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There are three aspects to this test: performing research on the wikis, performing research on the internet, and adding information to an established page. Upon completion of each element, add them to the section of this page called "Results". This test is timed and must be completed in one sitting (not throughout the three days you have in which to complete it). Plan to spend between one and two hours on it in total. Note your start and finish times in the section below.
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Times
Note your start and finish times here.
Start time: 8:21pm
End time: 10:25pm
Complex edit
For the final portion of the test you must add a vote results box to a state executive page. Vote results boxes require important wiki skills including research, proper citations, and working with templates. Guidelines for adding one to a page can be found at Writing:Elections (state executive officials). Select one of the incumbents or candidates from below and add a section with a vote results box, then link to the section you added in the "Results" section indicated below. After completing the section cross the link you used out on this list.
Results
- How many statewide measures were on the 1994 Wyoming ballot?
- The 1994 Wyoming ballot featured three statewide measures. Wyoming 1994 ballot measures
- How many states have a Secretary of State? Which states do not?
- Out of 50 states, 47 have a Secretary of State. The position does not exist in Utah, Hawaii, and Alaska.
- Which representatives were members of the Missouri House Judiciary Committee in both the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 legislative sessions?
- Three representatives served as members of the Missouri House Judiciary Committee in both the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 legislative sessions: Stanley Cox, Michael Leara, and Chris Kelly. Judiciary Committee, Missouri House of Representatives
- How many measures relating to term limits were on the ballot in 2000? Which (if any) were approved?
- The ballot in 2000 contained four measures relating to term limits, two of which were approved. The first, Arizona Proposition 103, or the Constitutional Amendment relating to Corporation Commission Membership, was approved by a margin of 6%. The second, Nebraska State Legislative Term Limits, or Initiative 415, received 50.2% of the votes. Term limits on the ballot
- Who is the current representative for District 35 in the Texas House of Representatives?
- Jose Aliseda (GOP) defeated incumbent Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles in the November 2 General election to become the current representative for District 35 in the Texas House of Representatives. Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010
Internet research
Answer the questions below. Provide citations to your answers in proper wiki citation format.
- Who is on the city council in Durham, NC? When were they elected?
- There are seven members of the Durham, NC city council:
- William V. "Bill" Bell, Mayor (originally elected to the city council in 2001) [1]
- Cora Cole-McFadden, Mayor Pro-Tempore (elected in 2001) [2]
- Eugene A. Brown (2003) [3]
- Diane Catotti (2003) [4]
- Howard Clement, III (appointed in 1983, elected in 1985) [5]
- Steve Schewel (2011) [6]
- J. Michael Woodard (2005) [7]
- What was the decision in the case of State v. Samantha Elabanjo in North Carolina?
- The judge ruled in favor of Samantha Elabanjo, on the grounds that the state's ban on using profanity in public is a violation of our First Amendment right to freedom of speech. [8]
- Who sponsored HB461 in the Georgia 2011 session? What did the bill do? How many "yeas" did the bill get to pass the senate?
- Rick Jasperse, Terry England, John Meadows, Timothy Bearden, Roger Williams, Delvis Dutton, and Charlie Bethel (of the Senate) sponsored HB461 in the George 2011 session. [9]
- The bill will allow Georgia to enter into joint health compacts with other states, without excessive government regulation.
- The bill passed the senate with 35 "yea" votes. [10]
- The bill will allow Georgia to enter into joint health compacts with other states, without excessive government regulation.
- Rick Jasperse, Terry England, John Meadows, Timothy Bearden, Roger Williams, Delvis Dutton, and Charlie Bethel (of the Senate) sponsored HB461 in the George 2011 session. [9]
