Support or opposition to extending the rights of citizen initiative and referendum to local ordinances
Full Question Text
Another potential initiative on the November 2014 ballot would seek, in part, to amend the Michigan Constitution to extend the rights of citizen initiative and referendum to local ordinances such as those in your jurisdiction. Would you say you support or oppose such a proposal?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Another potential initiative on the November 2014 ballot would seek, in part, to amend the Michigan Constitution to extend the rights of citizen initiative and referendum to local ordinances such as those in your jurisdiction. Would you say you support or oppose such a proposal? | Strongly Support | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Somewhat Support | 21% | 18% | 16% | 24% | 19% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 14% | 20% | 16% | 20% | 19% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 23% | 15% | 17% | 12% | 16% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 23% | 21% | 39% | 23% | 24% | |
| Don't Know | 14% | 19% | 9% | 16% | 17% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Another potential initiative on the November 2014 ballot would seek, in part, to amend the Michigan Constitution to extend the rights of citizen initiative and referendum to local ordinances such as those in your jurisdiction. Would you say you support or oppose such a proposal? | Strongly Support | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| Somewhat Support | 22% | 20% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 19% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 21% | 19% | 14% | 21% | 13% | 19% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 12% | 16% | 25% | 17% | 17% | 16% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 18% | 24% | 30% | 37% | 43% | 24% | |
| Don't Know | 22% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 14% | 17% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| Another potential initiative on the November 2014 ballot would seek, in part, to amend the Michigan Constitution to extend the rights of citizen initiative and referendum to local ordinances such as those in your jurisdiction. Would you say you support or oppose such a proposal? | Strongly Support | 7% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% |
| Somewhat Support | 23% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 22% | 13% | 19% | |
| Neither Support nor Oppose | 20% | 23% | 14% | 22% | 16% | 20% | 19% | |
| Somewhat Oppose | 16% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 20% | 16% | |
| Strongly Oppose | 18% | 24% | 29% | 20% | 23% | 30% | 24% | |
| Don't Know | 15% | 16% | 21% | 19% | 19% | 12% | 17% | |