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Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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| Elections |
Positions and Views |
| Elections, a General Statement |
Biden: Today, there are more than 9,000 black and 6,000 Latino elected officials, largely due to the Voting Rights Act that put an end to literacy tests and poll taxes in the 1960s. In the early 1980s, Senator Biden helped expand the Act, and last year was an advocate for the Act’s successful renewal. Senator Biden believes that more must be done to stop misleading voters, and to ensure votes are counted. He would: put a stop to deceptive practices – like passing out fliers telling people to vote on the wrong day; require electronic voting systems to have a paper trail; and make sure states adequately train poll workers. He also supports giving voting representation to the 600,000 residents in the District of Columbia who now have no voting members in Congress.
Source: biden.senate.gov/issues Date: 04/21/2008 |
| Election Reform |
Biden: No Response |
| Campaign Finance Reform |
Biden: No Response |
| 527 'Stealth' PACs |
Biden: No Response |
| Campaign Spending Limits |
Biden: No Response |
| Campaign Contribution Limits |
Biden: No Response |
| Bundling Campaign Contributions |
Biden: No Response |
| Public Funding of Political Campaigns |
Biden: No Response |
| Small Donors |
Biden: No Response |
| Soft-money Political Contributions |
Biden: No Response |
| Lobbyist Campaign Contributions |
Biden: No Response |
| Reform of Redistricting (Gerrymandering) |
Biden: No Response |
| Voting and Election Reform |
Biden: Senator Biden believes that more must be done to stop misleading voters, and to ensure votes are counted. He would: put a stop to deceptive practices – like passing out fliers telling people to vote on the wrong day; require electronic voting systems to have a paper trail; and make sure states adequately train poll workers. He also supports giving voting representation to the 600,000 residents in the District of Columbia who now have no voting members in Congress.
Source: biden.senate.gov/issues Date: 04/21/2008 |
| Voting Machines and Paper Ballots |
Biden: Senator Biden believes that more must be done to ensure votes are counted. He would require electronic voting systems to have a paper trail; and make sure states adequately train poll workers.
Source: www.joebiden.com Date: 12/01/2007 |
| Election-day Registration |
Biden: No Response |
| Voter Intimidation and Suppression |
Biden: No Response |
| Voting Right of Ex-Prisoners |
Biden: No Response |
| Equal Ballot Box Access |
Biden: Today, there are more than 9,000 black and 6,000 Latino elected officials, largely due to the Voting Rights Act that put an end to literacy tests and poll taxes in the 1960s. In the early 1980s, Joe Biden helped expand the Act, and last year worked hard to get the Act renewed. Joe Biden believes that more must be done to stop misleading voters, and to ensure votes are counted.
Source: www.joebiden.com Date: 12/01/2007 |
| Help America Vote Act of 2002 |
Biden: No Response |
| DC Voting Representation in Congress |
Biden: Senator Biden supports giving voting representation to the 600,000 residents in the District of Columbia who now have no voting members in Congress.
Source: biden.senate.gov/issues Date: 04/21/2008 |