Election Day 2012 What you need to know. On the ballot… Election day 2012 will have multiple items on the ballot for one to vote, in Sedgwick Co, it includes.

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Election Day 2012 What you need to know

On the ballot… Election day 2012 will have multiple items on the ballot for one to vote, in Sedgwick Co, it includes the following.. President/Vice President SG Co District Attorney SG Co. Sheriff SG Commission Senate Dist 25 Senate Dist 26 Senate Dist 29 Senate Dist 31 Senate Dist 32 US Rep Dist 4

Requirements to Vote Must be a US citizen Legal residency of your stat 18 years old on or before election day Cannot vote if you have been convicted with a felony and serving time in prison Cannot vote if you have been declared mentally incompetent

Requirements to be a Candidate (President) Natural-born citizen of United States Permanent resident of the United States of America for at least 14 years Can not have served more than one previous term as president Can not have been impeached by the Senate Can not have participated in a rebellion against the US Must be at least 35 years of age

Democratic Party Founded in 1828 and evolved from Anti-Federalists Major political party of United States under Andrew Jackson until the civil war Supports a social liberal, social democratic and progressive platform. Has the lengthiest record of continuous operation in the US and is one of the oldest political parties of the world

Republican Party Also known as GOP (Grand Old Party) Founded by anti-slavery activists in presidents have been Republicans Generally conservative people in the political spectrum

President Barack Obama Current President (44 th )- Democrat First African American president in history of US Illinois Senator from 1997 to 2004 One time voted most respected and most powerful world leader (2009) Graduate of Colombia and Harvard

Willard Mitt Romney Current Governor of Massachusetts- Republican Graduate of Stanford University Served as President and CEO for the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics Mormon based faith originally from Utah Lost the 2004 race to be the Republican Presidential Candidate

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