This document contains an official ballot for the general election on November 3, 2012. It lists Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as the Republican candidates for President and Vice President against Barack Obama and Joe Biden as the Democratic candidates. It also includes two county initiatives, the first proposing an extra 2% sales tax on candy to fund better school lunches, and the second proposing making all South Carolina schools year-round starting in fall 2013. Voters are instructed to darken the oval next to their choice.