Washington ballot initiatives lose ground with voters in new poll

[RandySF]

Washington voters appear ready to reject at least two of the four Republican-sponsored initiatives on the November ballot, according to the latest Cascade PBS/Elway poll.

Only one of those initiatives, which would prevent the state from phasing out natural gas, got close to majority support, with 47% of registered voters polled saying they will vote Yes on the initiative to ensure that utilities and local governments continue to provide natural gas, and 29% opposed. A majority of Republicans and independents polled said they would vote Yes on the measure, while Democrats were split. In Seattle the initiative was trailing, but voters in all other parts of the state were in favor.

The latest Cascade PBS/Elway poll was conducted statewide Sept. 3-6 with 403 registered voters. About 23% participated on landlines; 28% by cell phone calls; and 49% participated online after a text message invitation.

It has a margin of error of ± 5% at a 95% confidence level, which means if the same survey was conducted 100 times, the results would be within five percentage points at least 95 times.


https://www.anacortesnow.com/news/washington-state/5474-washington-ballot-initiatives-lose-ground-with-voters-in-new-poll

[pat_k]

1. Too bad about 2066

Perhaps closer to the election people will learn more.

The thing is, as I understand it, state law already guarantees people can have natural gas if they want it. The aim of 2066 as far as I can tell is to force cities/towns and utility companies to keep maintaining outdated infrastructure and actually prohibit these entities from even formulating plans for reducing the use of fossil fuels.