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

4 Year Term – Vote for up to TWO

Tricia Smith Chris Bartak

FOR NIOBRARA VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

4 Year Term – Vote for up to THREE

Stanley O. Dryak Dan E. Fleming Maria C. Anderson Susan F. Bolling Sheila K. Keeler

FOR SANTEE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

4 Year Term – Vote for up to THREE

Susan L. Kitto Kimberly Red Wing

FOR VERDEL VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

4 Year Term – Vote for up to TWO

Kenneth R. Harper Edward A. Kee

FOR VERDIGRE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

4 Year Term – Vote for up to THREE

Johnny Goldfuss Delores F. Ruzicka Joan L. Vakoc

FOR WAUSA VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

4 Year Term – Vote for up to TWO

Ron Nelson Lowell D. Johnson

FOR WINNETOON VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

4 Year Term – Vote for up to TWO

Linda Kallhoff

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Polling sites: Bloomfield Area–Bloomfield Community Center; Crofton Area–Crofton

City Auditorium; Creighton Area–Walter T. Larson Senior Center; Center Area – Center

Community Hall; Lindy/Santee Area – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (Lindy);

Niobrara Area – Niobrara Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall; Verdigre Area–ZCBJ Hall;

Wausa Area–Wausa City Auditorium.

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The polls will open at 8:00 A.M. and close at 8:00 P.M. The Secretary of State will publish a

true copy of the title and text of any amendments or referendums once each week for three

consecutive weeks preceding the election.

Witness my hand and official seal this 12^th day of September 2008.

__________Joann M. Fischer /s/______________

Knox County Clerk