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Oregonians strongly support the creation of a mandatory state retirement plan.

QUESTION: A number of laws were passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. Do you approve or disapprove of automatically enrolling employees in a state retirement plan if their employer doesn’t offer one. Employees can opt out.
IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE: Is that strongly or somewhat?
IF DON’T KNOW: Which way do you lean?

METHODOLOGY: Live telephone interviews of 400 likely Oregon gubernatorial general election voters were conducted July 13-15, 2015. The margin of error at the sample median is 5%. Quotas were established based on gender, age, party, and region. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Oregonians strongly support free community college.

QUESTION: A number of laws were passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. Do you approve or disapprove of providing free community college for many students
IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE: Is that strongly or somewhat?
IF DON’T KNOW: Which way do you lean?

METHODOLOGY: Live telephone interviews of 400 likely Oregon gubernatorial general election voters were conducted July 13-15, 2015. The margin of error at the sample median is 5%. Quotas were established based on gender, age, party, and region. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Oregonians strongly support expanding clean fuel standards.

QUESTION: A number of laws were passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. Do you approve or disapprove of expanding clean fuel standards.
IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE: Is that strongly or somewhat?
IF DON’T KNOW: Which way do you lean?

METHODOLOGY: Live telephone interviews of 400 likely Oregon gubernatorial general election voters were conducted July 13-15, 2015. The margin of error at the sample median is 5%. Quotas were established based on gender, age, party, and region. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

There has been surprisingly little change in Oregonians opinion of Kitzhaber since he left office.

QUESTION: I am going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have heard of each.
John Kitzhaber
IF HEARD OF … Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of ______ IF FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE: Is that strongly or somewhat?

METHODOLOGY: Live telephone interviews of 400 likely Oregon gubernatorial general election voters were conducted July 13-15, 2015. The margin of error at the sample median is 5%. Quotas were established based on gender, age, party, and region. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Wow, being governor sure gets you noticed. Kate Brown’s name familiarity has increased by half since becoming Oregon’s Governor.

QUESTION: I am going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have heard of each.
Kate Brown
IF HEARD OF … Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of ? IF FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE: Is that strongly or somewhat?

METHODOLOGY: Live telephone interviews of 400 likely Oregon gubernatorial general election voters were conducted July 13-15, 2015. The margin of error at the sample median is 5%. Quotas were established based on gender, age, party, and region. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Oregonians are divided on allowing opt outs of standardized tests.

QUESTION: A number of laws were passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. Do you approve or disapprove of making it easier for parents to opt their children out of standardized school tests.
IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE: Is that strongly or somewhat?
IF DON’T KNOW: Which way do you lean?

METHODOLOGY: Live telephone interviews of 400 likely Oregon gubernatorial general election voters were conducted July 13-15, 2015. The margin of error at the sample median is 5%. Quotas were established based on gender, age, party, and region. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Oregonians clearly oppose banning criminal background questions. Clearly, any way to make this work is to emphasize the exceptions. In principle, however, this has problems.

QUESTION: A number of laws were passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. Do you approve or disapprove of banning employers from asking about criminal history in job applications.
IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE: Is that strongly or somewhat?
IF DON’T KNOW: Which way do you lean?

METHODOLOGY: Live telephone interviews of 400 likely Oregon gubernatorial general election voters were conducted July 13-15, 2015. The margin of error at the sample median is 5%. Quotas were established based on gender, age, party, and region. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Oregonians strongly support criminal background checks for private gun transfers.

QUESTION: A number of laws were passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. Do you approve or disapprove of requiring criminal background checks for private gun transfers,
IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE: Is that strongly or somewhat?
IF DON’T KNOW: Which way do you lean?

METHODOLOGY: Live telephone interviews of 400 likely Oregon gubernatorial general election voters were conducted July 13-15, 2015. The margin of error at the sample median is 5%. Quotas were established based on gender, age, party, and region. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Likely primary voters are about evenly split on homeless camping.

QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the City of Eugene relaxing code enforcement on homeless camping?
IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE: Is that strongly or somewhat?
IF DON’T KNOW: Which way do you lean?

METHODOLOGY: Live telephone interviews of 200 City of Eugene likely 2016 primary election voters were conducted the nights of July 20 and 21, 2015. The margin of error at the sample median is 7%. Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Oregonians strongly support paid sick leave.

QUESTION: A number of laws were passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor. Do you approve or disapprove of requiring all businesses in Oregon with at least 10 employees to provide paid sick leave.
IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE: Is that strongly or somewhat?
IF DON’T KNOW: Which way do you lean?

METHODOLOGY: Live telephone interviews of 400 likely Oregon gubernatorial general election voters were conducted July 13-15, 2015. The margin of error at the sample median is 5%. Quotas were established based on gender, age, party, and region. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.