By Moore Information Polling [5]
Annual Sessions for Oregon Legislature
“Would you vote yes to approve or no to oppose annual sessions for the state legislature?”
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Our recent poll shows Oregon voters support annual sessions for the state legislature by more than a two-to-one margin. Today, 52% of voters statewide tell us they would vote “yes” to support a ballot measure that would change Oregon’s legislative schedule to annual sessions. Just 23% would vote “no” and the remaining 25% are undecided.
There are notable differences of opinion by subgroup, primarily by geography and partisanship. For example, in Multnomah County, annual sessions are favored more than three-to-one (60% to 18%). Voters in the Willamette Valley are in favor by a smaller, two-to-one margin (52% to 26%), but there is only plurality support in Clackamas and Washington Counties (46% yes, 25% no) and the Southern/Coastal/Eastern regions (50% yes, 23% no). By party, Republicans and Independents are far less enthused than Democrats on this issue.