Impact so far of no-excuse absentee voting
Full Question Text
In recent years, Michigan voters have approved Constitutional Amendments enacting various voting reforms. To the best of your knowledge, have the specific reforms listed below had a positive or negative impact on your jurisdiction's administration of elections? c. No-excuse absentee voting (among cities and townships)
| Statewide Total | |
|---|---|
| No impact so far | 27% |
| Very positive | 20% |
| Mostly positive | 21% |
| Mostly negative | 12% |
| Very negative | 6% |
| Don't know | 14% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No impact so far | **% | 28% | 23% | **% | 27% |
| Very positive | **% | 18% | 27% | **% | 20% |
| Mostly positive | **% | 21% | 23% | **% | 21% |
| Mostly negative | **% | 12% | 10% | **% | 12% |
| Very negative | **% | 7% | 2% | **% | 6% |
| Don't know | **% | 14% | 15% | **% | 14% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No impact so far | 32% | 28% | 13% | 23% | 17% | 27% |
| Very positive | 14% | 17% | 32% | 32% | 38% | 20% |
| Mostly positive | 19% | 20% | 25% | 24% | 34% | 21% |
| Mostly negative | 13% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 12% |
| Very negative | 6% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
| Don't know | 16% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 5% | 14% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No impact so far | 34% | 31% | 29% | 29% | 21% | 19% | 27% |
| Very positive | 21% | 14% | 18% | 13% | 26% | 29% | 20% |
| Mostly positive | 13% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 27% | 21% |
| Mostly negative | 11% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 12% | 12% |
| Very negative | 6% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Don't know | 15% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 9% | 14% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't know | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No impact so far | 29% | 23% | 17% | 30% | 47% | 27% |
| Very positive | 16% | 22% | 33% | 30% | 12% | 20% |
| Mostly positive | 19% | 24% | 29% | 26% | 13% | 21% |
| Mostly negative | 13% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 0% | 12% |
| Very negative | 8% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Don't know | 15% | 16% | 9% | 9% | 28% | 14% |