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TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURNondiscriminationOct 25–28, 2018
Massachusetts Question 3 vote intention (final pre-election wave)
Now I would like to ask you about several questions that will be on the ballot this November.
There will be a measure on the November ballot asking voters to approve a 2016 state law dealing with public accommodations for transgender people. A "yes" vote would keep in place the current law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation. A "no" vote would repeal this provision of the public accommodation law. IF HAVE NOT VOTED, ASK If the election for this measure were held today, would you vote yes or no? IF UNDECIDED: How are you leaning as of today? IF ALREADY VOTED-Did you vote yes or no on this measure?
Base: likely voters in the November 2018 general election; item allowed for respondents who had already voted early
Wording notes: ballot-measure vote intentionleaner probeseparate recall form for early voters
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes
- No
- Don't Know / Undecided (not read)
- Refused (not read)
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURNondiscriminationSep 17–21, 2018
Massachusetts Question 3 ballot test - gender-identity public accommodations veto referendum
Now I would like to ask you about several questions that will be on the ballot this November.
There will be a measure on the November ballot asking voters to approve a 2016 state law dealing with public accommodations for transgender people. A "yes" vote would keep in place the current law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation. A "no" vote would repeal this provision of the public accommodation law. If the election for this measure were held today, would you vote yes or no? REREAD FULL DESCRIPTION OF YES AND NO VOTE, IF REQUESTED. IF UNDECIDED: How are you leaning as of today?
Base: likely voters in the November 2018 general election
Wording notes: explicit yes/no consequence statement for both sidesleaner probe pushes undecideds
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes
- No
- Don't Know / Undecided (not read)
- Refused (not read)
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURBathrooms & facilitiesSep 17–21, 2018
underlying attitude toward transgender access to public accommodations, asked outside the ballot frame
Just to be clear, do you think transgender people should be allowed to use public accommodations consistent with their gender identities, or not?
Base: likely voters in the November 2018 general election
Wording notes: 'just to be clear' signals it is a validity check on the preceding ballot-test itemassumes respondent knows what 'public accommodations' means
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes they should
- No they should not
- Don't Know / Undecided (not read)
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURNondiscriminationparaphraseddata flagMay 22–26, 2018
repeal of the Massachusetts 2016 gender-identity public accommodations law (Question 3)
Would you support or oppose repealing the state law that protects transgender people from discrimination in public accommodations?
Wording notes: a repeal-direction item: 'oppose' is the pro-nondiscrimination answer, the reverse of most nondiscrimination pollingthe actual ballot question was also reverse-coded (a YES vote kept the law), which WBUR reported as a source of voter confusion
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Support repeal
- Oppose repeal
- Undecided
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURNondiscriminationMay 22–26, 2018
repeal of Massachusetts gender-identity public accommodations law (measure that became 2018 Question 3)
There may be a measure on the 2018 ballot that would repeal the law which allowed transgender people to use public restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities, regardless of their sex at birth. Would you support or oppose repealing this law? PROBE: And do you strongly (support/oppose) this idea, or just somewhat?
Wording notes: support/oppose is directed at REPEAL, so a 'support' answer is the anti-trans position - reverse of the eventual ballot's 'yes' = keepdescribes the law only in terms of restroom and locker-room access, not the full public-accommodations scopeuses 'sex at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't Know / Refused
TMThe MassINC Polling Groupfor WBURBathrooms & facilitiesMay 2018 – May 26, 2018
2018 Massachusetts ballot measure to repeal the gender-identity facilities law
There may be a measure on the 2018 ballot that would repeal the law which allowed transgender people to use public restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities, regardless of their sex at birth. Would you support or oppose repealing this law? PROBE: And do you strongly (support/oppose) this idea, or just somewhat?
Wording notes: asks about REPEAL, so 'support' is the restrictive directionnames restrooms and locker rooms specificallyincludes 'regardless of their sex at birth'strength probe administered after the initial answer
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Don't Know / Refused