1. What is the best thing the state government could do to improve the economy? (Rank 1-4, with 1 being best)
Borrow money to fund construction projects.
Reduce business taxes to encourage businesses to create new jobs.
Pass initiatives to promote renewable energy and create jobs.
Reduce personal income taxes so individuals and families can keep more of what they earn.

2. In an effort to balance the budget, do you support a statewide wage freeze on all units of government if they receive state funds?
Yes
No

3. How should the Legislature balance the $4.8 billion budget deficit?
Raise taxes.
Reduce government spending.
Raise taxes and reduce government spending.

4. Would you support a proposal to allow 5-10 video slot machines in bars, and use the projected $750 million in annual proceeds to help balance the state budget?
Yes
No

5. Would you support a plan to extend the state’s 6.5-percent sales tax to include services like accounting, legal services, mechanics, etc., to help balance the budget?
Yes
No
Yes, but only if there is an equal reduction of income or property taxes.

6. Should the state Legislature allow local governments to “opt out” of unfunded mandates imposed by the state?
Yes
No

7. Which option for K-12 education funding do you prefer?
I support raising taxes to pay for $2.5 billion in new K-12 spending.
I support working within the current budget to increase K-12 spending by 1.9 percent instead of enacting higher taxes to cover the cost.
No, I do not support increasing education spending in these economic times and they will have to live within their existing budgets.

8. Do you support the push for Minnesota’s public colleges and universities to save money and implement more technology by offering 25 percent of their classes online by 2015?
Yes
No
Undecided

9. Current Minnesota law prohibits its residents from purchasing health insurance from out-of-state companies. Should the Legislature repeal this law, allowing consumers greater buying choice?
Yes
No

10. Would you support a cost-saving measure of merging the state patrol dispatch centers into the county dispatch centers?
Yes
No

11. Do you support repealing the ban on new nuclear power plants in Minnesota?
Yes
No

12. Should photo IDs be required in order to vote in elections?
Yes
No

13. What is the most common name among Minnesota lakes?
Long
Mud
Rice