>From the _Seattle Gay News_ (5/27/94), p.12: (reprinted w/o permission; 
all mistakes mine)

NEW STATEWIDE POLL SHOWS INITIATIVES 608/610 FAILING

by Tom Flint

A new statewide poll published in the Spokane _Spokesman-Review_ May 26 
shows that a majority of voters in Washington would vote against anti-Gay 
initiatives 608/610 from reading the official ballot titles.

The poll was conducted by Political Media Research Inc., which found that 
all the Western states, except Idaho and Arizona, would reject anti-gay 
initiatives.

An earlier poll by Elway Research of Seattle had indicated taht 47 
percent of voters supported Initiative 608 and 36 (percent) opposed it.  
Eighteen percent were undecided.  But the questions in the Elway poll 
were phrased in terminology some said favored anti-Gay forces.

The new poll used the exact wording that will appear on the November 
ballot if the initiatives qualify.  The _Spokesman-Review_ reported that 
51 percent of voters were opposed to anti-Gay Initiative 608, while 29 
percent favored the initiative and 20 percent were undecided.  
Initiative 608 is backed by the Tacoma-based Washington Public Affairs 
Council.

Initiative 610 was opposed by 50 percent of voters.  Thirty-three percent 
of voters favored the initiative and 17 percent were undecided.  
Initiative 610 is sponsored by the Citizens Alliance of Washington.

The poll however is just a "snapshot" and is not indicative of how the 
electorate will vote in November.  Most voters haven't given much thought 
to the initiatives this early in the campaign and their opinions will be 
greatly influenced by the information they receive between now and November.

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