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AFC Polls Candidates on AIDS-Related Issues

Vote on February 5, 2008

AFC urges all eligible Chicagoans to vote in the primary election on Tuesday, February 5, 2007. For additional information or to find which ward you are in and your polling place, please contact the Illinois State Board of Elections at 800-923-VOTE or visit www.elections.state.il.us.

If you will be out of your voting area on election day or are physically unable to travel to your polling place, you may request an absentee ballot application, due no later than January 31, 2008. Request an absentee application in person at your local Board of Elections office or call the Illinois State Board of Elections at 1-800-923-VOTE to receive your application in the mail.

Each election year, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) surveys candidates on AIDS-related policies and publishes the results to educate voters and the general public. AFC is a non-partisan organization and does not endorse candidates for public office.

AFC mailed the survey to 301 candidates facing primary elections in races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois State Senate, and Illinois House of Representatives. Seventy-two Illinois candidates for public office responded to the AFC’s 2008 candidate survey, for a response rate of 24 percent.

While the AFC does not endorse candidates for public office, AFC conducts the survey to help inform AIDS advocates, those living with HIV/AIDS, and the general public about the HIV/AIDS policy positions taken by candidates for public offices in Illinois. AFC’s survey and positions begin on page 2 for congressional candidates and page 7 for state candidates.

A majority of candidates who responded to the AFC survey endorsed efforts to expand access to healthcare programs for people living with HIV/AIDS. The candidates also expressed support for comprehensive, science-based sexuality education in schools, increased government funding for AIDS-related services, as well as reforms that would expand available healthcare services.

Most federal candidates supported increased research into new HIV prevention technology and expanded public benefits for people with HIV/AIDS.

About the survey:
AFC asked congressional candidates 22 questions on healthcare, disease prevention, research, public benefits, immigration, anti-discrimination policies, incarceration, and housing. The questions and responses can be found in the first section of the report on pages 2-6. No candidates for U.S. Senate responded.

AFC asked candidates running for the Illinois State Senate and Illinois House of Representatives 10 questions regarding healthcare, disease prevention, and housing. The questions and responses can be found in the second section of the report on pages 7-11.

Candidates were asked to answer “yes”, “no” or “undecided” to HIV/AIDS policy questions. Only races in which one or more candidate responded to the survey are included in this report

2008 Candidate Questionnaire (PDF)

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