Post by Anja Nieser on Oct 1, 2006 5:45:58 GMT -5
Majority of those polled support the death penalty
A majority of those polled in a new survey released today say they support
an advisory referendum on the November ballot to bring back the death
penalty in Wisconsin for certain cases.
The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute survey finds that 54 % of
respondents favored the amendment with 37 % against it. 9 % are undecided.
The amendment is advisory only and would not automatically reinstate the
death penalty. It asks voters if the death penalty should be reinstated in
murder convictions supported by D-N-A evidence.
Death penalty supporters hope to use results of the November seventh vote
to bolster their case to push the Legislature to reinstate the penalty as
early as next year.
The statewide poll of 600 likely voters was conducted September 20th and
September 21st and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 % points.
(source: WBAY TV news)
A majority of those polled in a new survey released today say they support
an advisory referendum on the November ballot to bring back the death
penalty in Wisconsin for certain cases.
The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute survey finds that 54 % of
respondents favored the amendment with 37 % against it. 9 % are undecided.
The amendment is advisory only and would not automatically reinstate the
death penalty. It asks voters if the death penalty should be reinstated in
murder convictions supported by D-N-A evidence.
Death penalty supporters hope to use results of the November seventh vote
to bolster their case to push the Legislature to reinstate the penalty as
early as next year.
The statewide poll of 600 likely voters was conducted September 20th and
September 21st and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 % points.
(source: WBAY TV news)