Lincoln, Giles County
General Election Nov. 7

Voters in Lincoln and Giles counties will go to the polls Tuesday, November 7 for the general election. The positions of Governor, U.S. Senator, U.S. House of Representatives, State Senator, State House of Representatives 39th District and 67th District will be determined in this election. Two Constitutional Amendments are also on the ballot.

Lincoln and Giles County Ballot November 7, 2006

STATE--Governor Race Vote for One (1): Phil Bredesen, Democratic Nominee; Jim Bryson, Republican Nominee; George Banks, Independent Candidate; David Gatchell, Independent Candidate; Marivuana Stout Leinoff, Independent Candidate; Charles E. Smith, Independent Candidate; Howard M Switzer, Independent Candidate; Carl “Twofeathers” Whitaker, Independent Candidate

United States Senate Vote for One (1): Harold Ford, Jr., Democratic Nominee; Bob Corker, Republican Nominee; Ed Choate, Independent Candidate; David Gatchell, Independent Candidate; Emory “Bo” Heyward, Independent Candidate; Gary Keplinger, Independent Candidate; Christopher Joseph Lugo, Independent Candidate

United States House of Representatives Vote for One (1): Lincoln Davis, Democratic Nominee; Kenneth Martin, Republican Nominee

Tennessee Senate Vote for One (1): Vince B Springer Democratic Nominee; Bill Ketron, Republican Nominee

Tennessee House of Representatives

39th Representative District: George Fraley, Democratic Nominee; Bill Green, Republican Nominee

Tennessee House of Representatives 67th Representative District: Curt Cobb, Democratic Nominee

FAYETTEVILLE--Mayor Fayetteville Vote for one (1): Gwen Shelton, John Ed Underwood, Jr.

Alderman Fayetteville Vote for Three (3): Joe R. Askins, Richard (Dickie) Bolles, Carolyn B. Denton, Michelle Parkin, Marty Pepper, Dorthy Small, Michael Stewart

School Board Member Fayetteville Vote for Three (3): Mark A. Clark, Thomas H Holland, Jr., Jeff Whitmore

Constitutional Amendment No. One (1): Shall Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee be amended by adding the following language as a new, appropriately designated section?

Section___. The historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman shall be the only legally recognized marital contract in this state. Any policy or law or judicial interpretation, purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman is contrary to the public policy of this state and shall be void and unenforceable in Tennessee. If other state or foreign jurisdiction issues a license for persons to marry and if such marriage is prohibited in this state be the provisions of the section then the marriage shall be void and unenforceable in this state.

Constitutional Amendment No. Two (2): The ballot language that you will see on the ballot describing the proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 is incomplete. The proposed question should read as follows:

Shall Article II, Section 28, of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee be amended by inserting the following language immediately after the fourth paragraph

By general law, the legislature may authorize the following program of tax relief:

(a) The legislative body of any county or municipality may provide by resolution or ordinance that:

Any taxpayer who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older and who owns residential property as the taxpayer’s principal place of residence shall pay taxes on such property in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of tax on such property imposed at the time the ordinance or resolution is adopted;

Any taxpayer who reaches the age of sixty-five (65) after the time the ordinance or resolution is adopted, who owns residential property as the taxpayer’s principal place of residence, shall thereafter pay taxes on such property in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of tax on such property imposed in the tax year in which such taxpayer reaches age sixty-five (65); and

Any taxpayer who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older, who purchases residential property as the taxpayer’s principal place of residence after the taxpayer’s sixth-fifth birthday, shall pay taxes in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of tax imposed on such property in the tax year in which such property is purchased.

(b) Whenever the full market value of such property is increased as a result of improvements to such property after the time the ordinance or resolution is adopted, then the assessed value of such property shall be adjusted to include such increased value and the taxes shall also be increased proportionally with the value.

(c) Any tax payer or taxpayers who own residential property as their principal place of residence whose total or combined annual income or wealth exceeds an amount to be determined by the General Assembly shall not be eligible to receive the tax relief provided in subsection (a) or (b).