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| Pro-choice | a) Do you support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? |
| Yes | b) Should abortion be legal after 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? |
| Yes | e) Should parental notification be required before an abortion is performed on a minor? |
| Yes | f) Should parental consent be required 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? |
| Yes | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? |
| i) Other or expanded principles |
1) State Spending
Indicate 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.
| Slightly Increase | a) Education (higher) |
| Greatly Increase | b) Education (K-12) |
| Maintain Status | c) Environment |
| Greatly Increase | d) Health care |
| Greatly Increase | e) Law enforcement |
| Slightly Increase | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure |
| Slightly Increase | g) Welfare |
| h) Other or expanded categories |
2) State Taxes
Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes |
| Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes |
| Slightly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes |
| Maintain Status | d) Gasoline taxes |
| Greatly Decrease | e) Property taxes |
| Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes |
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) |
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) |
| Greatly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) |
| Maintain Status | j) Other or expanded categories |
3) Budget Stabilization
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing New Jersey's budget.
| No | a) Tapping into New Jersey'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 |
| No | g) Reducing public pension benefits |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | a) Do you support limits on the number of terms for New Jersey governors? |
| Yes | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for New Jersey state legislators? |
c) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
| Yes | 1) Individual |
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee |
| Yes | 3) Corporate |
| Yes | 4) Political Party |
| Yes | 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) Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? |
| No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? |
| No | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? |
| No | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? |
| g) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? |
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? |
| Yes | c) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? |
| Yes | d) Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? |
| Yes | e) Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? |
| Yes | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? |
| Yes | g) Do you support comprehensive public pension reform that incorporates a defined contribution plan, similar to a 401(k)? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards intiative? |
| Yes | 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? |
| Yes | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? |
| Yes | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from New Jersey high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? |
| g) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | a) Do you support state regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
| Yes | b) Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? |
| Yes | c) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? |
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? |
| Yes | e) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? |
| Yes | f) Do you support state funding for improvements to New Jersey's energy infrastructure? |
| Yes | g) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? |
| Yes | b) Do you support requiring background checks on all firearms sales at gun shows, including sales by unlicensed dealers? |
| No | 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 |
| Yes | 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? |
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring individuals 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 Jersey? |
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
| No | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? |
| Yes | b) Should New Jersey continue to grant civil unions to same-sex couples? |
| Yes | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? |
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? |
| Yes | e) Do you support affirmative action? |
| Yes | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws? |
| Yes | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Jerseys anti-discrimination laws? |
| h) Other or expanded principles |
