Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #6975

Geography Surveyed: State of Washington
Data Collected: 09/18/2005 - 09/20/2005
Release Date: 09/21/2005 12:30 PM ET
Sponsor: KING-TV Seattle

Analysis: In an election today, 9/21/05, 7 weeks to the 11/8/05 vote, state of Washington voters narrowly approve Initiative 912, decisively approve Initiative 901, and split on Initiative 900, according to a SurveyUSA poll of 644 likely state of Washington voters, conducted exclusively for KING-TV. Initiative 912, repealing recently enacted fuel tax increases, passes 52% to 41% today. Initiative 901, banning smoking in public vehicles and buildings and places of employment, passes 2:1 today. Initiative 900, directing the state auditor to conduct performance audits of state and local governments, is effectively tied today: 48% "No" and 45% "Yes". Republicans and Independents favor Initiative 912, Democrats oppose it. Initiative 901 gets 60% or higher support from all groups. Males and Females vote differently on 900. Democrats and Republicans vote differently on 900. Interest in ballot measures intensifies as the election approaches and ad dollars are spent to influence voters. These numbers can and should be expected to fluctuate, perhaps significantly.

Filtering: 1,200 Washington State adults were interviewed 9/18/05 - 9/20/05. Of them, 1,012 were registered voters. Of them, 635 were judged to be "likely" voters on Initiative 912. 644 were judged to be "likely" voters on Initiative 901. 631 were judged to be "likely" voters on Initiative 900. Crosstabs reflect "likely" voters.

Introductory Question Text: On November 8th, Washington will hold a general election. We're going to ask about some of the Initiatives on the ballot...

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   Asked of 635 Likely Voters
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4 percentage points.

First, Initiative 912. Initiative 912 would repeal motor vehicle fuel tax increases, enacted in 2005 for transportation purposes. If the election were today, would you vote Yes on Initiative 912? Or would you vote No?

52% Yes
41% No
7% Undecided

2
   Asked of 644 Likely Voters
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.7 percentage points.

Next, Initiative 901. Initiative 901 would prohibit smoking in buildings and vehicles open to the public and places of employment. If the election were today, would you vote Yes on Initiative 901? Or would you vote No?

67% Yes
32% No
1% Undecided

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   Asked of 631 Likely Voters
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4 percentage points.

Next, Initiative 900. Initiative 900 would direct the state auditor to conduct performance audits of state and local governments, and dedicate 0.16% of the state?s portion of sales and use tax collections to fund these audits. If the election were today, would you vote Yes on Initiative 900? Or would you vote No?

45% Yes
48% No
6% Undecided

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