Edward Maidment’s Policies on Electoral Issues

Elections › Mental competency testing

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

Party’s support baseYes

Elections › Foreign Lobbying

Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for American elections?

Personal answerNo

Elections › Mail In Ballot

Should the US have a mail-in ballot process for whole states in local, state, and federal elections?

Party’s support baseYes, and implement a secure online voting process

Elections › Voter Fraud

Should a photo ID be required to vote?

Personal answerYes, but only if each State will provide the necessary identification at no cost to the voter.

Elections › Campaign Finance

Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?

Party’s support baseYes, and ban all political donations and publicly fund elections

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Personal answerNo

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote?

Personal answerNo

Elections › Campaign Finance

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

Personal answerNo

Elections › Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

Personal answerYes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence

Elections › Electoral College

Should the electoral college be abolished?

Personal answerNo, but reform so that votes are distributed proportionally instead of the current winner take all system

Elections › Candidate Transparency

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

Personal answerNo, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to

Elections › Lobbyists

Should there be a 5-year ban on White House and Congressional officials from becoming lobbyists after they leave the government?

Personal answerNo, the current two-year ban is sufficient

Elections › Mail in ballots

Should every voter automatically receive a mail in ballot?

Party’s support baseNo

Edward Maidment