Corey Stapleton in State of Montana Archives
On Civil Rights:
Will take deliberative approach on mail-in voting
Montana's Clerk and Recorders Association is asking the Secretary of State to make Montana's June primary mail-in only.
Stapleton earlier this week said he planned to take a deliberative approach to deciding whether to change the election due to concerns with COVID-19.
Source: NBC Montana on 2020 Montana Governor race
Mar 20, 2020
On Foreign Policy:
Two-state solution for Israel like Montana & reservations
On Israel: "Both the Jewish and Palestinian leaders agree that a 'two-state solution' is the only acceptable course. In other words, they each want to have their own country, and be physically separated from each other.
In Montana, we refer to our Indian reservations as 'sovereign' in some regards, but in other situations the tribes are treated just like other citizens of the state and nation. I guess we could call it a 'softer' two-state solution."
Source: Mondoweiss.net on 2020 Montana Governor race
Jan 2, 2020
On Drugs:
Making it easier to vote leads to marijuana legalization
According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Stapleton advised senators to think twice about "an all-mail-in ballot.""If you look at the three states that have done it, you can see that populism and direct democracy at its best, all three states--
Oregon, Washington and Colorado--they do all-mail-in ballots and they're all marijuana-all-the-time states too. Is that what you want? Because that's what you're going to get."
Source: The Guardian (UK) on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race
Feb 24, 2017
On Abortion:
Prohibit public funding & partial-birth abortion
Stapleton indicates support for the following principles concerning abortion. - Support prohibition of the dilation and extraction procedure, also known as "partial-birth" abortion.
- Support prohibition of public funding for abortions and organizations that advocate or perform abortions.
Source: 2000 Montana State National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Civil Rights:
No affirmative action in state hiring or colleges
Affirmative Action: Which of the following state agencies should take race and sex into account when making employment decisions:
College and university admissions?A: No.
Q: Public employment?
A: No.
Q: State contracting?
A: No.
Source: 2000 Montana State National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Civil Rights:
No civil unions; no gay marriage
Q: Should Montana include sexual orientation in its anti-discrimination laws?A: No.
Q: Should Montana recognize civil unions between same-sex couples?
A: No.
Q: Should Montana restrict marriage to a relationship only between a man and a woman?
A: Yes.
Source: 2000 Montana State National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Crime:
Support death penalty; private prisons; sex offense registry
Stapleton indicates support for the following principles to address crime. - Support contracting with private sector firms to build and/or manage state prisons.
- Support the use of the death penalty.
- Inform communities when a convicted sex
offender moves into the community.
- Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational & job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
- Support programs that provide job training and placement services for at-risk youth.
Source: 2000 Montana State National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Environment:
Stricter environmental regulations with federal flexibility
Q: Should state environmental regulations be stricter than federal law?A: Yes.
Indicate which principles you support regarding the environment and energy. - Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal
environmental regulations.
- Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution.
- Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.
Source: 2000 Montana State National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Government Reform:
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
On Health Care:
Government not responsible for medical care
Stapleton indicates support for the following principles regarding health issues. - Provide tax incentives to small businesses that provide health care to their employees.
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Support a patient's right to appeal to an administrative board of specialists when services are denied.
- Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
Source: 2000 Montana State National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
On Tax Reform:
No flat tax; no super-majority; yes to sales tax
Q: Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes?A: No.
Q: Would you support returning any operating surplus to Montana taxpayers?
A: Yes.
Q: Would you support placing any operating surplus into a "rainy day" fund?
A: No.
Q: Should the state reimburse local governments for revenues lost due to state-mandated property tax cuts?
A: No.
Q: Do you support giving cities and counties the ability to enact local sales taxes with voter approval?
A: No.
Q: Do you support requiring a two-thirds vote by lawmakers to approve any new or increased tax or fee?
A: No.
Q: Do you support implementing a state sales tax?
A: Yes.
Source: 2000 Montana State National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2000
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