Survey Results 2010

Question 1) Do you support additional ways to establish new public charter schools in Virginia?

Yes 72.2 %
No 27.8 %

Question 2) Should state government mandate a certain percentage of local public education funding be used for classroom instruction compared to non-instructional services?

Yes 66.7 %
No 33.3 %

Question 3) Do you support awarding Virginias many good teachers with merit or bonus pay when the students they teach consistently score above the state average on standardized tests or award pay based on how long a teacher has taught?

Based on student test scores 76.9%
Based on years of service 23.1%

Question 4) Do you support giving local elementary and secondary school divisions greater flexibility in determining student to teacher ratios in the classroom so long as they maintain quality instructional standards?

Yes 85.0 %
No 15.0 %

Question 5) Do you support increasing the overall number of students admitted to Virginias public institutions of higher education?

Yes 73.2 %
No 26.8 %

Question 6) Should the children of illegal immigrants who grow up in Virginia be eligible for instate tuition at Virginias public universities?

Yes 21.7 %
No 78.3 %

Question 7) Virginia is currently facing a budget shortfall of at least 3.5 billion dollars due to the nationwide recession. How do you think the General Assembly should address this budget shortfall? [Please rank your responses: 1 = First Course of Action, and 5 = Last Resort.]

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Question 7) What core services provided by state government are most important to you? [Please rank your responses. 1 = Highest Priority, and 5 = Lowest Priority.]

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Question 8) Do you support the $700 Billion economic bailout package passed by Congress?

Yes 26.4 %
No 73.6 %

Question 9) Do you support state government providing a $1,000 tax credit per job to businesses that create 50 new jobs, or 25 new jobs in economically distressed areas?

Yes 71.7 %
No 28.3 %

Question 10) When originally approved by the General Assembly in 1998, the car tax was scheduled to be eliminated by 2004 on the first $20,000 of a vehicles value, provided state revenues met certain growth targets. Although these revenue targets were exceeded by 2005, the phase-out of the car tax has been halted. Should the phase-out of the car tax be resumed?

Yes 57.1 %
No 42.9 %

Question 11) Do you support allowing non-violent felons to be released 90 days earlier than their original sentence if they have documented good behavior?

Yes 66.0 %
No 34.0 %

Question 12) Governor Kaine has restored voting and other civil rights to more than 4,000 previously convicted felons. What is closest to your view:

Question 14) Do you support extending the death penalty to accessories of capital murder (i.e. eliminating the socalled triggerman only rule?)

Yes 51.4 %
No 48.6 %

Question 15) Virginia currently allows gun owners to openly carry their firearms into restaurants, but it is illegal for someone with a valid concealed carry permit to carry a concealed firearm into a restaurant. Do you support changing the law to allow the concealed carrying of a firearm in a restaurant if the person does not consume alcohol?

Yes 59.4 %
No 40.6 %

Question 16) Regarding Virginias laws on firearms, which is closest to your view?

Virginia needs more restrictive laws on firearms 31.10 %
Virginia needs less restrictive laws on firearms 26.40 %
Virginias current laws on firearms are appropriate 42.50 %

Question 17) Do you support efforts in the federal government to provide government paid health care to every uninsured Virginian?

Yes 34.0 %
No 66.0 %

Question 18) Would you rather Virginia state government focus funding for health care on wellness and prevention or on covering the cost of treatment and emergency care?

Question 19) Do you support requiring abortion clinics to comply with the same health and safety standards as other health care facilities?

Yes 95.1 %
No 4.9 %

Question 20) Medicaid is quickly closing in on education as the largest expenditure in the state budget and government spending on this program for the needy is expected to continue rising. To address this serious, long-term challenge, some states are reforming Medicaid by providing funding to recipients through Health Savings Accounts. Individuals with HSAs pay for routine medical expenses from their account, while their government-provided insurance policy pays for catastrophic medical costs. Since recipients retain the funds in their HSA not spent on medical bills, they have an incentive to seek out competitively-priced routine health care. Would you support creating HSAs for Medicaid recipients in Virginia?

Yes 77.9 %
No 22.1 %

Question 21) Do you support dedicating a portion of future tax revenues from economic growth in Virginias most congested regions for transportation projects in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads?

Yes 86.7 %
No 13.3 %

Question 22) If you believe transportation requires additional funding, are you willing to: [Please rank your responses. 1 = Strongly Agree, and 5 = Strongly Disagree.]

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Question 23) Do you support the privatization of Virginias system of Alcoholic Beverage Control and dedicating the proceeds to transportation?

Yes 73.6 %
No 26.4 %

Question 24) Virginias current state gasoline tax is 17.5 cents a gallon. Revenue from the gas tax goes to fund transportation maintenance and construction. Do you support increasing Virginias tax on gasoline and other motor fuels by 10 cents a gallon?

Yes 44.9 %
No 55.1 %

Question 25) Do you support efforts for Virginia to seek federal government approval to toll existing highways to pay for improvements and expansions on those specific roads?

Yes 53.8 %
No 46.2 %

Question 26) Do you support expanding and would you use public transportation such as buses, light rail and/or subway systems?

Question 27) Should voters be required to register by party?

Yes 18.9 %
No 81.1 %

Question 28) Should Virginias Right to Work law be made a part of the State Constitution?

Yes 57.3 %
No 42.7 %

Question 29) Do you support the exploration of natural gas off the coastal water areas of Virginia?

Yes 78.5 %
No 21.5 %

Question 30) Do you support providing state funding for research on alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and biomass?

Yes 70.1 %
No 29.9 %

Question 31) Virginia currently derives approximately 20% of its electrical power from nuclear power. Do you support expanding the sources of nuclear power in Virginia?

Yes 85.6 %
No 14.4 %

Question 32) Virginia has protected over 400,000 acres of open space during the last decade. Do you support efforts by the state to protect another 400,000 acres over the next four years?

Yes 72.1 %
No 27.9 %

Question 33) Do you support state taxpayer funding for embryonic stem cell research?

Yes 41.9 %
No 58.1 %

Question 34) Do you support state taxpayer funding going to Planned Parenthood?

Yes 38.7 %
No 61.3 %

Question 35) Virginia has various laws addressing abortion. I believe there should be: