New Poll Weighs Voters' Stance on November Ballot Questions

A new poll out Tuesday finds poor support from Massachusetts votes for lifting a cap on state charter schools and adding a second slots parlor, but forecast support for legalizing recreational marijuana and mandating eggs be cage-free.

That poll was conducted for public radio station WBUR by The MassINC Polling Group, from Sept. 7-10.

The four questions will appear on this November's primary ballot. Between now and then, polling a few months out may not necessarily forecast the final vote, but could hint at where voters are likely to see spending by groups for and against the various ballot measures.

Read More: Here Are the Massachusetts Ballot Questions for November 2016

The poll out Tuesday shows the following:

Question 1 (Adding a second slots parlor)

Support: 37%

Oppose: 52%

Question 2 (Lift charter school cap)

Support: 41%

Oppose: 48%

Question 3 (Ban small chicken cages)

Support: 66%

Oppose: 25%

Question 4 (Legal recreational marijuana)

Support: 50%

Oppose: 45%

Of course, all that is far from the full story. What's more interesting is how those polls break down by age and other demographic factors.

>>> Get the full story from WBUR here.

Read more from Patch:

• Four Debates on Mass. Ballot Questions Planned This Week
• Sept. 8 Was Effectively Nov. 8 for Massachusetts. That's Not Good.

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