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Florida voters don't like the idea of sending public dollars to religious schools, but another measure on the November ballot for school vouchers has more traction, according to a poll released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University. It showed:
Amendment 9: The poll showed 63 percent of voters support the two-part measure, which would require that 65 percent of education funding be used in the classroom and reverse a state Supreme Court ruling barring private school vouchers.
Amendment 7: Only 38 percent of voters are in favor of removing a ban in the Constitution against funding religious organizations, which a state court used to outlaw a school voucher program.
Amendments 2 and 5: Constitutional amendments require 60 percent approval. Amendment 2, the gay marriage ban, has 58 percent support. Amendment 5, a proposal to supplant most school property taxes with sales tax, has 50 percent support.
Gov. Crist: The poll also showed he remains popular, with a 61 percent approval rating. Quinnipiac polled 1,625 voters from May 27 to June 1. Margin of error is +/- 2.4 percentage points.
Steve Bousquet, Times Tallahassee Bureau chief
[Last modified: Jun 05, 2008 01:37 PM]
Comments on this article
by G
Jun 5, 2008 1:37 PM
Even if the poll is correct in favoring Crist...he is quitting soon to be the VP...thanks Charlie!
by Chris
Jun 4, 2008 5:08 PM
The Times is doing a disservice by referring to Amendment 2 as "the gay marriage ban". If you haven't read the language, you should. It goes WAY beyond gay marriage. It takes away rights from everyone, particularly seniors. Warn your parents!
by Dante
Jun 4, 2008 2:59 PM
Steve, could you please state how banning civil unions would personally effect you or your marriage? Please be specific. If it passes, what next? Ban Divorce I spose...
by Tom
Jun 4, 2008 11:53 AM
Polls are very unreliable, and ambiguous, they indicated Amendment #1 would fail but still that train wreck passed anyway by a big margin?
by Pete
Jun 4, 2008 11:30 AM
What the public does not realize about amendment 2 is it will ban heterosexual domestic partnerships as well. Again, another attempt to strip away rights ! Why can't the politicians stay out of our private lives!
by Tammy
Jun 4, 2008 10:55 AM
I do not for one minute believe this poll. First of all, when I was in college I had a friend who had a pt job doing "polls"..She said the polsters made up the results!!
One-term Charlie is NOT popular and Amendment FIVE will pass with flying colors
by Ron
Jun 4, 2008 10:55 AM
Let us remember to ask Governor Crist to veto Will Kendricks slick manuver in terms of his HB 7059 wherein Kendrick is attempting to destroy our coastlines and all of the seagrass.
by Steve
Jun 4, 2008 10:51 AM
Thank the Good Lord on the marriage amendment! It's likely to pass.
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