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Primary Election Guide 2012

Who are the politicians determining where your tax money is invested, whether you’re charged with a felony or if a megaplex shopping center gets built in that field down the way? Better read up. And when you're in the voting booth on June 5, go to alibi.com on your smartphone to refresh your memory.

Personalized Election Guide

Go to alibi.com/election2012 and enter your address to get a personalized election guide tailored to your voting precinct. Visit with your handheld electronic device and feast your eyes on our easy-to-scan Alibi.com mobile interface, perfect for your smartphone.

United States Senator Democrat Primary

Salary: $174,000/year Term: Six years Tasks: Drafts and votes on legislation

United States Senator Republican Primary

Salary: $174,000/year Term: Six years Tasks: Drafts and votes on legislation

United States Representative Democrat Primary

Salary: $174,000/year Term: Two years Tasks: Drafts and votes on legislation

Public Regulation Commission

Salary: $90,000/year Term: Four years Tasks: Regulates utilities, telecommunications, transportation and insurance industries to ensure fair, reasonable rates

Primary Election Guide 2012: District Attorney

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.

County Treasurer

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.

County Commissioner District 2

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

County Commission District 4

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

What do you know about Wiener’s wiener?

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?

Voter FAQ

Primary what?

A voting site near you

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).

Primary Election Guide 2012: The short version

United States Senator Democrat: Martin Heinrich