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Minnesota: Crime and Punishment

Death Penalty
Sex Crimes
Drunk Driving
Smoking
Ticket Scalping

Death Penalty

Attitude Towards Death Penalty

Poll	Date	Support	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	January 26-28, 2004	44%	46%	10%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you support or oppose establishing the death penalty in Minnesota?"

Sex Crimes

Tougher Sex Crime Sentences

Poll	Date	Support	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	May 24-26, 2004	72%	22%	6%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "(The Minnesota Legislature ended its 2004 regular session in mid-May. There were several issues that the Legislature did not take action on even though there was much debate) ... Lawmakers did not pass a bill creating tougher sentences for sex offenders. Did you support or oppose this legislation?"

Current Level of Punishment of Sex Offenders

Poll	Date	Too tough	Too lenient	Adequate	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	January 26-28, 2004	1%	73%	18%	8%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you feel that Minnesota's current provisions for the punishment of convicted sex offenders are too tough, too lenient, or adequate?"

Evaluation of State Corrections System Protecting Public from Sex Offenders

Poll	Date	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	January 26-28, 2004	2%	31%	43%	16%	8%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Overall, how would you rate the job that the Minnesota corrections system is doing in protecting the public from convicted sex offenders?"

Electronic Surveillance of Sex Offenders

Poll	Date	Should	Should Not	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	January 26-28, 2004	84%	7%	9%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "1 Once a convicted sex offender has served his/her prison sentence, do you feel the state of Minnesota should or should not be able to keep them under electronic surveillance?"

Drunk Driving

Making Third Drunk Driving Conviction a Felony

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 5-6, 2001	80%	13%	7%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Would you favor or oppose making a third conviction for drunken driving a felony offense in Minnesota?"

Personal Experience with Impaired Driving

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 5-6, 2001	46%	52%	2%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Have you ever driven a motor vehicle after consuming enough alcoholic beverages to feel your judgment or physical reflexes were impaired?"

Smoking

Smoking Ban in Restaurants in Bars

Poll	Date	Banned in both	Banned in restaurants & allowed in bars	Allow in both	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	April 26, 2007	39%	43%	16%	1%	500	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	February 27-28, 2007	41%	36%	22%	1%	500	± 4.5

1 "Do you think smoking should be banned from all Minnesota restaurants and bars, with no exemptions, do you think smoking should be banned in all restaurants but allowed in bars, or do you think smoking should be allowed in both restaurants and bars?"

Smoking Ban in Public Places

Poll	Date	Support	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	May 24-26, 2004	52%	40%	8%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "(The Minnesota Legislature ended its 2004 regular session in mid-May. There were several issues that the Legislature did not take action on even though there was much debate) ... Lawmakers did not pass a bill that would have banned smoking in most public places, including bars and restaurants. Did you support or oppose this legislation?"

Ticket Scalping

Legalization of Ticket Scalping

Poll	Date	Legal	Illegal	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	February 27-28, 2007	43%	51%	6%	500	± 4.5

1 "Do you think it should be legal or illegal to sell a ticket to a sports or music event for more than the face value?"