The following are copies of the six different, yet similar, candidate questionnaires that were sent to all General Election candidates within the MetroVoice's readership area in Missouri and Illinois.

Since there were six different questionnaires, it is extremely important that you compare the candidate's responses to the right questionnaire to see whether or not you agree with the candidate's positions/opinions.

To do so, you will need to do the following:

1. Turn to the section entitled St. Louis MetroVoice General Election 2002 Candidate Responses (Pages 12-15).

2. Look under the classification of the race in which the candidate is running. Those classifications are: U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative (Missouri & Illinois); State Auditor, State Senators, State Representatives (Missouri); Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Comptroller, State Senators and State Representatives (Illinois); St. Louis County Executive, St. Louis County Council, St. Charles County Council, St. Charles County Clerk, St. Charles County Sheriff, St. Charles County Assessor, St. Charles County Recorder of Deeds, Jefferson County Presiding Commissioner, Jefferson County Auditor and Jefferson County Recorder of Deeds.

3. Find your candidate and his or her responses to our questionnaire. (Hint...you may wish to copy their responses down on a piece of paper to compare them to the proper questionnaire listed below so you don't get confused or have to keep turning the pages back and forth. You can also use your piece of paper as a score card to determine how many of the questions/statements the candidate answered correctly to your way of thinking.)

FEDERAL LEVEL QUESTIONNAIRE - MISSOURI AND ILLINOS

(U.S. Senate & U.S. Representative)

In the interest of protecting our citizens against terrorism, the federal government should establish a national identification card utilizing Social Security numbers, finger printing and/or other biometric information to positively identify all citizens.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

I view the U.S. Constitution as a historical part of the founding of our country. It is the document that gives us our rights and liberties and outlines how we should govern ourselves as a nation. Because the Constitution is a living, breathing document, it requires continual interpretation as the needs of our society change.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

The Second Amendment broadly protects the rights of individual Americans to keep and bear arms. Gun control infringes upon those rights and violates the original intent of the Second Amendment.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

In issues such as protection of the environment, the preservation of wildlife and its habitat, sustainable development, economic growth, etc., the rights of private property owners and businesses must be considered secondary to the government’s mission in acting for the benefit of all citizens.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

In the interest of accountability and ensuring that all children receive the best education possible, the federal government should institute national standards, testing and curriculum for all public schools.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

An important function of the federal government is to ensure that everyone living in our country has adequate and safe housing, enough to eat and access to a quality education.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

Global warming is a threat to the entire planet. America's cooperation through the Kyoto Protocol Treaty, which requires the reduction of U.S. energy consumption, is vital in preserving the environment for future generations.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

Federal databases that monitor the activities of all citizens, as well as aliens and felons, such as banking activities, cell phone usage, air travel, health services, education and gun purchases should be expanded or created in the interest of law enforcement and preventing future terrorist attacks in the U.S.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

Congress should make across-the-board income tax cuts and cut federal spending to lessen the tax burden on all citizens.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

As part of the global community the U.S. is obligated to support the U.N in any military action or peacekeeping mission with funding and, if need be, place troops under their command to ensure world peace and stability.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

Federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other agencies that perform abortions both in the U.S. and abroad, even if they use funds derived from other sources, should not be allowed.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

[a] The right to have an abortion is, and should remain, a woman's choice.

[b] Partial-birth abortions should not be allowed, but other forms of abortion should be allowed.

[c] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape and incest.

[d] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother.

[e] Abortions of any type should not be allowed.

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[a] Missouri should protect public education from efforts to undermine its funding; become more involved in local control of schools and encourage more involvement in the School-to-Work approach to educating children which is designed to prepare and guide our children to join the workforce as productive citizens.

[b] Missouri should foster competition among schools by allowing privately operated schools to be publicly funded; reduce its involvement in local control and encourage a more classical liberal arts approach to education which provides the basic skills and knowledge to equip children to choose whatever career they so desire.

[a] The control of firearms to reduce or eliminate crime and protect our children is extremely important. The Second Amendment only applies to the National Guard, not to the general population. Missouri law should stay as it is and not allow citizens to carry concealed weapons.

