Wisconsin: Voting

• Right to Vote
• Interest in Elections
• Integrity of Election System
• Methods to Improve Election System
• Campaign Finance Reform
• Influence of Money on Politicians
• Source of Voting Information
• Campaigning and Campaign Advertising
• Primary System
• Political Activism

Right to Vote

Give Up Right to Vote in Presidential Election for Tickets to Packers Game

1 "Would you give up your right to vote in the upcoming Presidential election for two tickets to a Packers game?"

Interest in Elections

Interest in Elections

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

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

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

2 "How confident are you that your vote will be counted on November 4th?"

Large Number of Disenfranchised Voters

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

Large Number of Ineligible Voters

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

Fairness of Elections

1 "Are American elections fair to voters?"

2 "Generally speaking, are elections fair to voters?"

Methods to Improve Election System

Preferred Method of Voter I.D.

1 "Which should be the required identification when voting in the state of Wisconsin…a Wisconsin Drivers License or a State I.D.?"

Photo ID Required to Vote

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

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

Public Funding of Campaigns

Influence of Money on Politicians

Most Politicians Change Vote for Campaign Contributions

Cost to Influence a Senator or Governor

Source of Voting Information

Trusted Institutions for Voting Information

Campaigning and Campaign Advertising

Influence of Candidate's Campaign Commercials On Vote Choice

1 "Do campaign commercials make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely to vote for that candidate or do they have no impact?"

Candidate Visits to Wisconsin Influences Vote

1 "Does the number of visits a candidate makes to Wisconsin influence your vote?"

Primary System

Support for National Primary Day

1 "Would you favor or oppose having a national primary day when all state primaries and caucuses are held?"

Importance of Wisconsin's Presidential Primary

1 "With 25 state primaries being held before Wisconsin, does Wisconsin's presidential primary matter?"

Political Activism

High Citizen Political Involvement Impact On Country

1 "Suppose that every citizen became deeply involved in politics, supporting candidates and causes they believed in. Would that make the United States better or worse?"