JANUARY 2005 CITIZENS' POLL RESULTS

212 People responded to this 2005 Poll.
Results are in % form.

YES NO DO YOU FAVOR?
91% 9% 1. ... Impact fees on new construction in Berkeley County.
66% 34% 2. ... Voluntary sterilization for those mentally challenged.
80% 20% 3. ... Reinstating the death penalty for first degree murder.
67% 33% 4. ... Reducing taxes on businesses that provide health care benefits.
62% 38% 5. ... Mandatory recycling.
89% 11% 6. ... Prohibiting bars and adult entertainment and gambling establishments from being located 2000 feet from schools and churches.
95% 5% 7. ... Limits on how much the lawyer representing the injured party can take from the settlement.
62% 38% 8. ... Mandating a new driver's test for a senior citizen when that driver is at fault in an accident.
37% 63% 9. ... Increasing fees or taxes to expand recreational programs.
38% 62% 10. ... Expanding state-authorized gambling by adding table games at the four race tracks.
77% 23% 11. ... Right to Work (ending required union membership at any workplace in the state).
62% 38% 12. ... Eliminating the Budget Digest.
80% 20% 13. ... Recall elections (giving voters the right to recall an elected official before his or her term is up).
76% 24% 14. ... State environmental standards being equal to federal standards.
4% 96% 15. ... Authorizing the state to tax water.
85% 15% 16. ... The names of juveniles convicted of a violent crime printed in the newspaper.
79% 21% 17. ... Restricting the growth of Berkeley County.
70% 30% 18. ... Increasing the number of Berkeley County Commissioners from three to five.

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