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| Polling
Shows California Voters Overwhelmingly Favor
Fixing 3 Strikes. Several recent public
opinion polls have documented strong support for
fixing California's three-strikes law as
proposed by Proposition 66. |
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| The
Field Poll |
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respected Field poll found overwhelming support
for Prop. 66 based on a reading of a summary of
the official title and summary to 300 voters in
June 2004. |
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| Yes:
76% |
| No:
14% |
| Undecided:
10% |
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David
Binder Research Poll
In
a poll of 700 likely voters conducted
during August, David Binder Research found
that 70% of likely voters said they will
vote Yes on Prop. 66.
“Dissatisfaction
with California’s Three-Strikes law is
widespread. Before any discussion of the
issue, less than half of voters state they
are satisfied with the Three-strikes law
in California.
Part
of this dissatisfaction can be attributed
to the belief that non-serious non-violent
crimes should not count as strikes. More
than two-thirds of voters (68%) oppose the
fact that a “third strike” does not
have to be a serious or violent crime in
order to result in a prison sentence of 25
years to life.
Grounded
in dissatisfaction with the current
Three-strikes law, there is strong support
for amending the law. Seven in ten (70%)
of likely California voters said they
would vote “yes” on Proposition 66, to
limit the application of the “Three
Strikes” law to violent and serious
felonies.
Proposition
66 is popular with voters across party
lines. Democrats are particularly
supportive of the initiative (77% yes, 18%
no), but a strong majority of Republicans
and Independents are supportive as well
(60% yes and 71% yes, respectively).” |
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| Lawrence
Research Poll |
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Lawrence Research
surveyed 500 high-probability voters in February
2004. Voters were read the ballot title and
summary.
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| Yes:
74% |
| No:
23% |
| Undecided:
3% |
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| Pollster
Gary Lawrence concluded that, “People agree
with the principle that a modification is in
order. One of the most striking findings in this
regard is that the attitudes expressed at the
beginning of the survey remain the same at the
end. The more people know about the issue, the
more their attitudes remain the same, all of
which speaks to the robustness and dominance of
the principle over the details.” |
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| Fairbanks,
Maslin, Maullin & Associates Poll |
| John
Fairbank surveyed 650 registered voters in
January 2002. Voters were read the official
title and summary of a measure very similar to
the current Prop. 66. |
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| Yes:
65% |
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No:
25% |
| Undecided:
10% |
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