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November 4, 2008 State Election, cont... Pct 1 Pct 2 Pct 3 Pct 4 Pct 5 Pct 6 Pct 7 Pct 8 Pct 9 TOTAL COUNCILLOR-Third District(3,8,9) MARILYN M.PETITTO DEVANEY 1291 1154 1109 3554 ALL OTHERS 18 23 28 69 BLANKS 758 765 754 2277 SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT-Fourth Middlesex District(1,2,4-7) BRION M CANGIAMILA 424 386 411 463 520 460 2664 KENNETH J.DONNELLY 1130 1499 1361 1227 1303 1348 7868 ALL OTHERS 2 4 4 2 2 3 17 BLANKS 180 258 275 292 261 247 1513 Pct 1 Pct 2 Pct 3 Pct 4 Pct 5 Pct 6 Pct 7 Pct 8 Pct 9 TOTAL SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT-Third Middlesex District(3,8,9) SUSAN C.FARGO 1387 1249 1117 3753 SANDRA B.MARTINEZ 474 509 610 1593 ALL OTHERS 2 2 3 7 BLANKS 204 182 161 547 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT-Fifteenth Middlesex District(1,5-9) JAY R.KAUFMAN 1224 1386 1523 1534 1417 1310 8394 ALL OTHERS 17 11 21 23 18 27 117 BLANKS 495 587 542 501 507 554 3186 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT-Ninth Middlesex District(2,3,4) THOMAS M.STANLEY 1437 1353 1341 4131 Jill E.Stein 5 ALL OTHERS 20 14 10 44 BLANKS 685 700 700 2085 REGISTER OF PROBATE-Middlesex County TARA E.DeCRISTOFARO 1055 1354 1231 1224 1168 1251 1231 1143 1082 10739 ALL OTHERS 18 16 11 10 8 15 17 12 22 129 BLANKS 663 777 825 817 808 820 810 787 787 7094 QUESTION 1 State Income Tax This proposed law would reduce the state personal income tax rate to 2.65%for all categories of taxable income for the year beginning on or after January 1,2009,and would eliminate the tax for all tax years beginning on or after January 1,2010. The personal income tax applies to income received or gain realized by individuals and married couples, by estates of deceased person, by certain trustees and other fiduciaries, by person who are partners in and receive income from partnerships, by corporate trust,and by person who receive income as shareholders of"S"corporations"as defined under federal tax law. The proposed law would not affect the tax due on income or gain realized in a tax year beginning before January 1,2009. The proposed law states that if any of its parts were declared invalid,the other parts would stay in effect. Pct 1 Pct 2 Pct 3 Pct 4 Pct 5 Pct 6 Pct 7 Pct 8 Pct 9 TOTAL YES 472 420 487 423 506 499 479 440 545 4271 NO 1202 1676 1518 1556 1404 1526 1541 1437 1292 13152 BLANKS 62 51 62 72 74 61 38 65 54 539 QUESTION 2 Non-criminalize Marijuana This proposed law would replace the criminal penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana with a new system of civil penalties, to be enforced by issuing citations,and would exclude information regarding this civil offense from the state's criminal record information system. Offenders age 18 or older would be subject to forfeiture of the marijuana plus a civil penalty of$100. Offenders under the age of 18 would be subject to the same forfeiture and,if they complete a drug awareness program within one year of the offense,the same$100 penalty. Offenders under 18 and their parents or legal guardian would be notified of the offense and the option for the offender to complete a drug awareness program developed by the state Department of Youth Services. Such programs would include ten hours of community service and at least four hours of instruction or group discussion concerning the use and abuse of marijuana and other drugs and emphasizing early detection and prevention of substance abuse. The penalty for offenders under 18 who fail to complete such a program within one year could be increased to as much as $1,000,unless the offender showed an inability to pay,an inability to participate in such a program,or the unavailability of such a program. Such an offender's parents could also be held liable for the increased penalty. Failure by an offender under 17 to complete such a program could also be a basis for a delinquency proceeding. The proposed law would define possession of one ounce or less of marijuana as including possession of one ounce or less of tetrahydrocannibinol ("THC"), or having metabolized products of marijuana or THC in one's body. Under the proposed law,possessing an ounce or less of marijuana could not be grounds for state or local government entities imposing any other penalty, sanction, or disqualification,such as denying student financial aid,public housing,public financial assistance including unemployment benefits,the right to operate a motor vehicle,or the opportunity to serve as a foster or adoptive parent. The proposed law would allow local ordinances or bylaws that prohibit the public use of marijuana, and would not affect existing law, practices, or policies concerning operating a motor vehicle or taking other actions while under the influence of marijuana, unlawful possession of prescription forms of marijuana,or selling, manufacturing, or trafficking in marijuana. The money received from the new civil penalties would go to the city or town where the offense occurred.