Election

Latest Poll Points to Michigan's Ballot Proposals Passing, Including Pot

October 26, 2018, 7:59 AM

The three ballot proposals for Nov. 6 — legalizing marijuana, changing the way state and federal legislative district lines are drawn, and providing easier access to voting — appear to be on a path to victory, according to a new poll commissioned by the Detroit Free Press and its media partners.

Kathleen Gray of the Freep reports: 

The biggest shift in support came on Proposal 2 — the anti-gerrymandering proposal, which went from tenuous support with a 48-32 percent margin in September to a 59-29 percent lead in the latest poll, done by the Lansing-based polling firm EPIC/MRA.

“That’s what happens when you do the advertising that they started doing,” said Bernie Porn, president of EPIC/MRA. “They have managed to simplify their messaging on a very complicated issue.”

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