[b] The Second Amendment broadly protects the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms. Gun control laws infringe upon those rights and are a violation of the Constitution and the original intent of the Second Amendment. Missouri should allow law-abiding citizens the right to carry concealed weapons.

[a] Missouri should discontinue its use of capital punishment.

[b] Missouri should temporarily suspend its use of capital punishment until a study on its alleged misuses and effectiveness in deterring crime can be accomplished to provide recommendations for reform.

[c] Missouri should continue the use of capital punishment.

[a] Missouri should repeal our state’s sodomy law and institute new laws that protect citizens from all forms of discrimination based upon their sexual orientation or sexual preferences.

[b] Missouri should maintain our state's sodomy law. Someone's sexual orientation or preference are not immutable characteristics but a lifestyle choice and do not qualify for special protections/rights under the law.

[a] Missouri should regulate as much of the business community as possible to insure economic growth.

[b] Missouri should limit its regulation of businesses except in areas of environmental & safety concerns.

[c] Missouri should regulate business as little as possible and foster free enterprise.

[a] Missouri should take full advantage of gaming as a revenue source since only those who choose to gamble will participate and added taxes can benefit education and other social programs.

[b] Missouri should not allow any further expansion of gaming until an in depth study of the social and economic impact that gambling has had on the state and its citizens has been be accomplished.

[c] Crime, personal bankruptcies, political corruption and gambling addiction have all increased as a result of gambling over the past 15 years. Missouri should scale back on gaming because the costs outweigh the benefits.

[a] We should support state services by finding new revenue sources to fully fund education, social services, and other vital programs, even if taxes must be raised for all citizens.

[b] We should slow the growth of state government and ease out of our current budgetary crisis by allowing increasing general revenue to catch up with expenditures.

[c] We should stop the growth of government and reverse some of the expansions of state spending that have occurred over the last ten years.

[a] The right to have an abortion is, and should remain, a woman's choice.

[b] Partial-birth abortions should not be allowed, but other forms of abortion should be allowed.

[c] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape and incest.

[d] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother.

[e] Abortions of any type should not be allowed.

[a] In issues such as protection of the environment, the preservation of wildlife and its habitat, urban sprawl, sustainable development, economic growth, etc., the rights of private property owners and businesses must be considered secondary to government’s mission to act for the benefit of all citizens.

[b] Individual property ownership is one of the foundational principles of freedom. Federal, state and local governments should not, except in rare cases, invoke their power of eminent domain as outlined in the Constitution. When they do, the concerns of the property owner must come first along with just compensation.

[a] In the interest of protecting our citizens against terrorism, Missouri should set up a state identification card utilizing Social Security numbers, finger printing and other biometric information to positively identify all citizens. Such a system should also coordinate with federal efforts to prevent terrorism & protect our freedoms.

[b] A state or national identification card would do little or nothing to protect our citizens from terrorism. Such a system would not only be an invasion of privacy but could easily be abused and serve as a powerful tool to destroy the very freedoms and liberties which it is intended to protect.

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[a] Illinois should protect public education from efforts to undermine its funding; become more involved in local control of schools and encourage more involvement in the School-to-Work approach to educating children which is designed to prepare and guide our children to join the workforce as productive citizens.

[b] Illinois should foster competition among schools by allowing privately operated schools to be publicly funded; reduce its involvement in local control and encourage a more classical liberal arts approach to education which provides the basic skills and knowledge to equip children to choose whatever career they so desire.

[a] The control of firearms to reduce or eliminate crime and protect our children is extremely important. The Second Amendment only applies to the National Guard, not to the general population. Illinois law should stay as it is and not allow citizens to carry concealed weapons.

[b] The Second Amendment broadly protects the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms. Gun control laws infringe upon those rights and are a violation of the Constitution and the original intent of the Second Amendment. Illinois should allow law-abiding citizens the right to carry concealed weapons.

[a] Capital punishment is cruel and unusual punishment and should be permanently banned in Illinois.

[b] Illinois should have capital punishment for commission of certain crimes.

[a] Illinois should not add the classification of sexual orientation to its existing Human Rights Act. A person’s sexual preference/orientation is not an immutable characteristic, but a lifestyle choice and therefore does not qualify for special protected status or special rights under the law.

