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Pro-life | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
No | b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
No | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
Yes | d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
No | g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? | ||
Yes | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | ||
i) Other or expanded principles |
1) State SpendingIndicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.2) State TaxesIndicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.3) Budget StabilizationIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing New Hampshire's budget.
Greatly Decrease | a) Education (higher) | ||
Slightly Decrease | b) Education (K-12) | ||
Greatly Decrease | c) Environment | ||
Slightly Decrease | d) Health care | ||
Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement | ||
Slightly Increase | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
Greatly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
Greatly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
Maintain Status | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
Greatly Decrease | e) Property taxes | ||
f) Other or expanded categories | |||
No | a) Tapping into New Hampshire's "rainy day" fund | ||
Yes | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
No | c) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
No | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
No | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
Yes | f) Privatizing certain government services | ||
? ENTIRE EDUCATION ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RE-EVALUATED | |||
B- I support early release for NON violent offenders under STRICT supervision |
c) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
No | a) Do you support limits on the number of terms for New Hampshire governors? | ||
No | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for New Hampshire state legislators? | ||
No | 1) Individual | ||
No | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
No | 3) Corporate | ||
No | 4) Political Party | ||
No | d) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
f) Other or expanded principles |
Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
No | c) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? | ||
Yes | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
Yes | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles |
No | a) Do you support establishing a state income tax? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support the expansion of state-regulated gaming? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
No | e) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
No | f) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
No | g) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
No | h) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
i) Other or expanded principles |
No | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
No | b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
No | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
No | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from New Hampshire high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles |
No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? | ||
No | c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
No | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to New Hampshire's energy infrastructure? | ||
No | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
No | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles |
No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
No | b) Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles |
No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
No | d) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
No | f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in New Hampshire? | ||
No | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
TORT REFORM IS A MUST |
Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
No | b) Should New Hampshire continue to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples? | ||
No | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? | ||
No | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? | ||
No | e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | ||
No | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
No | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
h) Other or expanded principles |
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