JANUARY 2008 CITIZENS' POLL RESULTS

312 Persons Responded to this 2008 Poll.
Results are in % form.

YES NO DO YOU FAVOR?
92% 8% 1. ... Restricting public/social services that can go to illegal immigrants?
88% 12% 2. ... Closing bars at 2 a.m. (currently they can stay open until 3 or 3:30 a.m.)?
83% 17% 3. ... Reinstating the death penalty for first degree murder?
74% 98% 2. ... Freezing property taxes for seniors using the Homestead Exemption?
93% 7% 5. ... Making cockfighting a felony in West Virginia?
33% 67% 6. ... Allowing properly licensed adult students with concealed weapon permits to carry firearms on college campuses?
10% 90% 7. ... Approving subdivisions when roads in the area are not adequate to handle the traffic generated by the new homes?
86% 14% 8. ... Printing in the newspaper the names of juveniles who commit crimes that are felonies?
67% 33% 9. ... Reducing the number of video slot machines in bars throughout the state (currently 9000 are authorized)?
76% 24% 10. ... . Impact fees on new homes to help pay for infrastructure improvements?
53% 47% 11. ... School uniforms for public school students?
79% 21% 12. ... Right to Work (ending required union membership at any workplace in the state)?
17% 83% 13. ... Using state tax dollars to fund abortions?
13% 87% 14. ... Allowing the state Lottery Commission the authority to set its own gambling rules without legislative oversight?
94% 6% 15. ... Making English the official language of West Virginia?
12% 88% 16. ... Tolls on I-81 as a way to fund its expansion?
90% 10% 17. ... Continuing welfare reform with its five-year limit of public assistance?
92% 8% 18. ... Requiring photo identification to vote?

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