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LWV League of Women Voters of New York Education Foundation
Wyoming, Erie, Livingston, Ontario Counties, NY November 7, 2006 Election
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Dale M. Volker
Answers Questions

Candidate for
State Senator; District 59

 
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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. There is growing support for reform of the Rockefeller drug laws. What will you do to: a.) Initiate significant reform of these laws; b.) Provide adequate financial support for programs, on the community level, designed to cope with the impact of such reform?

a. A great deal of reform has been done over the last two years which have eliminated virtually all of the so-called Rockefeller Drug Laws. b. I support funding of drug courts and treatment for those non-violent drug felony offenders to ensure that they get the treatment and sentences that are fair and equitable.

2. What programs and actions will you support to protect communities from the negative consequences of the state’s increasing dependence on gambling revenue?

I believe that an equitable funding mechanism must be part of a casino going into a municipality, so that the municipality has the funding to ensure that their city/county has appropriate personnel (fire/police/gambling treatment services) to protect their community.


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