[b] The classification of sexual orientation should be added to the existing Illinois Human Rights Act, which would grant protected minority status to homosexual, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgendered individuals.

[a] It is the responsibility of state government to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Illinois. As these responsibilities are increased by either the state or the will of the people, so must the citizen’s fair share of taxes be increased in order to support the costs of those responsibilities.

[b] The growth of state government and services have placed a heavy tax burden on the citizens of Illinois. Both of these areas need to be reduced to lessen that burden as much as possible.

[a] Illinois should regulate as much of the business community as possible to insure economic growth.

[b] Illinois should limit its regulation of businesses except in areas of environmental & safety concerns.

[c] Illinois should regulate business as little as possible and foster free enterprise.

[a] Illinois should have a law that requires parents to be notified when their unemancipated minor daughter seeks to obtain an abortion. Notice should be given at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled abortion. In compliance with the Supreme Court decision, a judicial procedure for waiving notice would have to be included.

[b] Illinois should not have a parental notification law because there are too many situations where it is not in the best interest of the minor for the parent to be notified.

[c] Illinois should have a law that requires a parent to give his or her consent before their unemancipated minor daughter can obtain an abortion. In compliance with the Supreme Court decision, a judicial procedure for waiving consent must be included.

[a] The right to have an abortion is, and should remain, a woman's choice.

[b] Partial-birth abortions should not be allowed, but other forms of abortion should be allowed.

[c] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape and incest.

[d] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother.

[e] Abortions of any type should not be allowed.

[a] In issues such as protection of the environment, the preservation of wildlife and its habitat, urban sprawl, sustainable development, economic growth, etc., the rights of private property owners and businesses must be considered secondary to government’s mission to act for the benefit of all citizens.

[b] Individual property ownership is one of the foundational principles of freedom. Federal, state and local governments should not, except in rare cases, invoke their power of eminent domain as outlined in the Constitution. When they do, the concerns of the property owner must come first along with just compensation.

[a] In the interest of protecting our citizens against terrorism, Illinois should set up a state identification card utilizing Social Security numbers, finger printing and other biometric information to positively identify all citizens. Such a system should also coordinate with federal efforts to prevent terrorism & protect our freedoms.

[b] A state or national identification card would do little or nothing to protect our citizens from terrorism. Such a system would not only be an invasion of privacy but could easily be abused and serve as a powerful tool to destroy the very freedoms and liberties which it is intended to protect.

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"Sustainable Development", the "Wildlands Project" and other programs which advocate smart community growth for better land usage and reduction of urban sprawl should be embraced by St. Louis County government and promoted among all municipalities.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In the interest of stimulating economic growth and stability in St. Louis County, as much of the business community as possible should be regulated.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In the interest of promoting equality among all citizens, county government should strive to find new revenue sources even if that means that taxes must be raised for all citizens.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In issues such as protection of the environment, the preservation of wildlife and its habitat, creating more parks and green space for the benefit of all citizens, private property owners and businesses must be considered secondary to government’s mission to act for the benefit of all citizens.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

An important function of county government is to ensure that everyone living in our county has adequate and safe housing, enough to eat and access to a quality education.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

St. Louis County should take full advantage of gaming as a revenue source since only those who choose to gamble will participate and added taxes can benefit education and other social programs.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

Presently, St. Louis County is one of only two counties in Missouri that have an appointed tax assessor. The County Charter should be changed to make the county tax assessor's position an elected office.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

Federal programs such as Workforce Development and School-to-Work, which provide funding at the local level for education, are vital programs to educating our children.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In the interest of protecting our citizens against terrorism, Missouri should set up a state identification card utilizing Social Security numbers, finger printing and other biometric information to positively identify all citizens. Such a system should also coordinate with federal efforts to prevent terrorism & protect our freedoms.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

Missouri should repeal our state’s sodomy law and institute new laws that protect citizens from discrimination based upon their sexual orientation or sexual preferences.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

The control of firearms to reduce or eliminate crime and protect our children is extremely important. The Second Amendment does not protect the rights of individual Americans to keep and bear arms and applies only to the National Guard.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

[a] The right to have an abortion is, and should remain, a woman's choice.

[b] Partial-birth abortions should not be allowed, but other forms of abortion should be allowed.

