Washington Post endorsements for 2012 ballot
By Editorial Board,
THE POLLS in the District and Maryland will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; in Virginia, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The following are The Post’s endorsements of candidates as well as its positions on ballot issues.
To determine your polling place in the District, go to http://www.dcboee.org/voter_info/find_pollingplace/. In Maryland, go to http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/where.html. In Virginia, go to https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/PublicSite/Public/FT2/PublicPollingPlace.aspx.
President and Vice President
Barack Obama and Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D)
District of Columbia
Delegate
D.C. Council
Chairman: Phil Mendelson (D)
At large (two seats): David Grosso (I), Leon J. Swain Jr. (I)
Ward 2: Jack Evans (D)
Ward 4: Muriel E. Bowser (D)
Ward 7: Ron Moten (R)
Ward 8: no endorsement
Board of Education
At large: Mary Lord
Ward 7: Karen Williams
Ward 8: Philip Pannell
Charter Amendments
Charter V, expulsion of council members: for
Charter VI and VII, disqualification of felons for office: against and against
Maryland
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
4th District: Donna Edwards (D)
5th District: Steny Hoyer (D)
6th District: John K. Delaney (D)
8th District: Chris Van Hollen (D)
Ballot Questions
Question 1 and 2, Orphans’ Court: for and for
Question 3, suspending elected officials: for
Question 4, Maryland Dream Act: for
Question 5, redistricting: against
Question 6, same-sex marriage: for
Question 7, gambling expansion: for
Montgomery County
Board of Education
At large: Morris Panner
District 2: Rebecca Smondrowski
District 4: Christopher Barclay
Ballot Questions
Question A, disability hiring: for
Question B, police reform: for
Prince George’s County
Board of Education
District 1: Zabrina Epps
District 4: Micah Watson
District 5: Jeana Jacobs
District 7: Henry P. Armwood Jr.
Virginia
U.S. Senate
Timothy M. Kaine (D)
U.S. House of Representatives
8th District: James P. Moran (D)
10th District: Frank R. Wolf (R)
11th District: Gerald E. Connolly (D)
Ballot Questions
Question 1, eminent domain: no