Ballot Issues

The following are issues that will be on the ballot in November 1998. As I read each of the proposals, please tell me as of today if you would definitely support the issue, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or definitely oppose the issue.

	Definitely Support	Somewhat Support	Somewhat Oppose	Definitely Oppose	Don't Know
Allow the City of Broomfield to become a combined city and county	20%	22%	5%	3%	50%
Require a doctor to notify the parents of a minor younger than 18 years old who has requested an abortion	53%	15%	8%	21%	4%
Ban late-term abortions, defined as an abortion in the last three months of pregnancy, unless necessary to protect the life of the mother	55%	15%	6%	20%	5%
Provide a state income tax credit for education expenses, like tuition, fees and books, for parents to send their child to the private school of their choice	36%	16%	12%	29%	7%
Allow a voluntary declaration that candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will limit their terms	40%	26%	9%	14%	11%
Charge water wells in the San Luis Valley fees to be paid to the state's public school fund	9%	11%	8%	23%	49%
Require meters on water wells in the San Luis Valley	7%	12%	7%	25%	49%
Allow the state of Colorado to regulate, permit and monitor hog feeding operations	36%	19%	6%	15%	25%
Prohibit regulations on hog feeding operations which are tougher than restrictions on other livestock industries, like cattle	12%	14%	16%	30%	28%
Legalize the use of marijuana for medical treatments	34%	24%	10%	25%	7%

Ballot Issues Summary

	Support	Oppose	Don't Know
Spend Tabor revenue (Ref. B)	72%	25%	3%
Partial birth abortion (A11)	70%	26%	5%
Parental notification (A12)	68%	29%	4%
Voluntary term limits (A18)	66%	23%	11%
Medical use of marijuana (A19)	58%	35%	7%
Regulate hog farms(A14)	55%	21%	25%
Tax credits for schools (A17)	52%	41%	7%
City and County of Broomfield (Ref.C)	42%	8%	50%
Uniform regulation of Livestock (A13)	26%	46%	28%
Water payment -- Rio Grande (16)	20%	31%	49%
Water meters -- San Luis (A15)	19%	32%	49%

There will be a ballot issue concerning the use of the state surplus. As I read the proposal, please tell me if you definitely support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or definitely oppose the issue.

Spend $1 billion of state surplus revenue over five years on construction of highways, transit, K-12 schools and higher education buildings instead of refunding the money to taxpayers. Any additional state surplus above the $1 billion would be refunded to taxpayers.

Definitely support	53%
Somewhat support	19%
Somewhat oppose	5%
Definitely oppose	20%
Don't know	3%

[If definitely or somewhat support] The total refund from the state surplus to families of two taxpayers could reach $2,000 over five years. If the referendum to spend part of the surplus passes, the refund to taxpayers will be reduced. For example, the average taxpayer will receive a refund of about $200 next year from the surplus. If this referendum is approved, the average refund will be reduced to about $125. Do you still (definitely support/somewhat support) [response in SS30] putting a portion of the surplus into roads, transit and school construction instead of providing a full refund to taxpayers?

Yes, still (definitely or somewhat) support	86%
No, now support refund	11%
Don't know	3%

Approval

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?

	Total	Almost Certain/Very Interested	Male Dem.	Male Rep.	Female Dem.	Female Rep.
Approve	58%	52%	79%	8%	82%	26%
Disapprove	35%	45%	18%	76%	17%	66%
Don't Know	6%	3%	3%	6%	1%	8%

From what you have seen and heard about the report and material provided by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr on President Clinton, do you believe the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives should begin a formal hearing to consider impeachment of the President or should the Committee not begin a formal hearing to consider impeachment?

	Total	Almost Certain/Very Interested	Dem.	Unaf.	Rep.
Proceed with impeachment	43%	53%	26%	38%	74%
Do not proceed	49%	43%	70%	54%	19%
Don't know	8%	4%	4%	8%	6%

Impeachment

A. Given what you know or believe, should President Clinton...
(B. If your first choice does not happen, what would be your second choice?)

	A 1st Choice	B 2nd Choice
Resign	24%	20%
Be impeached and removed from office	14%	21%
Be censured by Congress, which is a formal resolution disapproving of his actions, but does not remove him from office	36%	20%
Be forgiven and the entire matter dropped	20%	23%
Don't know	5%

	Almost Certain/Very Interested	Dem.	Unaf.	Rep.
Resign	29%	14%	20%	46%
Be impeached	19%	5%	14%	28%
Be censured	34%	45%	42%	22%
Matter dropped	13%	32%	19%	1%

FIRST CHOICE

Resign	24%
Be impeached	14%
Be censured	36%
Matter dropped	20%

SECOND CHOICE

	Resign	Be Impeached	Be Censured	Matter Dropped	Don't know	Total
Resign	-	73%	17%	5%	5%	100%
Be impeached	71%	-	14%	-	14%	100%
Be censured	25%	6%	-	57%	12%	100%
Matter dropped	2%	2%	64%	2%	30%	100%

Presidency

In light of President Clinton's admissions, the Starr Report and the possibility of an impeachment proceeding, do you believe Clinton can continue to perform his job effectively in domestic and foreign affairs or do you believe he can no longer perform his job effectively?

	Total	Almost Certain/Very Interested	Male Dem.	Male Rep.	Female Dem.	Female Rep.
Perform effectively	55%	47%	82%	16%	68%	22%
Not Perform effectively	39%	46%	15%	84%	24%	69%
Don't Know	6%	7%	3%	-	8%	8%

In general, do you believe the office of the presidency has been seriously damaged by President Clinton's admission of sexual relations and the surrounding impeachment controversy, only slightly damaged or not damaged at all by his admission and the impeachment controversy?

	Total	Almost Certain/Very Interested	Dem.	Unaf.	Rep.
Seriously damaged	38%	46%	25%	35%	63%
Slightly damaged	39%	31%	46%	40%	28%
Not damaged	20%	22%	28%	23%	7%
Don't know	3%	2%	1%	2%	2%

	No Damage
Average	20%
Black	37%
Liberals	34%
Male Democrats	29%
Female Democrats	28%

Political Effect

President Clinton has recently campaigned to raise funds for fellow Democrat candidates in state and federal races. If President Clinton campaigns for Democrat candidates this fall, will it make you more likely to vote for the Democrat candidates in the November elections, make you less likely to vote for the Democrats or have no effect on your vote in November?

	Total	Almost Certain/Very Interested	Dem.	Unaf.	Rep.
More likely to vote for Democrats	9%	8%	21%	4%	1%
Less likely to vote for Democrats	18%	27%	5%	17%	41%
No affect	70%	64%	74%	77%	58%
Don't know	3%	1%	1%	1%	-

	More Likely		Less Likely
Average	9%	Average	18%
Female Democrats	24%	Conservative	36%
Black	21%	Female Republicans	41%
Hispanic	18%	Male Republicans	41%
Male Democrats	18%

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