2020 Election Guide: What Questions Should VTDigger be Asking Candidates for State Office?

Please rate the importance of getting your candidate's views on each of the following issues.

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* 1. The Covid-19 pandemic

	Not important	Somewhat not important	Not relevant to me	Somewhat important	Very important
Preventing further Covid-19 outbreaks	Preventing further Covid-19 outbreaks Not important	Preventing further Covid-19 outbreaks Somewhat not important	Preventing further Covid-19 outbreaks Not relevant to me	Preventing further Covid-19 outbreaks Somewhat important	Preventing further Covid-19 outbreaks Very important
Covid-19 economic recovery	Covid-19 economic recovery Not important	Covid-19 economic recovery Somewhat not important	Covid-19 economic recovery Not relevant to me	Covid-19 economic recovery Somewhat important	Covid-19 economic recovery Very important
Tourism and out-of-state visitors	Tourism and out-of-state visitors Not important	Tourism and out-of-state visitors Somewhat not important	Tourism and out-of-state visitors Not relevant to me	Tourism and out-of-state visitors Somewhat important	Tourism and out-of-state visitors Very important
Education and opening schools	Education and opening schools Not important	Education and opening schools Somewhat not important	Education and opening schools Not relevant to me	Education and opening schools Somewhat important	Education and opening schools Very important
Mandatory masks and other regulations	Mandatory masks and other regulations Not important	Mandatory masks and other regulations Somewhat not important	Mandatory masks and other regulations Not relevant to me	Mandatory masks and other regulations Somewhat important	Mandatory masks and other regulations Very important
Availability of unemployment benefits	Availability of unemployment benefits Not important	Availability of unemployment benefits Somewhat not important	Availability of unemployment benefits Not relevant to me	Availability of unemployment benefits Somewhat important	Availability of unemployment benefits Very important
Availability of funds to support businesses	Availability of funds to support businesses Not important	Availability of funds to support businesses Somewhat not important	Availability of funds to support businesses Not relevant to me	Availability of funds to support businesses Somewhat important	Availability of funds to support businesses Very important

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* 2. Social justice issues

	Not important	Somewhat not important	Not relevant to me	Somewhat important	Very important
Systemic racism	Systemic racism Not important	Systemic racism Somewhat not important	Systemic racism Not relevant to me	Systemic racism Somewhat important	Systemic racism Very important
Reducing funding for police	Reducing funding for police Not important	Reducing funding for police Somewhat not important	Reducing funding for police Not relevant to me	Reducing funding for police Somewhat important	Reducing funding for police Very important
Police reform, including greater citizen oversight, more transparency	Police reform, including greater citizen oversight, more transparency Not important	Police reform, including greater citizen oversight, more transparency Somewhat not important	Police reform, including greater citizen oversight, more transparency Not relevant to me	Police reform, including greater citizen oversight, more transparency Somewhat important	Police reform, including greater citizen oversight, more transparency Very important
Criminal justice reform	Criminal justice reform Not important	Criminal justice reform Somewhat not important	Criminal justice reform Not relevant to me	Criminal justice reform Somewhat important	Criminal justice reform Very important
Social justice reinvestment	Social justice reinvestment Not important	Social justice reinvestment Somewhat not important	Social justice reinvestment Not relevant to me	Social justice reinvestment Somewhat important	Social justice reinvestment Very important

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* 3. Public interest

	Not important	Somewhat not important	Not relevant to me	Somewhat important	Very important
Broadband expansion	Broadband expansion Not important	Broadband expansion Somewhat not important	Broadband expansion Not relevant to me	Broadband expansion Somewhat important	Broadband expansion Very important
Climate change	Climate change Not important	Climate change Somewhat not important	Climate change Not relevant to me	Climate change Somewhat important	Climate change Very important
Affordable Housing	Affordable Housing Not important	Affordable Housing Somewhat not important	Affordable Housing Not relevant to me	Affordable Housing Somewhat important	Affordable Housing Very important
State pension liabilities	State pension liabilities Not important	State pension liabilities Somewhat not important	State pension liabilities Not relevant to me	State pension liabilities Somewhat important	State pension liabilities Very important
Food security	Food security Not important	Food security Somewhat not important	Food security Not relevant to me	Food security Somewhat important	Food security Very important
Economic development	Economic development Not important	Economic development Somewhat not important	Economic development Not relevant to me	Economic development Somewhat important	Economic development Very important
Vermont’s population decline	Vermont’s population decline Not important	Vermont’s population decline Somewhat not important	Vermont’s population decline Not relevant to me	Vermont’s population decline Somewhat important	Vermont’s population decline Very important
The future of dairy and other farming	The future of dairy and other farming Not important	The future of dairy and other farming Somewhat not important	The future of dairy and other farming Not relevant to me	The future of dairy and other farming Somewhat important	The future of dairy and other farming Very important
Property tax rates	Property tax rates Not important	Property tax rates Somewhat not important	Property tax rates Not relevant to me	Property tax rates Somewhat important	Property tax rates Very important

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* 4. Other

	Not important	Somewhat not important	Not relevant to me	Somewhat important	Very important
The future of rural hospitals	The future of rural hospitals Not important	The future of rural hospitals Somewhat not important	The future of rural hospitals Not relevant to me	The future of rural hospitals Somewhat important	The future of rural hospitals Very important
School consolidation	School consolidation Not important	School consolidation Somewhat not important	School consolidation Not relevant to me	School consolidation Somewhat important	School consolidation Very important

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* 5. What are we missing? Are there general topics you'd like us to ask about that are not listed, or specific questions you'd like us to ask your candidates for office?