JANUARY 2004 CITIZENS' POLL RESULTS

255 People responed to this 2004 Poll.
Results are in % form.

YES NO DO YOU FAVOR?
83% 17% 1. ... A court system where the loser pays for the court costs?
31% 69% 2. ... Year-round school?
78% 22% 3. ... Zoning for Berkeley County?
94% 6% 4. ... Electing judges on a nonpartisan basis?
85% 15% 5. ... Reinstating the death penalty for first degree murder?
96% 4% 6. ... Lawsuit abuse reform to address problems with rising homeowners' and auto insurance rates?
66% 34% 7. ... Eliminating the double taxation on rental property (rental property as classified as business property and taxed at double the rate of owner-occupied houses?
79% 21% 8. ... Making it illegal to use a hand held communication device while driving a motor vehicle?
67% 33% 9. ... Eliminating Hate Crime legislation (where the crime and its penalty are based on the thoughts/motivation of the person rather than his/her actual actions)?
83% 17% 10. ... A constitutional amendment defining marriage as only between a man and a woman?
80% 20% 11. ... Right to Work (ending required union membership at any workplace in the state)?
64% 36% 12. ... Eliminating the personal property tax on automobiles (and replacing it with which other tax(es)________)?
71% 29% 13. ... Initiative (giving voters the right to put issues on the ballot and adopt them directly)?
98% 2% 14. ... Requiring DNA samples from all convicted felons? (WV is one of 13 states not providing this information to be matched with a national database.)
42% 58% 15. ... Allowing credit ratings to be used as a factor in determining unsurance rates?
94% 6% 16. ... Making the parents of children violating ATV (All Terrain Vehicles - 4 wheelers) regulations subject to fines and community service (similar to parents with children violating our school attendance laws)?
73% 27% 17. ... A constitutional amendment restricting the growth of state government?

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