When it comes to the state elections board, would you prefer:
79% A state elections board that is equally split between the Democratic and Republican parties
…or…
11% A state elections board controlled by one party
8% Don’t Know
2% Refused
Civitas President Francis De Luca said “even though the NC supreme court may have handed Governor Cooper a partisan victory in his lawsuit over changes to the State Board of Elections, the large majority of voters in North Carolina would prefer to see the bipartisan elections board enacted by the legislature and blocked by Cooper.”
Crosstabs for this question can be found here.
Full results of the poll will be released this week and tickets for the Thursday poll lunch can be purchased here.
This poll surveyed 1,000 likely voters (30% on cell phones) with a margin of error of +/- 3.10%. This survey was taken February 6-8, 2018. A copy of the crosstabs, in their entirety, will be released later this week.
Civitas has conducted live-caller voting in North Carolina since May 2005, and we are the only organization offering independent, nonpartisan data on current opinion. In the decade we’ve been conducting them, our polls have provided vital insights on what North Carolina voters think of the leaders and issues facing the state.
Founded in 2005, the Civitas Institute is a Raleigh, NC-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit policy organization that fights to remove barriers to freedom so that all North Carolinians can enjoy a better life.
I question the accuracy of this and any poll. I am 75 years old and have been voting since 1960 but have never been asked about my opinion on any topic. Until I am proven wrong, I believe polls only question individuals who will provide the answers the pollster is looking for.
I am polled all the time by both parties.
Yes! The Board of Elections has too much power to be controlled by one party– especially since the NC has been controlled by a minority party (the Democrats) in some years. The Board should be Bi-Partisan– equal #s…I do not recall the # on the NC BoE..If an odd #, then who would break a tie? Then the de facto result might still be partisan. However, I think that majority voted in in the Congress (house & senate) should get the extra vote to represent the current will of the people.
All Americans deserve fair and balance elections. That is the only way we can truly be free with liberty for all.
The ‘non-partisan’ claim by NC Civitas is hysterical. Maybe you can bring back the convicted felon Dinesh D’Souza and have him bark about the Democratic Party again in 2018 for another election year prank on the Truth.
Francis is sore that Pat’s election went awry when Pat had a partisan majority on the election board.
1000 people polled is not much of a survey