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Wisconsin: Voting

Interest in Elections
Integrity of Election System
Methods to Improve Election System
Campaign Finance Reform
Influence of Money on Politicians
Source of Voting Information

Interest in Elections

Poll	Date	A lot	Some	Only a little	None at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll²	June 7-15, 2007	20%	39%	26%	15%	0%	502	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	October 18-26, 2006	39%	33%	17%	10%	0%	508	± 4.0

1 "Up to now, how much have you thought about the upcoming election on November 7, 2006? A lot, some, only a little, or none at all?"

2 "How much thought, if any, have you given to the candidates who may be running for president in 2008? A lot, some, only a little, or none at all?"

Interest in Elections

Interest	June 21 – July 12, 2004	October 14-19, 2004
A great deal / very	63%	86%
A fair amount / somewhat	26%	13%
Only a little / not very	9%	1%
No interest at all / not at all	2%	0%
No opinion	0%	0%
Poll	Humphrey Institute¹	Humphrey Institute¹
Sample	575 RV	623 LV
MoE	± 4.0	± 4.0

1 "Generally speaking, how much interest would you say you have in the upcoming November Presidential election? A great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or no interest at all?"

Integrity of Election System

Confidence in Vote Counting

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not very	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 10, 2006	35%	32%	21%	10%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "How confident are you that ballots are properly counted in most elections and the right person is declared the winner?"

Large Number of Disenfranchised Voters

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 10, 2006	26%	44%	30%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "In most elections, are large numbers of people prevented from voting who should be allowed to vote?"

Large Number of Ineligible Voters

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 10, 2006	30%	34%	35%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "In most elections, are large numbers of people allowed to vote who are not eligible to vote?"

Fairness of Elections

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen	March 20, 2006	47%	37%	17%	500 LV	± 4.5

Methods to Improve Election System

Photo ID Required to Vote

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 10, 2006	78%	17%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Should be voters be required to show photo identification such as a drivers license before being allowed to vote?"

Language to Print Election Ballots

Poll	Date	English only	English and Spanish	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 10, 2006	62%	33%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Should election ballots be printed in English only or should they be printed in English and Spanish?"

Campaign Finance Reform

Importance of Campaign Finance Reform

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not very	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen	March 20, 2006	42%	33%	16%	4%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5

Public Funding of Campaigns

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen	March 20, 2006	27%	52%	21%	500 LV	± 4.5

Influence of Money on Politicians

Most Politicians Change Vote for Campaign Contributions

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen	March 20, 2006	58%	20%	23%	500 LV	± 4.5

Cost to Influence a Senator or Governor

Amount of money	March 20, 2006
$1,000	8%
$10,000	25%
$50,000	22%
$100,000	10%
More than $100,000	4%
No opinion	31%
Poll	Rasmussen
Sample	500 LV
MoE	± 4.5

Source of Voting Information

Trusted Institutions for Voting Information

Poll	Date	Campaigns	Churches or civic groups	Media	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen	March 20, 2006	15%	33%	35%	17%	500 LV	± 4.5