Senator Alting's 2012 Legislative Survey

Questions marked with a * are required.

*1.	Full Name:

*2.	Street Address:

*3.	City:

*4.	Zip Code:

5.	Email Address:

Mailed Survey Questions:

1. Would you support or oppose changing Indiana law to make employee contributions to unions voluntary, rather than mandatory?

2. Would you support or oppose legislation that balances the protection of police during high-risk criminal investigations with reinforcing Hoosiers’ right to resist illegal intrusion into their homes?

3. Would you support or oppose prohibiting smoking statewide in public places?

4. If you support prohibiting smoking in public places, would you support or oppose exceptions for bars, private clubs and casinos?

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5. Would you support or oppose a study by state officials on the feasibility of offering state purchase preferences to veteran-owned businesses?

Online Survey Questions:

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1. Would you support or oppose accelerating state intervention for schools that repeatedly fail annual performance standards?

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2. Would you support or oppose adding online courses to Indiana’s high-school graduation requirements in an effort to prepare students for college and the 21st-century workforce?

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3. Would you support or oppose requiring a public hearing before a school board adopts a new superintendent contract?

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4. Would you support or oppose removing the lowest 5 percent of ISTEP test scores from official evaluations of teachers and schools?

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5. Would you support or oppose a law requiring parents and legal guardians to report missing children to authorities?

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6. Would you support or oppose creating a state grant fund to increase access to substance-abuse treatment for parolees who have been identified with a substance-abuse disorder?

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7. Would you support or oppose legislation prohibiting government employees from serving as elected officials for the unit of government that employs them?

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8. Would you support or oppose legislation prohibiting nepotism by local-government employees to prevent them from serving in a direct supervisory line with family members?

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9. Would you support or oppose giving counties the option of transitioning the services of their townships to existing city or county governments?

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10. Would you support or oppose legislation allowing counties the option of implementing, by referendum, one county commissioner and a county council with equal representation among voting districts?

21.	Additional comments and concerns:

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