BALLOT MEASURE AND CANDIDATE EDITION VISIT US ONLINE for additional measures and local races! VOTER’SOREGON FAMILY COUNCIL GENER AL ELECTIONGUIDE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 This Voter’s Guide does not represent an endorsement by or on behalf of any church, business, or other organization that is in any way associated with its distribution. It is presented as a non-partisan, non-biased information service by Oregon Family Council, Portland, Oregon, USA. How to Use This Voter’s Guide Candidate Questions Candidate Notations “*” “**” Inside you’ll find candidates’ positions 1. Abortion Law. Do you support or oppose Answers in this guide are presented on a variety of issues including abortion, a law in Oregon restricting abortion with in a “Yes” or “No” format. On occasion, religious liberties, education, and taxes. exceptions only for rape, incest, and the candidates include comments which space Answers are organized by contest beginning life of the mother? doesn’t allow us to print. A single asterisk with the President, federal and statewide 2. Public Funding. Do you support or ‘*’ next to a “Yes” or “No” answer indicates races, state legislature, county, and city oppose the use of tax dollars for abortion? the candidate included a comment. A elections. Answers have been compiled double ‘**’ next to an answer indicates in a non-biased, nonpartisan format. 3. Gross Receipts. Do you support or oppose the candidate declined to respond to the Candidates were asked to complete a the gross receipts tax increase? questionnaire, but their position was questionnaire by mail, email, or phone, or 4. Kicker. Do you support or oppose derived from other resources, legislative provide answers in cooperation with other Oregon’s tax kicker law? records, endorsements, past questionnaire organizations such as the Oregon Women’s answers, or public records. Blanks indicate 5. Cap and Trade. Do you support or oppose League. While the majority of candidates no meaningful information was obtained. cap and trade? responded to our questionnaire, some did For candidates’ comments, please contact not. For those candidates we have presented 6. School Choice. Do you support or oppose [email protected] or call past voting records, endorsements, the use of school vouchers? 503-257-0444. affiliations or other information that we 7. Religion. Do you support or oppose hope will give you a better understanding of including religious exemptions in Support The Voter’s Guide their position on these issues. legislation to prevent restrictions of For 40 years, OFC has distributed the religious freedom in hiring and insurance Voter’s Guide to a statewide audience free Order More Voter’s Guides mandates? of charge. If you would like to financially For extra copies of this Voter’s Guide, 8. Gun Control. Do you support or oppose support its continued distribution, visit please visit www.OregonFamilyCouncil.org adding a gun control permit process to www.oregonfamilycouncil.org/donate to or call (503)257-0444. purchase a gun? contribute today. UNITED STATES PRESIDENT LIFE SCHOOL CHOICE PUBLIC FUNDING RELIGION HEALTHCARE CAP & TRADE GUN CONTROL E.R.A. Supports limiting Supports Opposes Supports religious Opposes Opposes Supports Opposes abortions with choice in schools. use of tax dollars exemptions for faith universal healthcare. cap and trade. 2nd Amendment the Equal Rights some exceptions. for abortion. and conscience. rights. Amendment. DONALD TRUMP (R) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES “Let me be clear — I am pro- “We’ve got to bring on the “I reinstated and expanded “Before my election, religious “The Democratic proposal “I will not support or “So long as I am President, I “The Trump administration’s life. I support that position competition and let parents the Mexico City Policy, and belivers were under assault would establish a government- endorse a carbon tax!” will always protect your 2nd Department of Justice made with exceptions allowed for choose the best school for we issued a landmark pro- like never before. But the day run, single-payer health care www.twitter.com Amendment right to keep and it clear that it opposes the rape, incest or the life of the their children. Education life rule to govern the use of I took office, I got sworn in, system that eliminates all pri- bear arms.” Equal Rights Amendment.” mother being at risk.” reformers call this school Title X taxpayer funding of the federal governement’s vate and employer-based plans www.americanmili- www.huffpost.com www.lifenews.com choice, charter schools, abortion.” war on religion came to an costing $32.6 trillion during tarynews.com vouchers, even opportunity www.politico.org abrupt end.” its first 10 years. That is why scholarships. I call it compe- www.npr.com I am fighting against the tition—the American way.” Democrats plan.” americanschoolchoice.com www.usatoday.org MIKE PENCE (R)Vice Presidential Candidate Mike Pence is pro-life and has consistently voted for life affirming legislation. As a staunch advocate for religious freedom, he