This is a pdf version of the 2018 COS Candidate Survey

Attachment: 425/Copy_of_Convention_of_States_Project_Candidate_Survey_2018_-_Passed_States_-_Google_Forms.pdf

6/5/2018 Candidate Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U26HlZKLhiu4cxNOAN19SlS7miUhVb0NDWvUMb9PGe0/edit 1/5 Candidate Survey * Required The Convention of States Project is an effort to trigger an Article V convention for proposing amendments  that “impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal  government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for Members of Congress.” Please respond to  the following questions so that we can inform our supporters and donors as to your position on this effort. 6/5/2018 Candidate Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U26HlZKLhiu4cxNOAN19SlS7miUhVb0NDWvUMb9PGe0/edit 2/5 1. State  * Mark only one oval.  Alabama  Alaska  Arizona  Arkansas  California  Colorado  Connecticut  Delaware  Florida  Georgia  Hawaii  Idaho  Illinois  Indiana  Iowa  Kansas  Kentucky  Louisiana  Maine  Maryland  Massachusetts  Michigan  Minnesota  Mississippi  Missouri  Montana  Nebraska  Nevada  New Hampshire  New Jersey  New Mexico  New York  North Carolina  North Dakota  Ohio  Oklahoma  Oregon  Pennsylvania  Rhode Island  South Carolina 6/5/2018 Candidate Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U26HlZKLhiu4cxNOAN19SlS7miUhVb0NDWvUMb9PGe0/edit 3/5  South Dakota  Tennessee  Texas  Utah  Vermont  Virginia  Washington  West Virginia  Wisconsin  Wyoming 2. Name  * 3. Chamber to which you seek election:  * Mark only one oval.  House of Representatives  House of Delegates  Assembly  Senate 4. Party Affiliation Mark only one oval.  Democrat  Republican  Independent  Other:  5. District Number  * 6. Do you believe that the federal government is currently functioning outside the scope of its legitimate constitutional authority? Mark only one oval.  Yes  No  Undecided 7. How concerned are you about the federal debt crisis? Mark only one oval. 1 2 3 4 5 Unconcerned Gravely Concerned 6/5/2018 Candidate Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U26HlZKLhiu4cxNOAN19SlS7miUhVb0NDWvUMb9PGe0/edit 4/5 8. How concerned are you about judicial activism by the Supreme Court and other federal courts? Mark only one oval. 1 2 3 4 5 Unconcerned Gravely Concerned 9. How concerned are you about the extent of lawmaking being done by federal bureaucrats? Mark only one oval. 1 2 3 4 5 Unconcerned Gravely Concerned 10. How concerned are you about Congress legislating in areas reserved to the States? Mark only one oval. 1 2 3 4 5 Unconcerned Gravely Concerned 11. How concerned are you about Presidents making law through executive orders? Mark only one oval. 1 2 3 4 5 Unconcerned Gravely Concerned 12. Do you believe it is appropriate for the state legislatures to use the authority granted to them in Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose constitutional amendments through a state-led convention?  * Mark only one oval.  Yes  No  Undecided 13. If elected, will you support–and vote for–the Convention of States Project’s application for an Article V convention of the states limited to proposing amendments that “impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress”?  * Mark only one oval.  Yes  No  Undecided 6/5/2018 Candidate Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U26HlZKLhiu4cxNOAN19SlS7miUhVb0NDWvUMb9PGe0/edit 5/5 Powered by 14. If your answer to the last question was “No” or “Undecided,” please explain.           15. Please check all that apply: Check all that apply.  I would like to receive a personal briefing on this topic so that I can learn more and have my questions answered.  I am interested in attending a town hall meeting to learn more about Article V.  If elected, I am interested in serving as a sponsor or co-sponsor for this effort.  I would like to receive more detailed, written materials about this issue from the national office.  I am opposed to Article V and am not interested in receiving further information about it.