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I. REFORM ISSUES
ELECTION REFORM
1. What is your position on consolidating the state and federal primary to the third week in
June, while ensuring that the legislative session ends at least two weeks prior?
Support
consolidating
primary,
probably later
2. What is your position on automatically granting ew !orkers on parole the ability to vote?
"urrently those on parole may obtain a "ertificate of #ood "onduct or $elief to have their
right to vote restored, but few of these are granted, and they cannot be applied for
immediately upon release.
Support
%. What is your position on making it easier for candidates to appear on the ballot by lowering
signature re&uirements and utili'ing less burdensome witness signature re&uirements?
Support
4. What is your position on reforming the special election process, utili'ing a nonpartisan
special election for state legislative vacancies, as proposed by S.1(1)*.+,-.?
/ppose bill,
need reform
+. What is your position regarding automatic voter registration in which voter registration
information of individuals who consent to be registered is provided electronically to the
0oard of 1lections, and address information is updated automatically?
Support
(. What is your position on instituting 2nstant $unoff 3oting 42$35 for primary elections in
citywide election in ew !ork "ity, effectively eliminating the need for a separate runoff
election?
Support 42$3 for
all single
member
elections5
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
6. What is your position on establishing a matching public financing system for state legislative
and statewide races similar to the ew !ork "ity model?
Would not veto
but want full
public campaign
funding
7. What is your position on lowering campaign contribution limits for legislative and statewide
candidates for public office?
Support
-. What is your position on restricting campaign contributions from registered lobbyists,
placement agents and those who do business with the state?
Support
10. What is your position on limiting or banning campaign contributions from corporations, 88"s,
and 889s? 4ote: such entities would have the constitutionally;protected right to form
separate political action committees.5
Support
11. What is your position on closing <soft money= loopholes such as limiting transfers from party
committees to candidates or other committees to twice the limit set on individual
contributors and limiting contributions to party committees, including housekeeping
accounts, to the same ceiling placed on candidates?
Support
12. What is your position on re&uiring candidates to include the full name, home address, and
employer)business name for each contribution and bundler?
Support
1%. What is your position on re&uiring that two periodic campaign finance reports be filed during
the legislative session to reflect contributions given during the session?
Support
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14. What is your position on limiting the ability of candidates to accumulate <war chests= and
then transferring funds raised in one race to another in which they run?
Support
15. What is your position on clarifying the definition of coordination between candidates and
outside political committees to ensure contribution limits are not eBceeded with in;kind
contributions, and eBpenditures and contributions are properly reported?
Support
JUDICIAL REFORM
1(. What is your position on a merit;based appointment system through creation of a
commission for the selection of Cudges in all of ew !orkDs trial courts?
Support
16. What is your position simplifying and moderni'ing the stateDs court system by consolidating
the nine trial courts into a two;tiered system?
Support
ETHICS REFORM
18. What is your position on empowering the *ttorney #eneral to investigate and prosecute
cases involving public corruption, including serious election law malfeasance?
Support
19. What is your position on amending the State "onstitution to eBtend pension forfeiture,
subCect to due process safeguards, to all public officers and legislators who have been
convicted of felonies?
Support
BUDGET REFORM
,.. What is your position on re&uiring the governorDs budget submission to present the full
scope of the stateDs financial obligations, including its public authorities?
Support
21. What is your position on establishing an independent, nonpartisan budget office to provide
revenue proCections, display economic and policy analysis and re&uire that the state engage
in long term, multi;year budget planning?
Support
,,. What is your position on the use of #enerally *ccepted *ccounting 9rinciples 4#**95 rather
than cash accounting for the state budget?
Support
23. What is your position on ensuring ade&uate disclosure and itemi'ation of discretionary
funds, including member items and lump sum funds, as well as reporting on their usage?
Support
24. What is your position on incorporating the use of performance budgeting and outcome
measurement to promote the more rational appropriation of state funds?
Support
,+. What is your position on instituting a later start date for the state fiscal year? Support
26. What is your position on limiting the ability of the governor to enact policy changes
governing the use of resources in appropriation bills by re&uiring that such bills be consistent
with eBisting law or proposed changes in separate legislation?
Support
ADDITIONAL REFORM
27. What is your position on having the 1Becutive Eirector of the 9ort *uthority of ew !ork and
ew Jersey appointed directly by the 0oard of "ommissioners, and having the position of
"hair of the 0oard rotated between representatives of ew !ork and ew Jersey, as
appointed by the respective governors?
Support ; but
need more
$egarding your views on the issues listed previously, the &uestions below on the neBt page are
intended for candidates to further describe their positions on these and other issues related to political
reform.
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