[Iowa-dx] Green Party Candidate Questionnaire

[hhart@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu]

This is the questionnaire the Green Presidential Campaign Support =20
Committee is using.  All prospective candidates are asked to fill this =20
out, and their responses will be posted - somewhere, at sokme point.

Holly

Quoting Green PartyRon <greenpartyron@hotmail.com>:

> I've never seen this form before, many thanks for providing it, Holly ! ! =
!
>
> I am providing our group with a BLANK version (edited out all of the
> pertinent data format provided by Alan Augustson, which may be
> printed by our members for a personal questionnaire format for both
> interviewing or considering ALL Green Party candidates who will be
> running for local and national office.
>
> Ron Kinum
>
>
> Presidential Candidate
> Questionnaire
> [Approved May 1 2007]
> Thank you for your interest in the Green Party. This questionnaire has
> been designed to give registered Greens and Green Party members an
> opportunity to learn about the contenders for the 2008 Green Party
> Presidential Nomination. We hope that it will also give you an
> opportunity to flesh out some of your campaign plans and your positions
> on issues that are of particular interest to Greens. Return of this
> questionnaire is part of the process for being considered formally
> recognized by the party as a candidate for the Green Party nomination.
> Responses will be made available to Green Party members, possibly by
> being linked in their entirety from gp.org. Thank you for your time and
> attention to this questionnaire.
>
> 1.  Contact Information
>
> Name:  Title: - -  First:                          Last:
> Street:                                              City:
>          ZIP:
> Day Phone                                         Evening Phone
> E mail Address
>
> 2.  General Campaign Information
>
> Do you meet all of the legal qualifications for the office of President of
> the United States (Will you be 35 or older as of Election Day; are you a
> natural-born U.S. citizen; have you been a U.S. resident for 14 years?)
>
> 3.  Is your candidacy currently on file with the Federal Elections
> Commission (FEC)?
>
> 4.  Are you a Green Party member? If so, where, and for how long
> have you been a member?
>
> 5.  Are you a member of any other political party?
>
> 6.  Do you intend to seek the support and/or ballot lines of any other
> parties?
>
> 7.  What time commitment can you put toward campaigning? How
> many hours a week can you spend now? If your hours are now limited,
> will you have the ability to expand your hourly commitment every
> week?
>
> 8.  Are you able and willing to travel, now and throughout the
> campaign?
>
> 9.  Please briefly describe what motivates you to seek the Green
> Party nomination for President of the United States. What qualifies you
> to serve as President? How are you qualified to represent the Green
> party?
>
> 10.  In what ways would you be able and willing to help build the Green
> Party through your campaign?
>
> 11.  Numerous state parties will need assistance with signature collection
> to become ballot-qualified. What resources can you bring to bear to
> assist with the ballot drive effort? How high a priority will you make of
> securing and retaining state party ballot lines?
>
> 12.  Are you committed to the Ten Key Values of the Green Party?
>
> 13.  What is the nature of your current base of support?
>
> 14.  How would you describe your fundraising ability?
>
> 15.  Will you agree not to accept contributions from corporations?
>
> 16.  What campaign finance policies will your campaign follow?
>
> 17.  Have you previously run for public elected office? If so, for what
> and when?  (If possible, please provide web references.)
>
> 18.  Have you ever held an elected office? If so, what and when? (If
> possible, please provide web references.)
>
> 19.  Are there any other particulars of your campaign structure or
> strategy that you would like people to know?
>
> Positions on Issues
>
> Briefly state your position on the following issues and the reasons for
> your position:
>
> 20.  Election Reform, including Instant Runoff Voting and Public
> Financing
>
> 21.  Death Penalty
>
> 22.  Drug Policy
>
> 23,  Single-Payer Universal Health Care
>
> 24.  Women's Health / Reproductive Rights
>
> 25.  Global Warming
>
> 26.  Energy Policy
>
> 27.  Immigration Policy
>
> 28.  Civil Rights
>
> 29.  Economic Corporate Globalization
>
> 30.  Trade Policy
>
> 31.  Middle East Policy, including Iraq, Iran, and Israel
>
> 32.  Please briefly describe your opinion of the current two-party
> system, the Green Party's current role within that system and any
> future changes you would like to see in that system and the Green
> Party's political role.
>
> Background on Issues
>
> For each of the following, please provide any relevant background or
> experience regarding, and what you feel is your level of comfort in
> speaking to, the following general issues:
>
> 33.  Foreign Policy and Peace
>
> 34.  Domestic Policy Issues
>
> Additional Information and References
>
> 35.  Provide any other information you feel the party should be aware
> of.
>
> 36.  Please provide a list of 3 references, including one Green  =20
> Party official
> (at any level of the party).
>
> 37.  Please include a c.v.
>
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