Presented by Kenneth R. Plum
VOTER SURVEY 2005
Transportation
Do you: Yes No
1. think our region has a transportation crisis?
2. often find your travel delayed because of traffic congestion?
3. support additional taxes to pay for highway construction and improvements?
4. support additional taxes to pay for mass transit?
5. support the extension of Metro Rail to Dulles?
6. expect to be a regular user of Metro Rail when it comes to the Dulles Corridor?
7. support the use of tolls to allow single drivers on HOV lanes (HOT lanes)?
8. think that walking trails and bike paths should be included in transportation plans?
9. support the denial of development rights until transportation infrastructure is in place?
Education
Do you support: Yes No
10. higher state appropriations for public schools?
11. tuition tax credits for private schools?
12. vouchers for private schools?
13. funding after-school programs to prevent drug and gang activities?
14. greater appropriations for higher education in Virginia?
15. reducing the number of out-of-state students in Virginia's public colleges and universities?
Other Issues
Do you support: Yes No
16. state constitutional amendment banning gay marriages?
17. additional restrictions on a woman's right to choose an abortion?
18. deregulation of the electric utility industry?
19. restrictions on the use of hand-held cell phones while driving?
20. expansion of the infant screening program to detect metabolic disorders and health concerns in infants at birth?
21. display of the Ten Commandments in courthouses?
22. being able to carry concealed weapons in restaurants and other public places?
23. being lawful to carry an open container of beer while driving an automobile?
24. lifting the current requirements that a person riding a motorcycle must wear a helmet?
25. repeal of the estate tax?
If you would like to discuss issues not included on the survey, or if you would like to expand on any of your responses on the survey, please send an email to me at kenplum@aol.com.
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Thank you for responding to the survey. Your opinion is very important to me.