Toplines - Voter ID - January 2-3, 2008
National Survey of 800 Likely
Voters
January 2-3, 2008
1* In most elections,
are large numbers of people prevented from voting who should be allowed to
vote?
17% Yes
53%
No
30%
Not sure
2*
Okay? In most elections, are large numbers of people allowed to vote who are
not eligible to vote?
23%
Yes
41%
No
36%
Not sure
3* Should voters be required to show photo identification such
as a drivers license before being allowed to vote?
80%
Yes
13%
No
7% Not sure
4* Does
requiring a photo ID to vote unfairly discriminate against some segments of the
population?
18%
Yes
72%
No
10%
Not sure
5* The
Supreme Court will soon decide whether or not states have the right to require
photo identification from anyone who wants to vote. If it was up to you, would
states have the right to require photo identification before someone is allowed
to vote?
77%
Yes
16%
No
7% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence