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Mike ter Maat

 

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Mike ter Maat’s policy on defunding the police

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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

  Personal answerNo

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Answer: No

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Mike ter Maat is committed to transparency in politics and personally submitted this answer on February 4th, 2024

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Mike ter Maat voters

Answer: No

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 166 voters that voted for Mike ter Maat in the 2024 Presidential election.

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Libertarian Party Answer: Yes, and abolish the police

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: “"And the idea of course is for voluntary and private police forces to compete freely with other private police forces whose sole...” ‐libertarianinstitute.org

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Party’s support base

Libertarian Party Voters’ Answer: No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 48,982 voters that identify as Libertarian.

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