signed Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Ontheissues.org, Congressional Record Donald Trump • www.donaldjtrump.com JOE BIDEN (D) NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO “I support a woman’s right “When we divert public “If I believe healthcare is a “Religious freedom is a “I think that everyone’s “I would support a carbon “The 2nd Amendment, no “A Biden Administration will to choose. I support it’s a funds to private schools, we right, as I do, I can no longer fundamental American value. entitled to have total health tax.” amendment is in fact also fight to ratify the Equal constitutional right. I’ve undermine the entire public support the Hyde But states have care. And what I would do is www.cnn.com absolute.” Rights Amendment, so that supported it and I will education system. We’ve got amendment.” inappropriately used broad make sure that every single www.washingtonexaminer. gender equality is finally continue to support it and to prioritize investing in our (The Hyde amendment exemptions to allow person in the United States com enshrined in our I will, in fact, move as public schools, so every kid restricts federal funds from businesses, medical providers, has access to Medicaid right Constitution.” president to see to it that the in America gets a fair shot. paying for abortions.) social services agencies, off the bat.” www.joebiden.com Congress legislates that that That’s why I oppose government, and others to www.thefederalist.com is the laws as well.” vouchers.” www.cnbc.com discriminate.” www.ontheissues.org www.twitter.com www.joebiden.com KAMALA HARRIS (D)Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris maintains a 100% voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America and opposes the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. She is a champion of the Equal Rights Amendment and the Do Not Harm Act. Both would remove important religious freedom protections. Harris.senate.gov, Prochoiceamerica.org, Eracoalition.org Joe Biden • www.joebiden.com MEASURE 107 MEASURE 108 MEASURE 109 Amends Constitution: Allows limiting political Increases Cigarette and Cigar Taxes. Oregon Psilocybin Services Act. VISIT US ONLINE campaign contributions and expenditures. for additional OFC RECOMMENDATION OFC RECOMMENDATION and measures OFC RECOMMENDATION LEAN local races! NO We suggest a “No” vote. NO We recommend a “No” vote. NO We recommend a “No” vote. OFC EXPLANATION OFC EXPLANATION OFC EXPLANATION Measure 108 increases cigarette taxes by two dollars Measure 109 would allow the manufacture and This constitutional amendment would allow the a pack. It also establishes taxes on e-cigs and distribution of the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin, more BALLOT Oregon Legislature to set limits on political campaign vaping devices which are used by some to wean off commonly known as “magic mushrooms”. Psilocybin contributions and expenditures. This is a change from more harmful cigarettes. These increased tax dollars is currently being tested by the FDA to treat Major MEASURES current constitutional protections which prohibit such will be used to grow the Oregon Health Authority’s Depressive Disorder. Measure 109 would expand use limits based on free speech provisions. It would also budget and expand the state’s footprint in the health far beyond this one disorder and does not require any Welcome to the Oregon require campaign ads to show who paid for them. care system. medical background for those who dispense it. Family Council Voter’s OFC COMMENTARY OFC COMMENTARY: OFC COMMENTARY Guide Ballot Measure In 1722, Benjamin Franklin wrote: “Whoever would While we acknowledge the detrimental effects The FDA recently gave “breakthrough therapy” status section. Here you’ll find overthrow the Liberty of a Nation must begin by smoking has on health, and therefore the state’s to the drug psilocybin to be studied for a single health cost for those using the state plan, it seems condition: Major Depressive Disorder. This means information on each subduing the Freeness of Speech.” Measure 107 would “subdue” our freedom of political speech. Measure 108’s intention is not to reduce smoking. that the FDA is now engaged in research to learn of the four statewide The freedom of speech provisions of the Oregon The Oregon Health Authority (OHA)has demonstrated both the efficacy and safety of the drug for this one measures and several Constitution explicitly prohibit laws restricting election an insatiable appetite for money. Adding exorbitant limited condition. Measure 109 wants to leapfrog over taxes to those who smoke is simply another step the normal safety standards and allow the general local measures that spending. Our Constitution protects our right to speak freely on political matters, to spend our money to in this direction. But increasing taxes in a time of distribution of this powerful hallucinogen for use for a may appear on your advance that speech, and to join with others in such pandemic and deep recession is incredibly short wide variety of conditions.