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November 3, 2009 Election

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County Results as of Dec 29 12:07pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (161/161)
37.7% Countywide Voter Turnout (55876/148233)
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  • School

    Member; Marin County Board of Education; Trustee Area 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Curtis Frank Robinson
      5105 votes 64.88%
    • Nejat Duzgunes
      2730 votes 34.70%
    • (33 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.42%)

    Board Member; Marin Community College DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Board Member; Novato Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Shelly Scott
      7606 votes 33.56%
    • Derek Knell
      6959 votes 30.71%
    • Maria L. Aguila
      4624 votes 20.40%
    • Dustin William Steiger
      3346 votes 14.76%
    • (129 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.57%)

    Board Member; Lagunitas School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Stephanie O'Brien
      784 votes 30.65%
    • Stephen John Rebscher
      741 votes 28.97%
    • Christopher Sabec
      631 votes 24.67%
    • Steve Charrier
      391 votes 15.29%
    • (11 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.43%)

    Board Member; Larkspur School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Bonnie Frank
      2201 votes 28.58%
    • Philip L. Wade
      1948 votes 25.30%
    • Dominique J. Halilej
      1926 votes 25.01%
    • Jason Brodersen
      1613 votes 20.95%
    • (13 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.17%)

    City

    Council Member; Town of Corte MaderaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; Town of FairfaxClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of LarkspurClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of Mill ValleyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of NovatoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; Town of San AnselmoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Council Member; City of San RafaelClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Barbara Heller
      5398 votes 29.67%
    • Marc Levine
      4892 votes 26.89%
    • Gary Ford
      4100 votes 22.54%
    • David Mayer
      1429 votes 7.86%
    • Whitney Hoyt
      1298 votes 7.14%
    • Eric Holm
      1049 votes 5.77%
    • (25 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.14%)

    Council Member; City of SausalitoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carolyn Ford
      1377 votes 56.88%
    • Rene Buddy De Bruyn
      1034 votes 42.71%
    • (10 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.41%)

    Council Member; Town of TiburonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    Special District

    Director; Marin City Community Services District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Everett P. Brandon
      134 votes 52.14%
    • Charmaine Yvette Baker
      120 votes 46.69%
    • (3 Total Other Write-In Votes 1.17%)

    Director; Marinwood Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Bruce A. Anderson
      518 votes 36.95%
    • Leah Green
      487 votes 34.74%
    • Gene Elliot
      392 votes 27.96%
    • (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.36%)

    Director; Muir Beach Community Services District; 4 Year Full TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Peter Rudnick
      120 votes 32.17%
    • Mary Daniel Hobson
      118 votes 31.64%
    • Dan Fitzpatrick
      107 votes 28.69%
    • Sheirell Jean Stoddard
      27 votes 7.24%
    • (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.27%)

    Director; Muir Beach Community Services District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Scott Bender
      82 votes 57.75%
    • Paul Jeschke
      59 votes 41.55%
    • (1 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.70%)

    Director; Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Director; Southern Marin Fire Protection District; 4 Year Full TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (4 Elected)

    • Kurt Chun
      2483 votes 24.00%
    • Scott Von Stein
      2334 votes 22.56%
    • Dennis W. Sullivan
      2243 votes 21.68%
    • Daniel R. St John
      1985 votes 19.19%
    • Martin Langeveld
      1254 votes 12.12%
    • (46 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.44%)

    Director; Southern Marin Fire Protection District; 2 Year Short TermClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Director; Bolinas Community Public Utility DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Jack Siedman
      315 votes 31.59%
    • Bobbi Kimball
      301 votes 30.19%
    • Kimberly Jeanne Bender
      227 votes 22.77%
    • John C. Norton
      149 votes 14.94%
    • (5 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.50%)

    Director; Tiburon Sanitary District; Division 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Roy C. Fedotoff
      927 votes 38.79%
    • Catharine V. Benediktsson
      832 votes 34.81%
    • Cynthia Batt
      362 votes 15.15%
    • Fred C. Hannahs, III
      267 votes 11.17%
    • (2 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.08%)

    Director; Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Megan Clark
      3782 votes 28.98%
    • Russ R. Greenfield
      3513 votes 26.92%
    • Lawrence H. Loder
      3409 votes 26.12%
    • James H. Shaw
      2315 votes 17.74%
    • (32 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.25%)

    Director; Novato Sanitary DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Dennis J. Welsh
      5844 votes 20.47%
    • Michael Di Giorgio
      4621 votes 16.19%
    • Bill Long
      4338 votes 15.20%
    • Bill Scott
      4323 votes 15.14%
    • Arthur T. Knutson
      3726 votes 13.05%
    • Dennis Fishwick
      3506 votes 12.28%
    • E.A. Sam Renati
      2161 votes 7.57%
    • (29 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.10%)

