2000 National Political Awareness Test: on Government Reform
Andy Martin:
State campaign funding for complying with spending limits
Martin indicates support of the following principles regarding campaign finance issues.- Support public taxpayer funding for Congressional candidates who comply with campaign spending limits.
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Prohibit Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions to candidates for federal office.
- Provide free or low-cost television advertising to candidates who agree to voluntary campaign spending limits.
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Ban unregulated soft money campaign contributions to political parties or committees.
- Prohibit non-U.S. citizens from making soft money contributions to national parties or party committees.
- Require full disclosure of funding sources of issue
advocacy commercials which appear within 60 days of an election.
- Make campaign spending limits mandatory for all federal candidates.
- Require Congressional candidates to raise over half of their campaign money from their home state.
Source: 2000 Florida Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Brian Bilbray:
Increase individual limits for campaign donations
Indicate which principles you support regarding campaign finance issues. - Increase the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns.
- Prohibit PAC contributions to candidates for federal office.
- Provide free or low-cost
television advertising to candidates who agree to voluntary campaign spending limits.
- Ban unregulated soft money campaign contributions to political parties or committees.
- Prohibit non-U.S. citizens from making soft money contributions.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Brian Bilbray:
Term limits for members of Congress
Q: Do you support amending the Constitution to limit the number of terms which members of Congress can serve? A: Yes.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Corey Stapleton:
Limit political contributions; plus full disclosure
Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates: Individual?A: Yes.
Q: PAC?
A: Yes.
Q: Corporate?
A: Yes.
Q: Political Parties?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
A: No.
Q: Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
A: No.
Q: Do you support voting on-line?
A: No.
Q: Do you support on-line voter registration?
A: No.
Q: Do you support increasing the number of signatures required to place an initiative on the ballot?
A: Yes.
Source: 2000 Montana State National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Corrogan Vaughn:
Support on-line voter registration & on-line voting
Vaughn supports the following principles regarding voting technology: - Support on-line voter registration.
- Support voting on-line.
Source: Congressional 2000 National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Corrogan Vaughn:
No term limits for members of Congress
Q: Do you support amending the Constitution to limit the number of terms which members of Congress can serve? A: No.
Source: Congressional 2000 National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Dennis Daugaard:
No campaign spending limits; no state campaign funding
Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates? - Q: Individual ?
A: Yes. - Q: PAC ?
A: Yes. - Q: Corporate ?
A: Yes. - Q: Political Parties ?
A: Yes. - Q: Do you support requiring full
and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
A: Yes. - Q: Do you support imposing spending limits on political campaigns?
A: No. - Q: Do you support partial funding from state taxes for political campaigns?
A: No.
Source: SD Election 2000 National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Gabby Giffords:
Supports public funding for political campaigns
Q: Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates? Individual? A: No.
Q: PAC?
A: No.
Q: Corporate?
A: Yes.
Q: Political Parties?
A: No.
Q: Do you support requiring full
disclosure of campaign finance information?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
A: Yes.
Source: 2000 Arizona State National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Jon Bruning:
No campaign donation limits; but full disclosure
Q: Do you support limiting PAC contributions to state legislative candidates?A: No.
Q: Individual donations?
A: No.
Q: Corporate?
A: No.
Q: Political Parties?
A: No.
Q: Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of
campaign finance information?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns??
A: No.
Q: Do you support partial funding from state taxes for political campaigns??
A: No.
Source: Nebraska State 2000 National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Jon Corzine:
No Constitutional Amendment forTerm Limits
Q: Do you support amending the Constitution to limit the number of terms which members of Congress can serve? A: No.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Joyce Beatty:
Limit campaign contributions & campaigm spending
Q: Do you support limiting individual contributions to state legislative candidates?A: Yes.
Q: PAC contributions?
A: Yes.
Q: Corporate?
A: Yes.
Q: Political Parties?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of
campaign finance information?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
A: No.
Source: Ohio Legislative 2000 National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Lindsey Graham:
Increase campaign contribution limits; but no foreigners
Graham supports the following principles regarding campaign finance issues:- Increase the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns.
- Ban unregulated soft money campaign contributions to political parties or committees.
- Prohibit non-U.S. citizens from making soft money contributions.
- Require full disclosure of funding sources of issue advocacy commercials.
- Require Congressional candidates to raise over half of their campaign money from their home state.
Source: Congressional 2000 National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Mike Bishop:
Limit campaign contributions; but no state funding
Do you support limiting the following types of political contributions? Individual?A: Yes.
Q: PAC?
A: Yes.
Q: Corporate?
A: Yes.
Q: Political Parties?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance
information?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you support imposing spending limits on state political campaigns?
A: No.
Q: Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
A: No.
Q: Do you support voting on-line?
A: Yes.
Source: 2000 Michigan National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Mike Bost:
No political contributions from the gambling industry
Q: Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?A: Yes.
Q: Do you support banning political contributions from the gambling industry?
A: Yes.
Source: 2000 Illinois National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Scott Howell:
Taxpayer funding for Congressional candidates
Howell indicated support of the following principles on campaign finance: - Support public taxpayer funding for Congressional candidates who comply with campaign spending limits.
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Provide free or low-cost television advertising to candidates who agree to voluntary campaign spending limits.
- Ban unregulated soft money campaign contributions to political parties or committees.
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Prohibit non-U.S. citizens from making soft money contributions to national parties or party committees.
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Require full disclosure of funding sources of issue advocacy commercials which appear within 60 days of an election.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
Alan Keyes:
“Dollar vote” only if you can “ballot vote”
Campaign finance law should be governed by two principles: - No “dollar vote” for anyone not legally able to cast a “ballot vote”
- Immediate comprehensive disclosure of all campaign contributions.
Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test
Jan 13, 2000
Harry Browne:
Remove both campaign spending limits and donation limits
Regarding campaign finance issues, Browne supports: - Eliminating publicly financed matching funds for presidential campaigns.
- Increasing the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns.
- Browne
says, “Remove all limits on campaign contributions and spending.”
Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test
Jan 13, 2000
Harry Browne:
Reducing government promotes personal responsibility
Browne agrees that there has been a decline in moral and ethical standards in America over the last four decades. To address this, he would “reduce the size of government so that people have more responsibility over their lives. Responsibility promotes
virtue - responsibility is a virtue. An honest man would zealously preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. I consider it a grave responsibility to uphold my oath of office.”
Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test
Jan 13, 2000
John Hagelin:
Campaign finance: Public funding; ban PACs & soft money
Hagelin supports the following statements regarding campaign finance:- Public taxpayer funding for congressional candidates who comply with campaign spending limits
- Full disclosure of campaign finance information.
- Prohibit PAC contributions
- Free or low-cost TV advertising to candidates who agree to voluntary campaign spending limits.
- Ban unregulated soft money campaign contributions
- Mandatory campaign spending limits
- Require unions to get members’ permission before using
union dues for political advocacy.
- Require Congressional candidates to raise over half of their campaign money from their home state.
- Hagelin says he would “support long-overdue election and campaign reforms to ensure equal access to the
ballot, the media, and the public for all qualified candidates, and a shift toward public sponsorship of campaigns in order to reduce the undue influence of special interest money on election outcomes.”
Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test
Jan 13, 2000
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