A measure that would add billions in education funding over the next decade heads to the ballot box next month. And, according to a new poll published Wednesday, nearly 60 percent of voters would approve it.
The poll, conducted by Phoenix-based OH Predictive Insights, surveyed 665 registered voters by telephone and asked them if they would vote for Proposition 123, which would add $3.5 billion in education spending over 10 years by using more money from the state's land trust.
Prop 123 also settles a lawsuit filed by school districts for lack of state education funding during the recession.
Here are the poll's results:
|
Prop 123 |
|
|
Definitely Yes |
38.5% |
|
Probably Yes |
21.2% |
|
Probably No |
9% |
|
Definitely No |
24.4% |
|
Unsure/Undecided |
6.9% |
However, we should note that the pollster, Michael Noble, leans to the right.
He's a consultant for Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, a Republican, who's running for Congress in District 1, which includes Apache and Graham counties.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Noble has donated at least $4,900 to Babeu thus far.