    Director; Tomales Community Services DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Walter E. Earle
      56 votes 30.43%
    • Eric V. Knudsen
      50 votes 27.17%
    • Hope Hollis Sturges
      47 votes 25.54%
    • Dale Wayne Conroy
      18 votes 9.78%
    • Paul Henry Vinck
      13 votes 7.07%

    Local Measures

    Measure A Special Tax Election to Maintain and Expand School Programs -- Lagunitas School District (Special Tax Assessment - 2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 816 / 67.44% Yes votes ...... 394 / 32.56% No votes
    Shall the Lagunitas Elementary School District maintain vital educational programs currently threatened by cuts in state funding including basic educational programs, enrichment and support services for students, by levying a $325 assessment per assessor's parcel per year, with a 6.5% yearly cost-of-living adjustment for eight years, beginning July 1, 2010, exempting any single parcel used as a principal place of residence by any owner 65 years of age before May 1st of that year?

    Measure B Protection of Quality Education in Larkspur Schools -- Larkspur School District (special tax measure - 2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 3021 / 70.80% Yes votes ...... 1246 / 29.20% No votes
    To maintain quality public education in Corte Madera and Larkspur through continued support for exceptional instructional programs, small class sizes, and highly qualified teachers, shall Larkspur School District be authorized to replace the existing assessment by renewing a parcel tax at the current rate of $368.88 per year for each singlefamily residential parcel, and at rates specified in the sample ballot for all other parcels, for eight years, with a 5% annual adjustment and allow senior exemptions?

    Measure C Bond -- Mill Valley School District (Safety and Modernization Bond - 55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 5530 / 66.94% Yes votes ...... 2731 / 33.06% No votes
    To reconstruct and modernize Mill Valley elementary and middle schools, including installing and constructing fire safety, emergency communications, seismic and disabled access improvements; providing sufficient space for students; and repairing or replacing outdated plumbing, electrical and other vital systems and facilities, shall the Mill Valley School District be authorized to issue $59,800,000 in bonds for Phase 1 of the approved Facilities Master Plan, and establish a Citizens' Oversight Committee to ensure all expenditures are made according to the plan?

    Measure D Bond -- Shoreline Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
    Pass: 751 / 71.59% Yes votes ...... 298 / 28.41% No votes
    To improve the quality of education and provide a safe learning environment for our children by performing seismic upgrades, modernizing school facilities, replacing outdated portable classrooms and repaying outstanding debt incurred from past school construction projects, shall Shoreline Unified School District issue $9,290,000 of bonds at interest rates within legal limits with accountability provided by a citizens' oversight committee and independent audit of expenditure of funds, with no funds used for administrators' or teachers' salaries?

    Measure E Ordinance Revision Regarding Maximum Floor Area and Lot Coverage -- Town of San Anselmo (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 1980 / 52.73% Yes votes ...... 1775 / 47.27% No votes
    Shall the ordinance of the San Anselmo Town Council establishing maximum floor area and maximum lot coverage for single family properties located below 150 feet mean sea level elevation be adopted?

    Measure F Hotel User's Tax -- Town of San Anselmo (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 1485 / 39.67% Yes votes ...... 2258 / 60.33% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted establishing a uniform hotel users tax of 10% on hotel rooms in San Anselmo to be paid by hotel guests with the revenue to be used for Town general purposes, which if approved, shall be effective July 1, 2010?

    Measure G San Rafael Public Safeties Bond Measure -- City of San Rafael (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 6645 / 61.01% Yes votes ...... 4246 / 38.99% No votes
    To protect the safety of San Rafael residents and maintain rapid emergency response by upgrading/replacing aging police/fire stations and related city facilities to accommodate modern firefighting/lifesaving emergency medical equipment and provide an earthquake-safe dispatch center and police/fire stations so emergency communications and police/fire/paramedic units remain operational in disasters, shall the City of San Rafael issue $88 million in bonds with independent oversight, no money for administrators and all funds staying local?

    Measure H County Ordinance Banning Camping on Bolinas Beach -- Bolinas Community Public Utility District (Advisory Vote - Advisory Vote Only)
    Pass: 222 / 56.20% Yes votes ...... 173 / 43.80% No votes
    Advisory Measure Regarding Camping on Bolinas Beach: Shall the Bolinas Community Public Utility District request a County Ordinance which prohibits camping on the Bolinas Beach full time and year round?

    Measure I Municipal Services Tax Renewal -- Town of Fairfax (2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 1796 / 73.49% Yes votes ...... 648 / 26.51% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted approving the renewal of a special Fairfax municipal services tax of $125 per year for each business occupancy and dwelling unit, for a period of five years to:
    • Maintain 24-hour, 7 days per week staffing of Police and Fire Services * Perform Public Works safety improvements
    • Provide matching funds for state and federal grants * Revitalize Youth Programs and continue citizens' oversight committee that monitors the use of revenues from this tax?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.


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