[c] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape and incest.

[d] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother.

[e] Abortions of any type should not be allowed.

"Sustainable Development", the "Wildlands Project" and other programs which advocate smart community growth for better land usage and reduction of urban sprawl should be embraced by St. Charles County government and promoted among all municipalities.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In the interest of stimulating economic growth and stability in St. Charles County, as much of the business community as possible should be regulated.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In the interest of promoting equality among all citizens, county government should strive to find new revenue sources even if that means that taxes must be raised for all citizens.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In issues such as protection of the environment, the preservation of wildlife and its habitat, creating more parks and green space for the benefit of all citizens, private property owners and businesses must be considered secondary to government’s mission to act for the benefit of all citizens.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

An important function of county government is to ensure that everyone living in our county has adequate and safe housing, enough to eat and access to a quality education.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

St. Charles County should take full advantage of gaming as a revenue source since only those who choose to gamble will participate and added taxes can benefit education and other social programs.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

I view the U.S. Constitution as a historical part of the founding of our country. It is the document that gives us our rights and liberties and outlines how we should govern ourselves as a nation. Because the Constitution is a living, breathing document, it requires continual interpretation as the needs of our society change.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

Federal programs such as Workforce Development and School-to-Work, which provide funding at the local level for education, are vital programs to educating our children.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In the interest of protecting our citizens against terrorism, Missouri should set up a state identification card utilizing Social Security numbers, finger printing and other biometric information to positively identify all citizens. Such a system should also coordinate with federal efforts to prevent terrorism & protect our freedoms.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

Missouri should repeal our state’s sodomy law and institute new laws that protect citizens from discrimination based upon their sexual orientation or sexual preferences.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

The control of firearms to reduce or eliminate crime and protect our children is extremely important. The Second Amendment does not protect the rights of individual Americans to keep and bear arms and applies only to the National Guard.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

[a] The right to have an abortion is, and should remain, a woman's choice.

[b] Partial-birth abortions should not be allowed, but other forms of abortion should be allowed.

[c] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape and incest.

[d] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother.

[e] Abortions of any type should not be allowed.

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"Sustainable Development", the "Wildlands Project" and other programs which advocate smart community growth for better land usage and reduction of urban sprawl should be embraced by Jefferson County government and promoted among all municipalities.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In the interest of stimulating economic growth and stability in Jefferson County, as much of the business community as possible should be regulated.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In the interest of promoting equality among all citizens, county government should strive to find new revenue sources even if that means that taxes must be raised for all citizens.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In issues such as protection of the environment, the preservation of wildlife and its habitat, creating more parks and green space for the benefit of all citizens, private property owners and businesses must be considered secondary to government’s mission to act for the benefit of all citizens.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

An important function of county government is to ensure that everyone living in our county has adequate and safe housing, enough to eat and access to a quality education.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

Jefferson County should take full advantage of gaming as a revenue source since only those who choose to gamble will participate and added taxes can benefit education and other social programs.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

I view the U.S. Constitution as a historical part of the founding of our country. It is the document that gives us our rights and liberties and outlines how we should govern ourselves as a nation. Because the Constitution is a living, breathing document, it requires continual interpretation as the needs of our society change.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided______

Federal programs such as Workforce Development and School-to-Work, which provide funding at the local level for education, are vital programs to educating our children.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

In the interest of protecting our citizens against terrorism, Missouri should set up a state identification card utilizing Social Security numbers, finger printing and other biometric information to positively identify all citizens. Such a system should also coordinate with federal efforts to prevent terrorism & protect our freedoms.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

Missouri should repeal our state’s sodomy law and institute new laws that protect citizens from discrimination based upon their sexual orientation or sexual preferences.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

The control of firearms to reduce or eliminate crime and protect our children is extremely important. The Second Amendment does not protect the rights of individual Americans to keep and bear arms and applies only to the National Guard.

I agree______ I disagree______ I am undecided_______

[a] The right to have an abortion is, and should remain, a woman's choice.

[b] Partial-birth abortions should not be allowed, but other forms of abortion should be allowed.

[c] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape and incest.

[d] Abortions should be done only to save the life of the mother.

[e] Abortions of any type should not be allowed.