Engaging Candidates on Issues Related to the Bill of Rights
Take advantage of the election year and ask the candidates where they stand with regard to threatened rights and liberties.
Suggestions:
- Engage your local candidates as well as the statewide and national candidates. To help with this process, we have put together a 2006 Voter Information Guide that includes tips on how to contact the candidates, sample questions, a timeline for following-up and publicizing the results, and resources for more information. For additional questions, see our library of sample questions.
- Ask your local candidates for office or re-election to commit to supporting a resolution in your town creating a Civil Liberties Safe Zone.
- Learn more about the candidates' stances and view the voting records of incumbents.
- Learn about the positions of the 2008 Candidates on issues of torture, extraordinary rendition, habeas corpus, and domestic warrantless wiretapping.
Other Resources
The Washington Post's Midterm Elections website, with news and information on the candidates.
The New York Times' 2006 Election Guide, with interactive maps and ratings for races by state.
Project Vote Smart, candidate biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.