CADCA Election Guide

Candidates in federal, state, and local elections must hear from their constituents about the importance of solving illegal drug and underage drinking issues through effective community-based prevention and treatment programs. To help you in this process, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) has assembled this Election Guide.

The CADCA Election Guide gives you the tools you need to raise substance abuse prevention and treatment issues at campaign events for every level of government from national to local, in anticipation of elections around the country.

The CADCA Guide includes the following information:
• Sample questions to get the candidates on record – page 3-4
• How to raise illegal drug and underage drinking issues with the candidates – page 5
• How to organize a campaign event – page 6-7
• Sample Op-ed – page 8-9
• Appendix 1: Point of Contact for State Boards of Elections – page 10-13
• Appendix 2: Senators Up For Re-election in 2010 -- page 14
• Appendix 3: Representatives Up For Re-election in 2010 – page 15-21
• Appendix 4: Federal Tax Laws and Federal Election Laws for 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Organizations – page 22-24
• Appendix 5: Information on Marijuana Measures and Ballot Initiatives – page 25-39
• Appendix 6: A follow-up form to document the candidates’ positions – page 40

CADCA’s hope is that coalitions around the country use this Guide to let candidates know that they must:

Deal with Drugs, Deal with Underage Drinking,
And Invest in Prevention