Primary Election Guide 2012
Primary Election Guide
Your handy key to the June 5 ballot

Primary Election Guide 2012
Personalized Election Guide
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Primary Election Guide 2012
United States Senator
Democrat candidates
Salary: $174,000/year
Term: Six years
Tasks: Drafts and votes on legislation

United States Senator
Republican candidates
Salary: $174,000/year
Term: Six years
Tasks: Drafts and votes on legislation

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United States Representative
District 1, Democrat candidates
Salary: $174,000/year
Term: Two years
Tasks: Drafts and votes on legislation

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Public Regulation Commission
District 1, Democrat candidates
Salary: $90,000/year
Term: Four years
Tasks: Regulates utilities, telecommunications, transportation and insurance industries to ensure fair, reasonable rates

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District Attorney
District 2, Democrat candidates
Salary: $109,183/year
Term: Four years
Tasks: Oversees the largest law firm in the state, with more than 300 employees and 100 attorneys. They prosecute more than 30,000 criminal cases each year.

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County Treasurer
Democrat candidates
Salary: $65,501/year
Term: Four years
Tasks: Central banker for the county, responsible for property tax collections and investments. More than $1 billion flows through the office annually.

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County Commissioner
District 2, Democrat candidates
Salary: $29,569/year
Term: Four years
Tasks: Responsible for the budget (more than $212 million this fiscal year), lawmaking, business regulation and zoning in unincorporated areas

District 4, Republican candidates
Salary: $29,569/year
Term: Four years
Tasks: Responsible for the budget (more than $212 million this fiscal year), lawmaking, business regulation and zoning in unincorporated areas

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What Do You Know About Wiener’s Wiener?
Not much.
We got the photo of Commissioner Michael Wiener posing with four Pinay women in a sex-cation destination in the Philippines. It crossed our desks a month before other media outlets shook a titillated-yet-morally outraged finger at it. If it bleeds—or wears hot pants—it leads, right?
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Vote on Tuesday, June 5!
If you're registered to vote, you can do it at any one of the 69 centers throughout the city. Pick the place that's easiest for you and show up between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5. For updates and an interactive map, visit bernco.gov/clerk. You can also call the County Clerk's Office for additional information at 243-VOTE (8683).
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The Short Version
Alibi primary election endorsements
United States Senator
Democrat: Martin Heinrich
Republican: Heather Wilson
United States Representative (District 1)
Democrat: Michelle Lujan Grisham