FairVote Rhode Island General Assembly Candidate Survey Results:
Timothy Lee
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Office Sought |
House |
District |
District 21 |
Address |
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Party |
Republican |
1. This year the Rhode
Island General Assembly passed a state-based plan to elect the president by national
popular vote. This plan would become active when enough states had
passed it to ensure that the candidate with the most votes in all 50 states
would be the winner. Do you support this plan? |
Oppose |
2. As passed by the General
Assembly this year, do you support allowing 16 and 17 year olds to
pre-register to vote, so that they would be automatically registered
and able to vote when they turn 18? |
Support |
3. Do you support
initiatives that would join |
Oppose |
4. Should a course
on civics education that includes a class on how to vote in |
Support |
5. Should civics education
in |
Support |
6. Should all students get the
opportunity to register or pre-register to vote before they graduate high
school and when at the Division of Motor Vehicles? |
Support |
7. Do you support measures
that would move |
Support |
8. Right now, vacant US
Senate seats in RI are filled by gubernatorial appointment for up to two
years. Do you support reforms that would create special elections to
fill vacant |
Undecided |
9. Do you support removing
the single party lever, which allows voters to vote a straight party
ticket, from the |
Support |
10. Right now, if a voter
does not show up on the rolls at their polling place, they may fill out a
provisional ballot. These ballots are only counted in federal races. Do you
support counting provisional ballots cast by registered
voters in as many elections as possible? |
Undecided |
11. Many cities and states
are now considering ranked choice voting methods to allow for fuller
representation, save money on runoff-elections, and give citizens in the
armed services a full vote in runoff elections. Do you support piloting
ranked choice voting methods like instant runoff voting in |
Undecided |
12. Additional comments. |
"I support Voter ID initiatives" |