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