Black Women's Roundtable 2016 Election Voter
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Black Women’s Roundtable A program of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Inc. 2016 Election Voter Guide* ISSUES IMPORTANT TO BLACK WOMEN Released December 9, 2015 BWR 2016 Presidential Election Questionnaire Partners *A non-partisan voter guide to assist voters with information and resources in the 2016 Election Cycle on a national, state and local level. 1 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................................4 Introduction to the BWR Voter Guide ...........................................................................................................5 About National Coalition on Black Civic Participation ................................................................................7 About the Black Women’s Roundtable ..........................................................................................................8 Candidate Profiles ..........................................................................................................................................9 Hillary Clinton .........................................................................................................................................10 Martin O’Malley ......................................................................................................................................11 Bernie Sanders .........................................................................................................................................12 Jeb Bush ...................................................................................................................................................13 Ben Carson ...............................................................................................................................................14 Chris Christie ...........................................................................................................................................15 Ted Cruz ...................................................................................................................................................16 Carly Fiorina ............................................................................................................................................17 Lindsey Graham .......................................................................................................................................18 Mike Huckabee ........................................................................................................................................19 John Kasich ..............................................................................................................................................20 George Pataki ...........................................................................................................................................21 Rand Paul .................................................................................................................................................22 Marco Rubio ............................................................................................................................................23 Rick Santorum .........................................................................................................................................24 Donald Trump ..........................................................................................................................................25 Candidates Responses to Questionnaire: Issues Important to Black Women ..............................................26 Economic Opportunity, Equity and Access .............................................................................................27 Workplace and Income Inequality .......................................................................................................27 Entrepreneurship ..................................................................................................................................36 Affordable Housing for Renters and Homeowners..............................................................................39 Social Security .....................................................................................................................................41 Tax Reform ..........................................................................................................................................43 Quality Education, Equity and Access .....................................................................................................46 K-12 Public Education .........................................................................................................................46 Post-Secondary Education ...................................................................................................................52 Quality Health Care & Health Justice ......................................................................................................59 Health and Reproductive Justice ..........................................................................................................59 Environmental Justice ..........................................................................................................................64 Systematic Racism and Criminal Justice Reform ....................................................................................68 Reducing Prison Population and Policing ............................................................................................68 Violence and Gun Safety .....................................................................................................................75 Inclusive Democracy ...............................................................................................................................79 Voting Rights, Immigration and Human Rights ..................................................................................79 2 Response from Jeb Bush ..............................................................................................................................86 Response from Ted Cruz ..............................................................................................................................87 Response from John Kasich .........................................................................................................................88 Voter Information .........................................................................................................................................90 Primary and General Election Dates ........................................................................................................91 Voter Registration Deadlines ...................................................................................................................93 Democrat and Republican Conventions ...................................................................................................95 Official Presidential Debates ....................................................................................................................98 Resources ...................................................................................................................................................100 Black Women’s Organizations (partial listing) ......................................................................................101 Voter Protection Organizations (partial listing) .....................................................................................102 Black Women’s Roundtable Information ...................................................................................................103 NCBCP Board of Directors ....................................................................................................................104 Officers ..................................................................................................................................................104 Board Members ....................................................................................................................................104 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS .....................................................................................................105 NCBCP /BWR State and Local Affiliates ..............................................................................................106 POSV Survey Information .....................................................................................................................107 BWR Summit Information .....................................................................................................................108 BWR in the News ..................................................................................................................................110 3 Acknowledgements With Great Appreciation…… The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and the Black Women’s Roundtable is proud to present its BWR 2016 Election Non-Partisan Voter Guide. As with all of our BWR public policy and civic engagement work, this project would not be possible without the dedication and hard work of the NCBCP staff and consultants, BWR national and state-based networks, partners, supporters and volunteers. NCBCP Staff and Professional Team Melanie L. Campbell, President & CEO and Convener,