In most states, the deadline for registering to vote has already passed. If you are still able to register, CDI encourages you to do so and, on November 7, to cast your vote for the candidates of your choice for president, other national level offices, and state and local government.

Beginning on page 4, CDI, which believes that strong social, economic, political, and military components and a healthy environment contribute equally to the nation’s security, offers a digest of the national security positions of the four main presidential candidates: Reform, Republican, Democratic, and Green. Sources are speeches, statements, or official Press Releases of the campaigns, wherever possible.

CDI does not advocate a vote for any particular candidate nor does it suggest, in printing only their positions on national security issues, that this should be the sole consideration in choosing for whom to vote. Every person has a unique combination of priorities which influences for which candidates she or he votes. CDI encourages everyone to consider the totality of each candidate’s position on the issues.

But we do advocate one action: VOTE ON NOVEMBER 7.

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