Candidate Name: | Sharon L Durbin |
Office Candidate is running for: | Secretary of State |
Campaign Website: | none |
# | ISSUE | ANSWER |
CANDIDATE COMPARISON QUESTIONS | ||
Please answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions. The optional explanations will be included in your Individual Candidate Guide. | ||
1 | Do you support replacing vote-by-mail with electronic voting? | No |
At this time I believe electronic voting is easier to tamper with | ||
2 | Do you support requiring proof of identity before registering to vote? | Yes |
The motor-voter registration is working well here because you must show proof of citizenship to do so. | ||
3 | Do you support an Oregon Constitutional amendment to require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in Oregon? | No |
We already have that and constantly amending the constitution is not the best way to handle things. | ||
4 | Do you support an open primary election? | Yes |
5 | Do you support the direct election of the president by popular vote? | Yes |
Electorial college was needed when country was formed, not needed now. | ||
6 | Do you support an audit of the vote-by-mail system? | Yes |
7 | Do you support joining the Cross State Voter Check System, which was discontinued in 2013 after showing Oregon had 115,565 matches? | Decline |
I will need to find out about this before expressing an opinion. | ||
8 | Do you support giving voter registration and ballots priority in upgrading the security risks identified in the state computer system? | Yes |
Voting is the most important right every citizen has. | ||
9 | Do you support taking steps to make the initiative process more accessible to Oregonians? | No |
It seems to be quite acceptable now. | ||
10 | Do you support restricting the "emergency clause" on legislation as true emergencies? | Yes |
11 | Do you support transitioning Oregon to a "Right-to-Work" state in which joining a union would be optional? | Yes |
12 | Do you support requiring all employers to verify citizenship for employee eligibility to work in Oregon? | Yes |
13 | Do you support privatization of public-sector jobs? | Yes |
For the most part. | ||
14 | Do you support the First Amendment rights of business owners to run their business in accordance with their religious beliefs? | Yes |
I support the citizen's right to not support businesses that choose to insult people by refusing service. | ||
15 | Do you support the government identifying emerging growth businesses for subsidies, tax credits and government grants and loans? | No |
16 | Do you support green urban renewal projects backed by public funds? | No |
17 | Do you support financial and performance audits of all state agencies on a non-systematic bases to identify misuse of funds? | Yes |
That would be my job. | ||
18 | Do you support a complete investigation into state agency programs charged with direct delivery of services to Oregonians? | Yes |
19 | Do you support an audit program to track performance and accountability of projects using state funds? | Yes |
20 | Do you support increasing fuel taxes for needed infrastructure repairs? | Decline |
I am not sure at this time why the current taxes are not being used for infrastructure repairs and whether more taxes are needed | ||
21 | Do you support action to return federally owned land to the state and counties? | No |
22 | Do you subscribe to the theory that Oregon's human activity has an impact on carbon emissions affecting global warming? | No |
23 | Do you see environmental protections as a necessity that takes precedence over human rights? | Decline |
Maybe. In some cases it makes a real difference for the future survival of humans. | ||
24 | Do you support a change to the Oregon Constitution to use the individual tax kicker to fund education? | Decline |
I have not decided yet if that would be a benefit or not. | ||
25 | Do you support authorizing the Attorney General to conduct a preliminary investigation into alleged violations of ethics or criminal laws to discover cause? | Yes |
26 | Do you support ICLEI/ICMA or other 2030 Agenda (formerly Agenda 21) organizations contracting with governments and making decisions reserved for elected officials? | No |
27 | Do you support Oregon law as allowing the Federal government and FEMA to usurp control over Oregon Governor's powers in ORS 401.188 in times of emergency? | No |
NARRATIVE QUESTIONS | ||
The following question will not appear in the Candidate Comparison Guide, but will be included in your Individual Candidate Guide. | ||
28 | In what ways will you be an advocate for Oregon businesses? | |
I will be dealing fairly and (hopefully) efficiently with the incorporation laws and regulations and attempting to make them clear and easy to follow. | ||
29 | Identify two things you will do to improve Oregon's "F" score for state integrity investigations, accountability and transparency. | |
I will not be a member of a major party and thus, have no vested interest in any "pet" programs of my party and, thus, will be able to look at existing programs with no political baggage. I would bring my personal integrity to the investigations and make them as transparent as possible. |